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Natural Selection Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faimalaga Luka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faimalaga Luka!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther looks to land a body kick but Luka moved away.
Luther throws a front kick aimed at Luka's knee but Luka avoids it well.
A punch combination from Luka misses.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luka misses with a series of wild punches.
Luther throws a low kick but Luka moves out of range easily.
Luther will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luka moves out of range of the body kick from Luther.
Luka lands a nice looking body shot.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
Luka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luther backs up against the cage.
Luka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luka lands a lovely overhand right.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther thuds his shin into the meat of Luka's side.
Luther does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luther takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther thows a body kick. Luka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Luka fails to land with a series of punches.
Luka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luther throws a wild body kick that Luka sees coming a mile off.
Luka punishes Luther's body with a nice straight punch.
Luka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Luka.
Martin Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther scores with a leg kick.
Luka clobbers Luther with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luka scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Martin Luther has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther throws a leg kick but Luka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Luka as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Luther.
Luka looks to score with a jab to the body but Luther is just out of range.
Luka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luther rather than just go for the knockout.
Luther throws a head kick that misses.
Luka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luther has time to react.
Luka checks the leg kick.
Luka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luka checks a leg kick.
Luther throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luther misses with a body kick.
Luka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luka is looking to slow Luther down with leg kicks.
Luther fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luka checks it well.
A jab lands there for Luka.
Luka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luther throws a chopping leg kick but Luka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luther has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luka.
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
Luther throws a low kick but Luka moves out of range easily.
Luther tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luka is able to avoid easily.
Luther throws a push kick but Luka slaps the foot to one side.
Luther throws a leg kick but Luka moved away.
Luther checks a low kick from Luka.
Luther pushes Luka away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Luka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Luka.
Luther is looking to chop away at Luka's legs.
A good leg kick by Luther.
Nice shot by Luka.
Luka throws a good cross that connects.
Luka misses with a double jab.
Luka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luther.
Luka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luther connects with a solid leg kick.
Luther misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luka blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luther has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luther there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faimalaga Luka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther'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.
Luther goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luther attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luther throws a leg kick
enabling Luka to counter with a crisp jab.
Luther throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Luka counters with a straight right hand.
Luther throws a front kick aimed at Luka's knee but Luka avoids it well.
Luther on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luther throws a front kick aimed at Luka's knee but Luka avoids it well.
Luther does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luther lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luther checks the leg kick.
Luka blocks a head kick by Luther.
Luther takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luther avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luther throws a leg kick
enabling Luka to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luka misses with a low kick.
Luther throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luther pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luther displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luka throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Luther.
Luther moves out of range of the strikes.
Luther takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luther slips a straight right by Luka.
Luther throws a head kick that half lands.
Luka checks a low kick from Luther.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luka checks a leg kick.
Luka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luka misses the shot to the body.
Luther swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luther lands a leg kick that knocks Luka off balance momentarily.
Luther misses with a low kick as Luka jumps back.
Luka lands a two punch combo.
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!
Luther wants to land a leg kick but Luka is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luther.
Luka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luther throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Luther tenderised Luka's leg. Luka is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from Luka lands.
Luther throws a nice head kick!
Luther throws a solid leg kick but Luka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luther.
Luther takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luka throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Luka.
Luther avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luka lands a jab to Luther's midsection.
Luther throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luka.
Luther ducks right into an uppercut from Luka.
Good work by Luka as he checks the leg kick.
Luka misses the jab.
Faimalaga Luka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luther ducks right into an uppercut from Luka.
Luka blocks the body kick.
Luther throws a leg kick but Luka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luther walks into a stiff left hand from Luka.
Luka throws a lazy right hand but Luther sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luka feints and then cracks Luther's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luther down.
Luka lands a nice hook to Luther's body. Luther takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther throws a wild body kick that Luka sees coming a mile off.
Luka avoids a kick to the body.
Luther looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luther walks into a stiff left hand from Luka.
Luka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luka avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luther throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luka scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luther thows a leg kick but Luka checks it
and Luka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faimalaga Luka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Luther'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!
Luka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luther fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luka checks it well.
Luther looks to land a body kick but Luka moved away.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luther uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luka.
Luka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luther at a distance.
Luka throws a leg kick but Luther sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luther tried to score with a low kick but Luka checks it.
Luther throws out a leg kick but Luka moves out of range and Luther only half commits.
Luther turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luther tried to score with a low kick but Luka checks it.
Luther throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luther throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luka lands a jab to Luther's midsection.
Luther wants to land a leg kick but Luka is out of range.
Luther will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Luther blocks the leg kick.
Luka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luther is able to avoid easily.
Luka lands with a cross.
Luther shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luka scores with a body shot.
Luther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luka checks a leg kick.
Luka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luther looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luther throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luther. That did some damage!
Martin Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luther.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a leg kick
and Luka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Luka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luther at a distance.
Luka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Luka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luthers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luka throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Luther on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luka lands a jab to Luther's midsection.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luka misses with the combination.
Luther throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luka. That's going to slow Luther down.
An inside leg kick from Luther misses.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Luka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luka lands a jab to the nose.
Luther attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luka misses with a few strikes there.
Luka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luther can pounce on him.
Luka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faimalaga Luka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luka scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luka connects with a looping right hand.
Luther closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luther attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luka lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luka lands a head shot.
Luka checks a leg kick.
Luka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luther throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luka moves out of range as Luther throws a body kick.
Luther moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luka cracks the inside of Luther's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faimalaga Luka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luka 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faimalaga Luka!
A very excited looking Faimalaga Luka 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dolce Gustavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolce Gustavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brady looks to throw the jab but Gustavio is out of range.
Gustavio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gustavio throws a body punch but Brady moves out of range.
Gustavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavio moves forwards but Brady connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavio was well out of range. Poor timing from Brady.
Brady looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavio is just out of range.
Gustavio misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavio feints and then cracks Brady's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brady down.
Gustavio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavio throws a nice head kick!
Gustavio slips a jab from Brady.
Gustavio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brady throws a looping overhand right but Gustavio ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gustavio!
Gustavio throws a sloppy head kick and Brady moves out of range easily.
Gustavio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brady. That did some damage!
Gustavio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gustavio.
Brady loads up on a big right hand but Gustavio slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Gustavio.
Brady misses the shot to the body.
Gustavio scores with a leg kick.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Brady takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Cam Brady has been cut.
Gustavio connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brady takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gustavio moves away from the strike by Brady.
Gustavio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gustavio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brady on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brady avoids the head kick by Gustavio.
Nice body kick from Gustavio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brady.
Gustavio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dolce Gustavio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavio is looking to slow Brady down with leg kicks.
Gustavio is looking to slow Brady down with leg kicks.
Brady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavio moves out of range as Brady strikes.
Gustavio delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolce Gustavio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cam Brady's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gustavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brady's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brady gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustavio scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brady might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gustavio has got the better of the exchanges.
Gustavio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustavio connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustavio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brady throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustavio counters with a thumping low kick.
Brady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Gustavio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavio throws a leg kick which misses Brady's front leg but catches the back leg as Brady tries to avoid it.
Brady on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gustavio catches Brady with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gustavio throws a head kick that half lands.
Brady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavio thumps Brady with a low kick.
Gustavio punishes Brady's body with a nice straight punch.
Brady takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio misses with a wild body shot.
Brady walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Brady misses.
Brady has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gustavio.
Brady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavio was well out of range. Poor timing from Brady.
Brady misses with a body shot.
Gustavio looks for the body kick but Brady saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gustavio. Brady shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Gustavio slams his shin into Brady's torso.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brady.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustavio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brady can do to turn this around?
Gustavio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustavio is looking to wear down Brady with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brady shoots in but Gustavio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dolce Gustavio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Brady.
Brady is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gustavio's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brady.
Brady is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brady is trying to control the action in half guard but Gustavio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gustavio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gustavio tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady is working for a kimura but Gustavio is defending it quite comfortably.
Gustavio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolce Gustavio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cam Brady's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustavio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gustavio thows a body kick. Brady tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brady moves out of range of the body kick.
Brady throws a lazy uppercut
and Gustavio counters with a head kick. That will keep Brady thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brady takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brady takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavio feints and then cracks Brady's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brady down.
Gustavio lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavio avoids the body shot from Brady.
Brady looks to throw the jab but Gustavio is out of range.
Brady misses with a hook to the body
and Gustavio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brady's knee momentarily.
Gustavio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brady's calf.
Gustavio lands with a kick to the temple. Brady shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gustavio cracks the inside of Brady's front leg.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brady.
Gustavio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brady.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gustavio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustavio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cam Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gustavio. That snapped Brady's head back.
Gustavio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavio manages to avoid it.
Brady on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brady has a takedown stuffed.
That kick from Gustavio tenderised Brady's leg. Brady is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brady has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustavio.
Dolce Gustavio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brady misses the shot to the body.
Gustavio throws a head kick that half lands.
Brady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavio was well out of range. Poor timing from Brady.
Brady thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustavio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustavio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brady.
Dolce Gustavio is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Gustavio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dolce Gustavio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavio, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolce Gustavio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big K.R.I.T. - Country Sh*t Remix. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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189 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Wallace.
Wallace connects with a jab.
It looks like Danilo Mustacho has been cut.
Wallace connects with a looping right hand.
Mustacho is rocked!
Kevin Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace drops Mustacho with a naaaaasty hook - Mustacho is in real trouble here! Wallace dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wallace!
A relieved looking Kevin Wallace thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Masseria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Masseria!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masseria.
Masseria jabs Locke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masseria shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Masseria is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Locke looking for submissions off his back.
Masseria tries to pass to full mount but Locke defends it.
Masseria is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Masseria trying to pass the guard but Locke defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Masseria seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Locke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Locke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Masseria doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Locke is tightening it up a little... Masseria has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Masseria reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Masseria taps out! Nice BJJ there by Locke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Adrian Locke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Land (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Galneryus - Everlasting. Eye Land has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Hunter's chin.
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165 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eye Land!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a series of punches but Land avoids them all with ease.
Land just misses with a punch to the body.
Land throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Land stuffs the takedown.
Land lands a big head kick that sends Hunter tumbling to the mat! Land takes a step backwards and waves Hunter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hunter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Land moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Land slips the punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Land!
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Land.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Land throws a body shot but no joy.
Land fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at Real Fighter GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Land moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hunter thumps Land with a low kick.
Hunter tries to clinch but Land is having none of it.
Land shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter checks a low kick from Land.
Hunter tries to clinch but Land moves away
and Land counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter defending well as Land loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Land is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Land circles away and we're back to standing.
Land keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Hunter stalks Land and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Land's face. Land staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter pushing down on Land's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Land is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter slips a nice elbow through Land's hands, connecting with Land's forehead.
Land trying to control but Hunter postures up.
Hunter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Land's head.
Hunter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter prevents Land from improving his position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tim Hunter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Land throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Land circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter managing to block the knees to the body from Land.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Land lands a knee to the body.
Hunter is trying to trip Land. He has hold of a leg but Land is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hunter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Land tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Land is keeping the position for now.
Hunter postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Land keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eye Land will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Land throws a quick inside leg kick.
Land has closed the distance and engaged Hunter in a clinch.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Land's elbow.
Hunter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Land up against the cage.
Land lands a knee to the body.
Land doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Land breaks from the clinch.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Land is avoiding it.
Land throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Land paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Land throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Land throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch but Land moves out of range.
Hunter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eye Land seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Land connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Land throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Land moved out of range nicely.
Land scores with a leg kick.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Land lands but Hunter takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Land avoids them all with ease.
Land throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Land pushes him off.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Land is avoiding it.
Land is looking to chop away at Hunter's legs.
Good work by Hunter as he checks the leg kick.
Hunter moves out of range as Land throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Eye Land is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Land throws a head kick that half lands.
Land swinging wildly here.
Land lands a big head kick that sends Hunter to the canvas! Land follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eye Land!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evad Atsituab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (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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19
215 lbs
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225 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evad Atsituab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma misses the shot to the body.
Atsituab throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyrma's waist but Tyrma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Atsituab off to one side.
Tyrma takes a swing at Atsituab's ribcage but misses.
Atsituab on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyrma stuffs the takedown.
Tyrma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Atsituab slips the punch.
Atsituab shoots in but Tyrma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrma misses with a looping right.
Tyrma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyrma cracks a nice hook into Atsituab's ribs.
Atsituab avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Tyrma's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyrma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atsituab takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyrma wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrma throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsituab.
Atsituab slips under a jab from Tyrma.
Tyrma throws an overhand right that lands on Atsituab's shoulder, as Atsituab tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atsituab on the side of the head.
Tyrma throws a hook but Atsituab avoids it easily.
Atsituab shoots in and gets a takedown into Tyrma's guard.
Atsituab postures up.
Atsituab's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsituab landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyrma looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrma, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab throws a big right hand that misses.
Atsituab postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atsituab is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyrma has wrist control.
Atsituab throws a big right hand that misses.
Atsituab postures up in Tyrma's guard and throws a big left but Tyrma blocks it.
Tyrma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atsituab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atsituab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atsituab throws an elbow that misses. Tyrma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Atsituab's guard. Nice move by Tyrma!
Tyrma content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kurko Tyrma.
Atsituab slips a straight right by Tyrma.
Atsituab bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsituab.
Atsituab has a takedown stuffed.
Atsituab misses with a takedown attempt - Tyrma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyrma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atsituab has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyrma as he jumps to the side.
Atsituab shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyrma tries to sprawl out of it but Atsituab keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyrma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyrma stuns Atsituab with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Atsituab to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Atsituab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurko Tyrma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atsituab on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atsituab closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Atsituab lands in his opponent's guard.
Atsituab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyrma looking to control.
Atsituab throws an elbow that misses. Tyrma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Atsituab's guard. Nice move by Tyrma!
Atsituab is trying to keep Tyrma in close.
Atsituab wants to sweep here but Tyrma controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurko Tyrma was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tyrma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma lands with a straight right. Atsituab didn't see that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Atsituab or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyrma, which made it look bad.
Oooooh!!! Tyrma has knocked Atsituab down with a huge combo! Tyrma steps away and waves a wobbly Atsituab back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Atsituab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Atsituab misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyrma throws a nice looking combination but Atsituab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atsituab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyrma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyrma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evad Atsituab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyrma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyrma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyrma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atsituab stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrma scores with a punch to the head.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyrma jabs Atsituab to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyrma lands with a cross.
Tyrma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atsituab walks into a stiff left hand from Tyrma.
Atsituab is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyrma connects with the punch.
Oh Atsituab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyrma drops Atsituab with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Atsituab! Tyrma dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurko Tyrma!
Kurko Tyrma thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermes Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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27
213 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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20
217 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hermes Lykourgos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Tefft!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tefft tries to clinch but Lykourgos moves out of range.
Tefft fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermes Lykourgos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tefft's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lykourgos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tefft scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Will Tefft has been cut.
Lykourgos swings for the body but Tefft moves out of range.
Lykourgos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tefft was well out of range. Poor timing from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos misses with a body shot.
Tefft avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lykourgos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tefft drives through and clinches with Lykourgos against the cage.
Lykourgos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tefft takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tefft tries to land knees in the clinch but Lykourgos avoids the damage to the body.
Lykourgos 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.
Lykourgos working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tefft.
Lykourgos is trying to break the clinch but Tefft is controlling him.
Tefft lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tefft misses with some punches.
Lykourgos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tefft lands a shoulder strike.
Tefft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lykourgos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykourgos manages to break the clinch.
Lykourgos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tefft pushes Lykourgos up against the cage in a clinch.
Tefft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lykourgos backwards.
Tefft lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tefft tries to throw a body punch but Lykourgos avoids it by throwing Tefft back against the cage.
Tefft digs a right hand underneath Lykourgos's ribcage. Lykourgos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lykourgos is trying to push Tefft away but Tefft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tefft has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tefft takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lykourgos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tefft tries a body shot but Lykourgos blocks it.
Tefft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tefft.
Lykourgos wants to break free but Tefft has control.
Tefft scores with a hook to the body.
Tefft taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tefft throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lykourgos is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft cracks Lykourgos with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Tefft - that landed with a thud.
Tefft works on Lykourgos's body with a couple of short punches.
Tefft tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lykourgos's elbow.
Lykourgos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tefft digs a right hand underneath Lykourgos's ribcage. Lykourgos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lykourgos blocks a body shot from Tefft.
Lykourgos takes a shot to the head.
Lykourgos is trying to break the clinch but Tefft is controlling him.
Tefft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tefft manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tefft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lykourgos backwards.
A body shot lands from Tefft.
Lykourgos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tefft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lykourgos is trying to force a seperation but Tefft has the dominant position.
Tefft lands a nice uppercut.
Lykourgos working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tefft works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Tefft to work.
Lykourgos tries to break the clinch but Tefft is controlling the position.
Tefft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tefft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tefft throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lykourgoss head.
Tefft lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tefft.
Tefft misses with a body punch.
Tefft throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tefft stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tefft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Lykourgos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lykourgos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tefft prevents Lykourgos from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tefft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tefft scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lykourgos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lykourgos is trying to force a seperation but Tefft has the dominant position.
Lykourgos has had enough of the clinch but Tefft keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lykourgos can't break the clinch.
Tefft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Tefft.
Tefft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tefft pushes Lykourgos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tefft tries to work over Lykourgos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tefft controlling the action here for a moment.
Tefft tries a body shot but Lykourgos blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tefft lands a hook that snaps the head of Lykourgos backwards.
Tefft lands an uppercut.
Lykourgos wants to get back to striking at distance but Tefft won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Tefft dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Tefft's cut.
That's time! Lykourgos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tefft tries to clinch
enabling Lykourgos to counter with a crisp jab.
Lykourgos throws a shot from downtown. Tefft moves away and avoids it.
Tefft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lykourgos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tefft tries to clinch but Lykourgos moves out of range.
Tefft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tefft looks to throw the jab but Lykourgos is out of range.
Lykourgos throws a body shot but no joy.
Lykourgos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tefft holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tefft is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lykourgos is defending well for now.
Lykourgos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tefft looking to stall.
Tefft lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lykourgos has had enough of the clinch but Tefft keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tefft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tefft tries to work over Lykourgos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tefft throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lykourgos blocks it with crossed arms.
Tefft softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tefft works on Lykourgos's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tefft misses with a punch to the body.
Lykourgos is trying to push Tefft away but Tefft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Tefft.
Tefft scores with a knee to the head.
Tefft has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tefft lands an uppercut.
Lykourgos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Will Tefft seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tefft holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lykourgos tries to break the clinch but Tefft is controlling the position.
Tefft manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tefft can't find room to land a body shot as Lykourgos controls the action.
Tefft taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tefft scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Tefft.
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!
Tefft misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tefft tries a body shot but Lykourgos blocks it.
Tefft lands a body punch.
Lykourgos takes a shot to the head.
Tefft misses with a body punch.
Tefft avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tefft.
Tefft lands a nice shot to the body.
Tefft gets through Lykourgos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lykourgos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tefft throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lykourgoss head.
Lykourgos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lykourgos blocks a body shot from Tefft.
Tefft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tefft is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lykourgos is keeping busy.
Tefft softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos letting Tefft take a breather here.
Tefft lands a nice uppercut.
Lykourgos is trying to break free.
Tefft lands a nice uppercut.
Lykourgos trying to stall but Tefft improves his position.
Tefft manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tefft has Lykourgos pressed against the cage, preventing Lykourgos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lykourgos wants to get back to striking at distance but Tefft won't allow it.
Lykourgos tries to break free but Tefft pushes him back against the cage.
Tefft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lykourgos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tefft is pushing Lykourgos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lykourgos is trying to break the clinch but Tefft has him pressed against the cage.
Tefft tries a body shot but Lykourgos blocks it.
Lykourgos is trying to break the clinch but Tefft has him pressed against the cage.
Lykourgos is trying to break the clinch but Tefft has him pressed against the cage.
Tefft digs a right hand into Lykourgos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lykourgos's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tefft pushes Lykourgos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tefft pushes Lykourgos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tefft lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tefft takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tefft prevents Lykourgos from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tefft pushes Lykourgos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tefft leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tefft.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Tefft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Tefft's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tefft gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tefft struggles to land a body shot inside as Lykourgos controls his hands.
Lykourgos tries to circle away but Tefft has him pinned against the cage.
Tefft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tefft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lykourgos wants to stall.
Tefft lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lykourgos avoids a wild elbow strike from Tefft.
Tefft prevents Lykourgos from breaking the clinch.
Tefft keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lykourgos's efforts to push away.
Tefft scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Tefft.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tefft softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tefft scores with a shot to the side of Lykourgos's head.
Tefft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lykourgos backwards.
Tefft pushes Lykourgos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tefft lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft drops Lykourgos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lykourgos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lykourgos is rocked!
Tefft lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Lykourgos out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Will Tefft!
An out of breath and clearly excited Will Tefft thanked 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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282 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Wade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Wade throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wade's head backwards.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wade.
Silva rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade looking to slow down the pace here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Wade away but Wade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Silva.
Wade misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a straight right.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Wade misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Wade backing up. Wade nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wade has his back to the cage.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade blocks a jab.
Wade avoids the body shot from Silva.
Wade instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade is looking to clinch.
Wayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva darts in and clinches Wade up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade fails to land with a series of punches.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wade lands with a nice body punch.
Wade moves into the clinch.
Wade prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Wade. Those never looked like landing.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Wade.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wade stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Wade misses.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Wade.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Wade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Wade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva has managed to clinch.
Wade lands a right hand.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Wade.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Wade.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Wade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Wade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wade misses with the combination.
Silva moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Wade is controlling the position.
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!
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.
Silva rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is trying to push Wade away but Wade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Wade tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Wade wants to stall.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade stalling.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade looking to stall.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the cage.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wade keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Wade tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wade.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva rushes Wade and presses him up against the cage.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Wade keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to push Wade away but Wade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva pushes Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wade's hands.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Wade has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wade taking a breather.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wade throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Wade finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wade.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wade moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wade lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade leaning against his opponent.
Wade receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Wade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
Wade tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Wade.
Silva swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Silva works Wade's body with a nice hook.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wade at a distance.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade lands a body shot.
Wade blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne Wade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wayne Wade.
I've got Wade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Wade!
After the fight, Wayne Wade 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duvalier has chosen Voodoo Music as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Duvalier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvalier slips under a jab from Belcher.
Nice uppercut there from Duvalier.
Duvalier jabs Belcher right on the nose. Belcher blinks but takes it well.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duvalier misses with a few strikes there.
Duvalier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belcher.
Duvalier lands with an overhand left.
Belcher blocks a jab.
Duvalier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belcher.
Belcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duvalier pinned against the cage. Duvalier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duvalier misses with a hook.
Duvalier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvalier lands a jab-cross combination.
Duvalier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belcher on the side of the head.
Belcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duvalier misses with a hook.
Duvalier looks to score with a jab to the body but Belcher is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duvalier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belcher drives through with a takedown into Duvalier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belcher controlling from the top position.
Duvalier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duvalier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Belcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duvalier 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.
Duvalier pulls Belcher in close to prevent any damage.
Belcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Duvalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duvalier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duvalier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Belcher 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvalier keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Belcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belcher throws a strike but Duvalier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Belcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Belcher, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Belcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duvalier is keeping the position for now.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Duvalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belcher cracks Duvalier with a solid left hand.
Belcher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Belcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Duvalier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belcher distracts Duvalier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher postures up.
Duvalier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Duvalier has wrist control.
Duvalier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Duvalier keeps moving.
Belcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belcher looking to sit in guard and control but Duvalier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belcher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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 Jake Belcher will probably get the nod.
That's time! Belcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duvalier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duvalier scrambles back to his feet.
Duvalier swings for the body but Belcher moves out of range.
Duvalier lands an overhand right.
Duvalier scores with a nice strike.
Duvalier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duvalier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belcher manages to avoid it.
Duvalier has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Belcher fails to land the takedown.
Duvalier misses with a wild body shot.
Belcher throws a body punch but Duvalier moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Belcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belcher gets a double leg takedown into Duvalier's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Duvalier has wrist control.
Belcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duvalier controlling Belcher's posture.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Duvalier keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Duvalier keeping moving, preventing Belcher from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duvalier cracks Belcher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Duvalier misses.
Duvalier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Francois Duvalier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duvalier misses with an uppercut. Belcher saw that one coming.
Belcher shoots in but Duvalier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duvalier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belcher at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Duvalier as Belcher shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duvalier tries to sprawl but Belcher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvalier is looking for a sweep. Belcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duvalier has hold of Belcher's hands but Belcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belcher is trying to control the action in half guard but Duvalier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belcher throwing shots but Duvalier is blocking nicely.
Duvalier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belcher is working away from the top position though.
Duvalier has hold of Belcher's hands but Belcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belcher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvalier taking some punishment here, with Belcher in his half guard.
Belcher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Belcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duvalier's head.
Belcher is thwarting Duvalier's attempts to control the position.
Duvalier is controlling Belcher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Belcher passes to full mount!
Duvalier is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belcher controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher punching from mount but Duvalier doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Belcher throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jake Belcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belcher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belcher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Belcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duvalier is squirming around, avoiding Belcher's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belcher lands with some strikes.
Duvalier is rocked!
Belcher loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Duvalier scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Belcher land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Belcher stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Belcher!
Jake Belcher retains his light heavyweight title!
Jake Belcher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casper Holm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
265 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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27
270 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Buhler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casper Holm!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm moves out of range as Buhler strikes.
Buhler lands a big head kick that sends Holm tumbling to the mat! Buhler takes a step backwards and waves Holm back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Casper Holm has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Buhler.
Buhler lands with a nice body kick.
Buhler tries a head kick but it misses.
Buhler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marco Buhler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buhler.
Holm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buhler. That one must have hurt.
Holm looks winded!
Buhler misses with a body shot.
Buhler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buhler.
Holm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Buhler throws a head kick that misses.
Buhler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buhler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buhler thows a body kick. Holm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buhler delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhler misses with a body kick.
Holm moves out of range as Buhler throws a body kick.
Holm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Buhler.
Buhler throws a right hand that Holm ducks under and follows up with a left that Holm also avoids with ease.
Holm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buhler lands a leg kick that knocks Holm off balance momentarily.
Buhler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buhler misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Buhler!
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!
Buhler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Buhler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buhler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buhler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buhler takes a swing at Holm's ribcage but misses.
Buhler goes for a small jab and connects. Now Buhler goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Holm stumbles back but Buhler runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Holm to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Holm will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marco Buhler!
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