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SP-ICON Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tipene Rawhiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tipene Rawhiti!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawhiti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rawhiti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Green throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rawhiti's guard.
Rawhiti pulls Green in close to prevent any damage.
Rawhiti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Green manages to get himself to full guard.
Green is trying to keep Rawhiti in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rawhiti any problems.
Rawhiti postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rawhiti looking to pass the guard.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rawhiti controls the pace.
Green thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Green is trying to control the position but Rawhiti postures up.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rawhiti is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rawhiti postures up.
Rawhiti content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rawhiti's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Green wants to clinch up but Rawhiti keeps it at a distance.
Green tries to clinch but Rawhiti moves out of range.
Green sets himself, and Rawhiti steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rawhiti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rawhiti throws a big counter head kick but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green looks to clinch
and Rawhiti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawhiti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Green is looking to clinch but Rawhiti is avoiding it.
Green tries to clinch but Rawhiti moves out of range.
Green is looking to clinch.
Rawhiti gets the takedown into side control.
Green struggling a bit here.
Rawhiti controls the position from side control.
Rawhiti stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Green blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Rawhiti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Rawhiti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rawhiti has managed to clinch.
Rawhiti breaks from the clinch.
Rawhiti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green tries to sprawl but Rawhiti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rawhiti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Green is trying to control but Rawhiti passes into side control!
Green misses with a strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green wants to control but Rawhiti postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rawhiti just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tipene Rawhiti dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Rawhiti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rawhiti wants to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch position.
Rawhiti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green wants to clinch.
Rawhiti flicks out a counter leg kick but Green steps away.
Green tries to clinch but Rawhiti moves out of range.
Rawhiti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rawhiti is controlling the pace.
Green punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawhiti trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.
Green 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.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green punching from the bottom.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green wants to control but Rawhiti is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rawhiti is taking a breather. Green says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rawhiti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Green is looking to clinch but Rawhiti is avoiding it.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rawhiti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Rawhiti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Rawhiti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Green trying to control but Rawhiti postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green throws a strike from the bottom but Rawhiti passes into side control!
Rawhiti takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Green to pass into mount.
Rawhiti looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green!
Green is looking to improve his position but Rawhiti isn't that keen on the idea.
Rawhiti landing punches.
Green throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rawhiti. What's that going to do exactly?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rawhiti. What's that going to do exactly?
Rawhiti lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawhiti avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rawhiti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Rawhiti controlling the pace for now.
Green flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Green tries to hold on but Rawhiti postures up.
Green tries to reverse the position but Rawhiti maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawhiti blocks Green's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rawhiti blocks Green's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rawhiti looking for a guillotine from mount but Green is having none of it.
Green tries to hold on but Rawhiti postures up.
Green flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rawhiti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tipene Rawhiti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Green closes the distance but Rawhiti moves to the side
and Rawhiti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Green's guard.
Rawhiti tries to stand but Green is controlling from the bottom.
Rawhiti with a nice head shot there.
Rawhiti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rawhiti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Green throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rawhiti is looking to stand up but Green won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawhiti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rawhiti moves nicely into side control.
Green throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Green is trying to strike from the bottom but Rawhiti has passed into full mount.
Tipene Rawhiti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rawhiti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rawhiti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawhiti unloading with bombs!
Rawhiti lands a big elbow.
Green is rocked!
Rawhiti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Green is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green wants to control but Rawhiti is having none of it.
Rawhiti controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawhiti stands up from mount. Strange move.
Green wants to clinch
and Rawhiti counters with a shoot takedown. Green fights it but they end up in guard.
Rawhiti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Green pulls Rawhiti in to control the position.
Rawhiti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rawhiti's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to stand and escape but instead Rawhiti has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rawhiti stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rawhiti is stalling in the full guard.
Rawhiti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rawhiti postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Green being controlled here, momentarily.
Rawhiti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Green's head.
Rawhiti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rawhiti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rawhiti decides to stand back up. Rawhiti steps back and let's Green get back to his feet.
Green is looking to clinch but Rawhiti is avoiding it.
Danny Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tipene Rawhiti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tipene Rawhiti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rawhiti 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tipene Rawhiti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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38
179 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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31
170 lbs
6 - 39 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie misses with a combination
letting Shula counter with a right hand.
Lie throws a combination that misses
and Shula counters with a right hand to the body.
Lie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shula counters by moving into the clinch.
Shula keeps control of Lie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shula prevents Lie from breaking the clinch.
Shula manages to break the clinch.
Lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Lie.
Shula was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lie looks to land a combination but Shula avoids it well.
Shula avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie misses with a combination
and Shula moves into the clinch.
Shula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shula counters with a left to the body.
Lie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shula counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lie drops Shula with a beautiful combination! Shula stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lie is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mort Shula has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lie darts in trying to clinch
letting Shula counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lie tries to clinch up
and Shula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lie drops Shula with a beautiful combination! Shula stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lie is looking for the KO!
Shula is rocked!
Mike Lie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shula counters with a straight right hand.
Lie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shula counters with a big right hand! Oh Lie is in trouble here! Shula follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mort Shula!
Mort Shula looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank everyone for the memories here in these cages around the world. I'm going to call it a day. I am going to call it a day because I don't have the heart to take time away from my family anymore. No more camps, no more fights, I will just be "Dad" now.'.
In defeat, Mike Lie stepped up to the mic, saying 'You know I came to fight for all of you guys and girls'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy's entrance music is Bad to The Bone. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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219 lbs
11 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
38 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortega wants to clinch up but Bundy keeps it at a distance.
Cortega looks to land a combination. Bundy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
Bundy gets tackled into the cage by Cortega. Cortega maintains the clinch.
Bundy can't get the takedown.
Cortega can't get the takedown.
Bundy looking for a takedown.
Bundy tries to score a body lock takedown but Cortega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortega gets control of Bundy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cortega will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cortega is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortega is retaining full guard.
Bundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Cortega controls Bundy momentarily but Bundy frees himself.
Cortega looking for a guillotine here but Bundy defends easily.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortega managing to control the position.
Bundy throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bundy throwing strikes but missing.
Cortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cortega has his foot on Bundy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bundy works his way back into a safe position though.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bundy lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortega trying to strike off his back.
Cortega keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Cortega is trying to keep Bundy in close.
Cortega is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Cortega trying to keep a closed guard but Bundy is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy throws a hook but Cortega avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Cortega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Bundy as Cortega shoots in.
Cortega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bundy is fending him off so far but Cortega persists. Nope, Bundy circles away and we're back to standing.
Bundy slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortega, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bundy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortega.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Martez Cortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortega looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands with a good body shot.
Cortega has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortega.
Bundy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bundy distracts Cortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Bundy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bundy lands a couple of digs.
Cortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bundy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cortega's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bundy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bundy connects with a body shot.
Cortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bundy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortega staying out of range there.
Cortega shoots in but no luck this time.
Cortega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bundy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortega can do to turn this around?
Bundy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cortega!
Cortega tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bundy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bundy trying to control the position but Cortega is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortega on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy looks up at the clock and then as Cortega takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bundy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cortega is rocked!
Bundy scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cortega is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bundy can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Bundy!
A relieved looking Al Bundy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urano Liberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liberte has chosen Bad To The Bone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
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31
211 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Felipe Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Urano Liberte!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Liberte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Calderon doesn't seem phased though.
Calderon is looking to slow Liberte down with leg kicks.
Calderon throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Urano Liberte has been cut.
Liberte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calderon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Liberte defends well and Calderon ends up having to push Liberte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Calderon avoids the head kick by Liberte.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liberte.
Nice shot by Liberte.
No luck for Calderon with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calderon is defended easily by Liberte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liberte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Urano Liberte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liberte ducks under a wild hook from Calderon.
Liberte counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Liberte - just one landing.
Liberte ducks under a wild hook from Calderon.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liberte as he jumps to the side.
Calderon throws a body shot but no joy.
Calderon throws a jab when Liberte was well out of range.
Liberte throws a fast counter high kick but Calderon manages to duck under it in time.
Calderon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liberte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liberte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calderon somewhat.
Calderon closes the distance and clinches up with Liberte, looking for a takedown. Calderon pushes Liberte against the cage but Liberte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Calderon shoots for a takedown but Liberte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liberte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urano Liberte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liberte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calderon was well out of range. Poor timing from Liberte.
Liberte wants to clinch.
Liberte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liberte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Calderon. Calderon obviously looking to wear him down.
Liberte closes the distance and pushes Calderon back into the cage.
Liberte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liberte.
Liberte trying to stall but Calderon improves his position.
Liberte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liberte misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liberte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Calderon breaks from the clinch.
Liberte misses with a body kick.
Liberte feints and then cracks Calderon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calderon down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liberte tests Calderon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liberte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calderon.
Liberte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Calderon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liberte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calderon somewhat.
Liberte cracks Calderon with a good jab.
Calderon shoots in but no luck this time.
Calderon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liberte is out of range and Calderon settles back down.
Calderon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Liberte tries to clinch up.
Liberte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liberte as he avoids it easily.
Liberte tries to clinch up but Calderon circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon dives in for a single leg takedown but Liberte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Liberte sizes up Calderon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calderon misses with an uppercut. Liberte saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Liberte there.
Calderon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liberte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Calderon somewhat.
Calderon is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Calderon.
Liberte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calderon.
Calderon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calderon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liberte circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calderon is defended easily by Liberte.
Liberte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Liberte cracks the inside of Calderon's front leg.
Calderon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liberte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liberte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liberte throws a right and a left that Calderon avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Calderon is rocked!
Calderon just misses with a punch to the body.
Liberte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liberte slips a straight right by Calderon.
Calderon gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Calderon tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Liberte is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Calderon buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Calderon!! Calderon is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Liberte throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urano Liberte!
A very excited looking Urano Liberte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (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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43
196 lbs
46 - 24 - 2 |
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34
202 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
46 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Spade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a low kick, looking for Spade's leg but Spade calmly moves out of range.
Ulysses Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Grant moves in looking to clinch but Spade pushes him off.
Grant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grant tries to land a leg kick but Spade saw it coming and moves away.
Spade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NAPW Dynasty in the buildup to the fight.
Grant misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant throws a leg kick but Spade checks it.
Spade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spade throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Spade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a head kick but Spade moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Grant.
Grant is looking to chop away at Spade's legs.
Spade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant scores with a spinning back kick!
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Spade's front leg but catches the back leg as Spade tries to avoid it.
Spade checks the leg kick.
Grant blocks a jab.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Grant lands a jab-cross combination.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Spade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spade looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Spade slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Spade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
It looked like Spade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grant.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spade needs to keep his hands up - Grant had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Spade moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Spade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Spade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
As Grant looks to move away, Spade throws a big counter combo bu Grant just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Spade counters with a straight right hand.
Spade ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant throws a head kick that misses
and Spade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spade walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spade is out of range and Grant settles back down.
Spade misses with a hook.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant instigates a clinch.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Spade ducks down to avoid it.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
Spade misses with a leg kick
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Spade swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Grant dominated that round.
That's time! Spade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ulysses Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Spade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Spade. Those never looked like landing.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spade throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant lands a jab to Spade's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spade blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant tries to clinch up but Spade circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Spade is looking to counter punch.
Spade lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Spade misses the target.
Spade dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Spade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Spade down.
Spade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spade. Spade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spade missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant 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.
Spade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Spade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spade dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Spade's head but Spade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grant blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant misses with a combination
and Spade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Spade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grant lands a head shot.
Spade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Spade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Grant is predictable there
and Spade counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Spade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Spade slips the punch.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spade.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spade manages to avoid it.
Spade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grant is looking to chop away at Spade's legs.
Spade throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Spade moves out of range of the strikes.
Spade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Grant misses
and Spade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spade misses with some punches.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spade scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Spade as he checks the leg kick.
Spade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Spade.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Spade off the cage and back into range.
Grant darts in and clinches Spade up against the cage.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Spade is out of range.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spade is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Spade checks the leg kick.
It looked like Spade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grant.
Grant tries a low kick but Spade avoids it.
Spade misses with an uppercut
and Grant counters with a nice leg kick.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant works Spade's body with a nice hook.
Spade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Spade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spade.
Grant was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Grant
and Spade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Grant. Beautiful body shot.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
As Grant backs away, Spade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grant jabs at Spade's body.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant cracks the inside of Spade's front leg.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant tries to move into range but Spade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant throws a leg kick but Spade checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant tries to clinch but Spade is having none of it.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spade checks it well.
Spade throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Scott Spade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Spade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Grant misses
and Spade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spade blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant 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 Spade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spade's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Spade lands with a cross.
Spade tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Spade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Grant lands but Spade takes it in his stride.
Grant scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant staying out of range there.
Spade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Grant misses.
Grant throws a front kick aimed at Spade's knee but Spade avoids it well.
Spade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant works over Spade's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Spade does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Spade misses the target.
Spade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant pushes Spade away with a front kick.
Spade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ulysses Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spade misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysses Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Grant!
Ulysses Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meduza comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Soldier. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
192 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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187 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredrik Meduza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. De Leeuw catches Meduza right on the button with a cross.
Meduza is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Leeuw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meduza jabs De Leeuw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Leeuw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meduza.
De Leeuw tries to counter with a clinch but Meduza shakes him off and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Meduza. Those never looked like landing.
De Leeuw 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Meduza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Leeuw scrambles back to his feet.
Meduza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meduza throws a hook to the side of De Leeuw 's head but De Leeuw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meduza lands with a good body shot.
Meduza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Leeuw counters with a nice uppercut.
De Leeuw scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Leeuw at a distance.
De Leeuw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Leeuw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meduza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Leeuw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meduza.
De Leeuw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meduza wants the takedown. De Leeuw is fighting it off but Meduza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in De Leeuw 's guard against the cage.
Meduza works over De Leeuw with some ground and pound from guard.
Meduza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meduza is working hard here to advance position.
Meduza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw wants to stand up but Meduza is controlling him.
Meduza trying to control the position from guard on top but De Leeuw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Meduza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meduza ducks right into an uppercut from De Leeuw .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Meduza misses.
Meduza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Meduza slips a nice elbow through De Leeuw 's hands, connecting with De Leeuw 's forehead.
Meduza wants to pass the guard but De Leeuw is defending well.
Meduza throwing shots but De Leeuw is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meduza wants to take a breather but De Leeuw is having none of it.
Meduza stalling away here and it's allowed De Leeuw to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Leeuw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Meduza from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Meduza controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meduza misses with a body kick.
De Leeuw ducks under a wild hook from Meduza.
De Leeuw misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Meduza dominated that round.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meduza.
Meduza closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Leeuw circles away.
Meduza sets himself, and De Leeuw steps forward looking for the clinch! Meduza avoids it this time.
De Leeuw avoids the body shot from Meduza.
De Leeuw is looking to clinch.
De Leeuw tries to clinch up
and Meduza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leeuw leaves Meduza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Meduza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredrik Meduza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leeuw .
Meduza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Leeuw circles away quickly and effectively.
Meduza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leeuw . Meduza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meduza lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Meduza tries to score with a low kick but De Leeuw moves his leg out of the way.
Meduza is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
De Leeuw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Leeuw avoids the body shot from Meduza.
Meduza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meduza closes the distance and clinches up with De Leeuw , looking for a takedown. Meduza pushes De Leeuw against the cage but De Leeuw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Leeuw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meduza.
De Leeuw throws a right hand that Meduza ducks under and follows up with a left that Meduza also avoids with ease.
Meduza throws a big counter combination but De Leeuw scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Leeuw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nando De Leeuw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Leeuw scores with a nice right hand.
Meduza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meduza dives in and grabs De Leeuw 's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Leeuw pushes down on Meduza's head and hops out.
De Leeuw scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Meduza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Leeuw tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Meduza to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Meduza just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nando De Leeuw !
Nando De Leeuw decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Labed Murazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Johansson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Labed Murazel!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson keeps Murazel at a distance using the push kick.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murazel.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murazel.
Johansson feinted with a counter takedown.
Murazel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Murazel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decent striking displayed by Johansson there.
Murazel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murazel misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Murazel moves away and avoids it.
Murazel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johansson throws a big counter combination but Murazel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murazel tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Murazel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johansson 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.
Murazel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murazel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murazel is looking to control Johansson's arms but Johansson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murazel has his back to the cage.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murazel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murazel is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Johansson feinted with a counter takedown.
Murazel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murazel tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Johansson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murazel.
Johansson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murazel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murazel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johansson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murazel won't be happy with that.
Murazel is looking to regain half guard here but Johansson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson is chipping away with strikes.
Johansson trying to control the position but Murazel is working away.
Check out the look on Johansson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson wants to control but Murazel is keeping him busy.
Johansson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Murazel some visible discomfort.
Johansson working the strikes but Murazel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Murazel is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johansson jumps into side control!
Johansson is putting a hurting on Murazel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Murazel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Murazel tries to buck Johansson off but Johansson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Murazel is trying to improve his position.
Johansson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murazel is trying to control Johansson's posture but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson working the head and body with strikes.
Johansson controlling the position from side mount.
Johansson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Murazel is looking for a sweep.
Johansson trying to control the action but Murazel is working from the bottom.
Murazel gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson thows a huge punch but Murazel dodges it nicely.
Johansson passes into side control, despite Murazel's attempt to control the position.
Johansson lands some shots froms side control.
Murazel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Johansson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Johansson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murazel tries to roll over but Johansson keeps him under control.
Johansson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Johansson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murazel works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Murazel.
Murazel flicks out a counter leg kick but Johansson steps away.
Johansson throws a right hand that Murazel ducks under and follows up with a left that Murazel also avoids with ease.
Murazel throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murazel moves out of range of the leg kick from Johansson.
Murazel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murazel scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johansson 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 Murazel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murazel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murazel cracks Johansson with an open hand slap.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murazel clinches up with Johansson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Murazel avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Murazel taking a breather.
Murazel is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson wants the takedown. Murazel is fighting it off but Johansson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Murazel's guard against the cage.
Murazel wants to sweep but no luck.
Murazel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johansson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Murazel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Murazel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Murazel!
Murazel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johansson is trying to improve his position.
Christian Johansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murazel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murazel working away.
Murazel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murazel wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murazel is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
Johansson wants to control but Murazel postures up.
Murazel has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Johansson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Murazel yanks on the arm and Johansson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Murazel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Labed Murazel!
Our winner, Labed Murazel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scalante has chosen Started from the bottom as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
203 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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185 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Scalante!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habana avoids the head kick by Scalante.
Habana seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Habana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scalante. That did some damage!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scalante has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A good leg kick by Habana.
Scalante tries a head kick but it misses.
Scalante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Habana scoring well with a low kick there.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scalante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Habana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scalante moves away.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scalante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scalante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Habana cracks the inside of Scalante's front leg.
Scalante misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana tries to clinch but Scalante is having none of it.
Scalante is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scalante fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Habana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana thows a body kick. Scalante tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scalante moves out of range as Habana throws a body kick.
Habana is looking to slow Scalante down with leg kicks.
Scalante throws a sloppy head kick and Habana moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scalante.
That kick from Habana tenderised Scalante's leg. Scalante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Habana. Scalante shrugs it off though.
Bryan Habana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scalante misses with a double jab
and Habana counters with an inside leg kick.
Habana scores with a leg kick.
Scalante misses with a wild body shot.
Habana slips a straight right by Scalante.
Scalante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scalante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Habana. Those never looked like landing.
Scalante displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana throws a wild body kick that Scalante sees coming a mile off.
Scalante is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Habana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Habana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scalante thows a leg kick but Habana checks it
and Habana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scalante's knee momentarily.
Habana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scalante.
Scalante walks into a left hand.
Habana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scalante checks it well.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Habana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Habana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scalante. Habana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Habana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Habana dodges the punch combination from Scalante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scalante to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Habana controlling the position.
Habana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Habana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scalante controls the pace.
Scalante trying to control but Habana is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana pulls Scalante in close to his closed guard and prevents Scalante from doing any damage or advancing position.
Scalante wants to control from the top but Habana keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Bryan Habana will probably get the nod.
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.
Scalante scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Scalante misses.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scalante swinging wildly here.
Scalante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from Scalante misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scalante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Habana throws a big counter combination but Scalante scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Habana. No joy for Scalante on that attempt.
Scalante looks to land a combination but Habana avoids it well.
Scalante misses the body punch
and Habana counters with a left and a right that stings Scalante.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scalante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scalante misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Habana was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scalante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana tries to clinch but Scalante moves out of range.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Habana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scalante with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Habana looks to clinch
and Scalante counters with a solid body kick.
Scalante misses with a hook
and Habana counters with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Scalante.
Scalante throws an off balance right hand
and Habana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habana.
Habana connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scalante's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Habana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scalante. That did some damage!
Scalante misses with a looping right.
Habana slips a jab from Scalante.
Scalante misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Habana coming out on top.
Habana pushes Scalante away with a front kick.
Scalante missing with a left hand there. Habana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scalante fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Habana avoids it really well and circles away.
Bryan Habana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Scalante.
That kick from Habana tenderised Scalante's leg. Scalante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scalante shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Habana as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalante tries for a takedown but Habana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Habana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scalante is breathing heavily.
Scalante throws a head kick but Habana moves out of range.
Habana cracks the inside of Scalante's front leg.
Habana scores with a leg kick.
Habana lunges at Scalante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scalante's hand.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scalante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Habana lands a lovely overhand right.
Scalante swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Habana counters with a stiff right hand.
Scalante throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Habana lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Scalante misses with a two punch combination.
Habana lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Scalante misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Habana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scalante misses with a double jab
and Habana counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habana. That's going to slow Scalante down.
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Scalante.
Habana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Habana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Scalante shrugs off.
Habana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Habana just leaning against Scalante, taking a breather.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rocky Scalante has been cut.
Habana landing knees to the head.
Scalante working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scalante.
Habana misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Scalante won't want to take too many of those.
Habana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
You can see that Scalante has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Habana lands an elbow inside that Scalante shrugs off.
Scalante tries to throw a body punch but Habana avoids it by throwing Scalante back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Scalante'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Scalante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana dodges the punch combination from Scalante.
Scalante missing with a left hand there. Habana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Scalante. That snapped Habana's head back.
Scalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scalante swats away the attempt to clinch by Habana.
Habana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scalante's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scalante throws a nice looking combination but Habana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Habana jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Scalante throws a sloppy head kick
and Habana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scalante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Habana has closed the distance and engaged Scalante in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana lands an elbow that stopped Scalante in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
Habana scores with a shoulder strike.
Habana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Habana takes a shot to the head.
Scalante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow.
Habana lands an elbow that stopped Scalante in his tracks for a moment.
Scalante scores with a hook to the body.
Habana tries to stall but Scalante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Habana looking to throw knees to the head but Scalante is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Habana.
A left hand lands to the body for Habana.
Scalante misses with a punch on the inside.
Scalante throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scalante.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Scalante shrugs off.
That has opened up Rocky Scalante's cut even more.
Habana blocks a body shot from Scalante.
Bryan Habana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Habana misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryan Habana is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habana.
Habana blocks a head kick by Scalante.
Scalante swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Habana counters with a three punch combo that has Scalante backing up. Scalante nods at Habana to acknowledge the strikes.
Scalante is rocked!
Scalante takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Scalante is still on wobbly legs! Can Habana finish him?
Habana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scalante.
Habana circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Scalante to the canvas! Scalante doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Habana keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Habana!
A very excited looking Bryan Habana rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Rocky Scalante was interviewed post fight and said '“What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that’s why he's number two.” '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
183 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Pain!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain feints and as Marfil raises his hands in defense, Pain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pain staying calm.
Pain is trying to get an arm triangle but Marfil is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pain trying to control the action but Marfil is working from the bottom.
Pain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pain trying to control the action but Marfil is working from the bottom.
Pain might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marfil haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfil takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marfil is not content to let Pain control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pain content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Marfil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has hold of Marfil's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Marfil seems comfortable defending it but Pain has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Marfil is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Marfil is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pain couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Pain!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tyson Pain waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shed Seven - Bully Boy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Union's shoulder, as Union tries to avoid the shot.
Union has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Union blocks a head kick by Benton.
Union looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benton takes one to the side of the head.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Union on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Union is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benton with a body shot.
Union defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benton.
Decent striking displayed by Union there.
Oooooh!!! Union has knocked Benton down with a huge combo! Union steps away and waves a wobbly Benton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Union throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily.
It looked like Benton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benton shoots in for a double leg but Union sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Union connects with a superb combination that knocks Benton out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Union before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Benton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bregan Union!
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