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SP-ICON 244 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rahkim Abdullah has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rahkim Abdullah seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean-Louis Andre!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdullah misses with a few strikes there.
Andre feints and then cracks Abdullah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdullah down.
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Andre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Abdullah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre throws a shot to the body.
Andre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdullah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
Abdullah defending well as Andre loads up on a big left hand.
Andre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andre lands with a nice body punch.
Abdullah drops his hands momentarily and Andre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdullah misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Andre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Abdullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andre leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdullah fails to land the takedown.
Andre tries a quick counter leg kick but Abdullah is wise to it.
Good shot there by Andre.
Andre moves into the clinch.
Abdullah managing to block the knees to the body from Andre.
Andre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Andre stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries a knee to the head but Abdullah blocks it.
Andre has Abdullah pressed against the cage, preventing Abdullah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdullah wants a takedown but no success here.
Andre digs a right hand underneath Abdullah's ribcage. Abdullah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
Andre stalling in the clinch.
Andre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andre continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Andre scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Abdullah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Abdullah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah throws a series of punches but Andre avoids them all with ease.
Abdullah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah shoots in but no luck this time.
Abdullah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andre avoids it really well and circles away.
Andre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abdullah doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah slips a jab and a cross from Andre.
Andre lands a nice looking body kick.
Andre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abdullah to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abdullah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andre trying to keep a closed guard but Abdullah is proving a slippery customer.
Abdullah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abdullah has managed to get both his arms back between Andre's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean-Louis Andre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andre wants it to stay on the feet.
Andre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abdullah.
Andre looks to land a left hand but Abdullah moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andre.
Abdullah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andre circles away quickly and effectively.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Andre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Andre continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andre stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdullah. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdullah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andre counters with a good low kick that Abdullah was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andre clinches up with Abdullah and pushes him back against the cage.
Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andre scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdullah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre misses with an elbow over the top.
Andre stops a takedown attempt from Abdullah.
Andre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Andre.
Andre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
Andre stalls.
Andre connects with a knee to the head.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Andre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andre lands with a light punch inside.
Andre can't find room to land a body shot as Abdullah controls the action.
Abdullah prevents a body shot from Andre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
Andre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abdullah drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdullah is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andre is defending well.
Andre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abdullah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abdullah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullah is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Andre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Andre is looking to regain half guard here but Abdullah keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah works to advance to full mount. Andre defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andre tries to hold on but Abdullah pushes him away.
Andre tries to reverse the position but Abdullah maintains control.
Abdullah looking to control but Andre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andre wants to hold on but Abdullah pushes him away.
Andre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abdullah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Andre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Andre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abdullah unloading with bombs!
Andre is bucking up trying to escape but Abdullah cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andre tries to hold on but Abdullah pushes him away.
Abdullah controlling the position easily from mount.
Abdullah lands a big shot there that rocks Andre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean-Louis Andre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Abdullah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahkim Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andre.
Abdullah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andre. Andre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andre is looking to land body kicks.
Abdullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdullah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
Abdullah throws a right hand that Andre ducks under and follows up with a left that Andre also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Andre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Andre shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah misses with a body shot.
Abdullah is looking to wear down Andre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andre.
Abdullah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Abdullah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abdullah blocks a jab.
Andre throws the kick towards the body but Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andre defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Andre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andre is looking to clinch but Abdullah is avoiding it.
Abdullah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah blocks the body kick.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andre feints and then cracks Abdullah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdullah down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdullah attempts a counter takedown but Andre avoids it well and moves away.
Abdullah takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdullah walks into a stiff left hand from Andre.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andre pinned against the cage. Andre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Andre.
Abdullah takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Andre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdullah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Andre defends well and Abdullah ends up having to push Andre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andre.
Jean-Louis Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Andre.
Andre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abdullah goes for a double leg but Andre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Andre continues to drive forward.
Andre avoids the body shot from Abdullah.
Andre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andre throws a leg kick which misses Abdullah's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdullah tries to avoid it.
Abdullah throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andre's waist but Andre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abdullah off to one side.
Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andre digs a good hook to Abdullah's body.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt
and Andre moves into the clinch.
Abdullah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abdullah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to land a knee to the head but Abdullah blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rahkim Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdullah is working for takedown but Andre is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Andre fails to land.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andre looking to throw knees to the head but Abdullah is blocking nicely.
Abdullah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andre missing with knees to the body.
Abdullah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jean-Louis Andre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abdullah blocks a body shot from Andre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean-Louis Andre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andre 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean-Louis Andre!
After winning the bout, Jean-Louis Andre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Raybould enters the cage!
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273 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
43 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abreham Killyousovizh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killyousovizh dodges the punch combination from Raybould.
As Raybould backs away, Killyousovizh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Killyousovizh moves into the clinch.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Killyousovizh controls his hands.
Killyousovizh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killyousovizh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raybould lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Killyousovizh misses the target.
Killyousovizh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Killyousovizh scores with a kick to the body.
Raybould walks into a left hand.
Raybould is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Killyousovizh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raybould takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killyousovizh moves away from the strike by Raybould.
Killyousovizh missing with a left hand there. Raybould was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killyousovizh looks to score with a jab to the body but Raybould is just out of range.
Raybould was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raybould punishes Killyousovizh's body with a nice straight punch.
Killyousovizh is breathing heavily.
Raybould chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Killyousovizh misses its intended target.
Killyousovizh tries to keep at a distance but Raybould has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Raybould.
Raybould is stalling here.
Killyousovizh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Killyousovizh working aggressively here.
Killyousovizh controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Raybould.
Raybould content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Raybould lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killyousovizh backwards.
Killyousovizh taking a breather.
Killyousovizh blocking some punches.
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!
Killyousovizh throws a punch but it's blocked by Raybould.
Raybould tries to work over Killyousovizh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raybould dodges an elbow strike from Killyousovizh.
Raybould lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raybould tries to work over Killyousovizh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killyousovizh digs a right hand underneath Raybould's ribcage. Raybould let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Raybould lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Raybould on the inside.
Killyousovizh misses with the head strike.
Raybould lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killyousovizh backwards.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Killyousovizhs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh blocks an uppercut.
Raybould blocks a body shot from Killyousovizh.
Raybould blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killyousovizh stalling in the clinch but Raybould improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raybould.
Raybould takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raybould lands with a right to the head.
Raybould cracks Killyousovizh with a nice body shot.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killyousovizh is trying to push Raybould away but Raybould has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Killyousovizh prevents a body shot from Raybould.
Still in the clinch, Raybould scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Killyousovizh avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Killyousovizh takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Raybould.
Raybould lands with a left to the head.
Raybould drops Killyousovizh onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Killyousovizh is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Killyousovizh is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raybould lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Killyousovizh.
Oh Killyousovizh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raybould lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raybould lands a big right hand that drops Killyousovizh! The killer instinct kicks in and Raybould finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Raybould!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Raybould!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kevin Raybould made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapda Mattus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, White Rabbit. Mattus has chosen My heart as his entrance music. Tapda Mattus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Scott's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapda Mattus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattus tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Jason Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mattus wants to counter the offense by Scott and move into the clinch position.
Scott looks for a takedown but Mattus sprawls well.
Scott darts in looking for a takedown but Mattus gets double underhooks and turns Scott into the cage.
Scott tries to keep at a distance but Mattus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mattus.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mattus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Scott regains guard.
Scott is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kombat MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mattus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mattus defends well.
Scott working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mattus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mattus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mattus wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Mattus stands up over Scott, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mattus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scott's head.
Mattus trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mattus lands a couple of elbows.
Mattus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mattus throwing strikes but missing.
Scott has his foot on Mattus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mattus works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mattus trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mattus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott trying to keep a closed guard but Mattus is proving a slippery customer.
Scott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mattus defends it easily.
Mattus with a nice head shot there.
Scott has his foot on Mattus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mattus works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Mattus trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mattus is aware though and is defending well.
Scott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mattus works over Scott with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scott is on top in guard.
Mattus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Scott escapes and throws Mattus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is chipping away with strikes.
Scott scoring with punches and elbows.
Mattus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scott is thwarting Mattus's attempts to control the position.
Scott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mattus actively working from the bottom here.
Scott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mattus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mattus trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Scott working over Mattus with some ground and pound. Mattus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Scott working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mattus keeps working.
Mattus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Scott winds up and cracks Mattus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mattus trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Scott winds up and cracks Mattus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mattus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mattus is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scott 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.
Mattus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Scott is trying to control. Mattus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Scott 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.
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott scores with a couple of short elbows.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mattus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scott off and has taken his back!
Scott wants to escape the position.
Mattus patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mattus working for the choke.
Mattus scores with punches to the body.
Mattus lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scott takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mattus's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapda Mattus!
Tapda Mattus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rich Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deanthony Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deanthony Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Wagner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Junior darts in and clinches Wagner up against the cage.
Junior jumps into guard, dragging Wagner to the mat.
Junior wants to stand but Wagner is controlling the position.
Wagner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Junior's guard.
Junior working for a triangle but Wagner defends it easily.
Junior 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.
Wagner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Junior dives on top into guard.
Wagner is looking to stand up but Junior isn't so interested in that idea.
Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Junior trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Junior lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wagner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet but Junior is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wagner working a defensive guard here.
Junior pushes down on Wagner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Junior working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wagner's thigh. Wagner counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wagner trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Junior trying to control but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wagner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wagner keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wagner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Junior is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior postures up in Wagner's guard and throws a big left but Wagner blocks it.
Junior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Junior looking to pass the guard.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Junior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wagner's guard.
Wagner has his feet on Junior's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
Junior gets a double leg takedown into Wagner's guard.
Junior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner has control of Junior's left arm, preventing Junior from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior looking to pass the guard.
Junior lands a couple of digs.
Wagner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Junior sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior cracks Wagner with a solid left hand.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wagner is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Junior 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.
Wagner shoots in and drives through. Junior sprawls well.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Junior clobbers Wagner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wagner is rocked!
Junior decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wagner is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Wagner won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Junior is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wagner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Junior is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wagner seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior 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.
Junior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Junior.
Junior working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wagner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wagner is refusing to be controlled, as Junior sits in half guard.
Rich Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Junior seems content to control.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wagner can do to turn this around?
Wagner wants to control but Junior is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wagner is staying active underneath Junior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Junior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wagner wants to get back to his feet.
Wagner has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Junior is controlling the pace.
Junior is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wagner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Junior scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wagner manages to get to full guard.
Wagner has momentary wrist control but Junior slips an elbow through the middle.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wagner is keeping the position for now.
Junior stands up over Wagner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Junior is staying tight to Wagner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Junior trying to control the action but Wagner is working from the bottom.
Wagner is letting Junior control him for a moment.
Wagner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wagner tries to bench press Junior off him but Junior keeps the position.
Wagner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wagner taking some punishment here, with Junior in his half guard.
Wagner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Junior performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands strikes from half guard.
Junior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Junior looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wagner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Junior is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Wagner is hurt! He's hurt bad - Junior fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Wagner from any more punishment! Congratulations to Junior! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Junior!
An out of breath Rich Junior thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frey Grabovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Theme Music. Frey Grabovski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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28
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rami Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frey Grabovski!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabovski throws a counter combo.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Grabovski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Harris is looking to clinch but Grabovski is avoiding it.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Harris clinches up with Grabovski and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris just leaning against Grabovski, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Grabovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grabovski blocking some punches.
Grabovski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Grabovski controls the action.
I was talking to Harris's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris is pressed up against the cage. Grabovski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grabovski momentarily.
Grabovski staying out of range there.
Grabovski tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Harris throws a hook but Grabovski avoids it easily.
Grabovski slips under a jab from Harris.
Grabovski is looking for the big counter here.
Grabovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grabovski blocks a head kick by Harris.
Grabovski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Grabovski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grabovski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabovski moves away.
Grabovski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Grabovski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabovski trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Grabovski content to control rather than advance.
Grabovski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grabovski is keen to just control but Harris is a slippery customer.
Grabovski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Grabovski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets full guard.
Grabovski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grabovski trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris wants to control but Grabovski 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.
Grabovski tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harris's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Grabovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grabovski in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grabovski misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Grabovski counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Grabovski from controlling successfully.
Grabovski looking to pass the guard.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grabovski's guard.
Grabovski is looking to sweep but instead, Harris has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabovski trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabovski looking for submissions off his back.
Harris stalling.
Grabovski is looking to improve his position.
Grabovski kicks Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Good shot there by Harris.
Nice jab there from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Grabovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grabovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Grabovski feints the counter takedown.
Frey Grabovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grabovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grabovski ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grabovski avoids a kick to the body.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabovski with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Grabovski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Grabovski's head.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Grabovski feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Grabovski slips the punch.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grabovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rami Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabovski ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grabovski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Grabovski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grabovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Grabovski is looking for the big counter here.
Grabovski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris throws a body punch but Grabovski moves out of range.
Grabovski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Grabovski's head back.
Rami Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabovski moves away from the strike by Harris.
Grabovski shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grabovski tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grabovski blocks a body shot from Harris.
Grabovski is looking for a takedown.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frey Grabovski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grabovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris tries to stall but Grabovski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grabovski goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lands a head kick. Grabovski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grabovski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabovski can do to turn this around?
Harris misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris pushes Grabovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grabovski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Grabovski is trying to break free.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grabovski goes for a takedown attempt but Harris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris thumps Grabovski with a low kick.
Harris lands with a nice body kick.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Grabovski sees coming a mile off.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris tries to clinch up
and Grabovski counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grabovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Grabovski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rami Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frey Grabovski.
Grabovski has Harris pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Grabovski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harris tumbling to the mat - Grabovski dives into Harris's guard.
Grabovski cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
Rami Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grabovski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grabovski trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabovski trying to move into half guard but instead Harris has managed to sweep!
Harris looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris won't allow Grabovski to sweep him here.
Grabovski keeps trying to improve his position.
Grabovski is working an open guard so Harris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grabovski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Grabovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabovski circles away.
Grabovski avoids the head kick by Harris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Grabovski misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Frey Grabovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Harris!
Rami Harris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Mottaka by Queso. 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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148 lbs
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117 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Sigvard Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Aurelius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lincoln counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lincoln on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lincoln sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aurelius misses with a straight right.
Lincoln takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius throws a series of punches but Lincoln moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lincoln.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Lincoln scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelius in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincoln circles away quickly and effectively.
Aurelius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln 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.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lincoln slips a jab and a cross from Aurelius.
It looked like Lincoln wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aurelius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelius looks to throw a body kick
and Lincoln cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aurelius rushes Lincoln and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lincoln.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Aurelius.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Aurelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Aurelius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius is leaning against Lincoln and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelius fails to land.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
Lincoln avoiding damage as Aurelius throws knees to the body.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Aurelius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Lincoln is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aurelius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lincoln.
Lincoln gets through Aurelius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius stalls.
Aurelius lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Matt Lincoln will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lincoln circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lincoln lands with a straight right. Aurelius didn't see that one coming.
Aurelius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Aurelius is trying to break free.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Aurelius tries to break free but Lincoln pushes him back against the cage.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Aurelius avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
Aurelius holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Aurelius avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln scores with a shoulder strike.
Aurelius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lincoln lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Aurelius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius stalling.
Lincoln is working Aurelius over against the cage.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln's elbow.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?
Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Aurelius scores with a four punch combination!
Aurelius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Lincoln does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius tries to clinch but Lincoln moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
Aurelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincoln.
Aurelius throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Lincoln avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lincoln misses the target.
Aurelius tries to clinch but Lincoln moves away
enabling Lincoln to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius is rocked!
Lincoln is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aurelius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aurelius is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Lincoln walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Lincoln throwing a counter right hand but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Lincoln stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aurelius.
Aurelius seems to have recovered his senses.
Aurelius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincoln moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lincoln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelius circles away quickly and effectively.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aurelius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lincoln is able to avoid easily.
Lincoln throwing a counter right hand but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Aurelius moves to clinch but Lincoln breaks away
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelius misses with a combination
and Lincoln counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aurelius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aurelius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lincoln misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Aurelius wants to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelius misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincoln drops Aurelius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aurelius looks back up at him and smiles so Lincoln waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln drops Aurelius with a big left hand! Aurelius is injured, injured bad! Lincoln jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lincoln!
Matt Lincoln gave a mention to Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandstorm. Albert Fish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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115 lbs
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145 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos cracks a nice hook into Fish's ribs.
Fish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cronos's sensitive parts.
Cronos throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cronos throws a looping overhand right but Fish ducks down to avoid it.
Fish misses with an uppercut
and Cronos counters with a right hand to the body.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Fish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cronos misses with a hook to the body
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish scores with the left hand. Cronos knows he should have avoided that one.
Fish lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fish lands a jab to Cronos's midsection.
Cronos walks into a jab.
Albert Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Fish.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Cronos.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fish.
Cronos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Cronos ducks down to avoid it.
Cronos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cronos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Fish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cronos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cronos throws a series of punches but Fish moves out of range.
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fish appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cronos throws a looping overhand right but Fish ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Cronos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
Fish connects with a crisp jab.
Fish moves into range and clinches up with Cronos.
Fish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fish effectively controlling the action here.
Cronos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cronos avoids it.
Cronos breaks the clinch.
Cronos lands a jab-cross combination.
Cronos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Fish connects with a jab.
Fish throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Cronos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cronos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fish counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronos is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fish presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cronos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fish throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cronos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cronos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fish counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fish.
Fish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fish looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cronos throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fish here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fish swings widly with a right hand
and Cronos counters with a thumping low kick.
Fish tries to land a body kick
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cronos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fish rather than just go for the knockout.
Cronos punishes Fish's body with a nice straight punch.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
Cronos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos throws a lazy right hand but Fish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cronos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fish. Fish obviously looking to wear him down.
Cronos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cronos misses with a combination
and Fish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cronos thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos misses with a low kick.
Fish throws a hook but Cronos avoids it easily.
Cronos misses with a straight left.
Fish throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fish misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Fish takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fish shoots in looking for a takedown but Cronos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fish connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cronos throws a poor cross that misses
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cronos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cronos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cronos connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Fish misses the target.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cronos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fish.
Fish lands a lovely overhand right.
Cronos misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Fish on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cronos throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Fish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish throws a combination that misses
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cronos misses with a shot to the body
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish connects with a leg kick. Cronos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cronos motions for Fish to come forward. Cronos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fish lands a head shot.
Fish lands a glancing blow to the side of Cronos's head.
Cronos lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Albert Fish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Cronos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cronos moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Cronos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Fish lands with a kick to the temple. Cronos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cronos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice straight punches there by Fish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cronos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Cronos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cronos does no damage.
Cronos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Fish misses.
Fish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cronos on the side of the head.
Fish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cronos misses with an uppercut.
Fish throws the left hand but Cronos avoids the punch easily.
Cronos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cronos tries to move into range but Fish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fish lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cronos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cronos.
Fish swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish closes the distance but Cronos moves to the side
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fish shoots in looking for a takedown. Cronos tries to sprawl out of it but Fish keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cronos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Fish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cronos doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cronos. That did some damage!
Fish misses with a jab to the body
letting Cronos counter with a right hand.
Cronos looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Fish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fish thuds his right hand into Cronos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cronos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fish. That's going to slow Cronos down.
Cronos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cronos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos connects with a looping right hand.
Cronos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fish cracks Cronos with a good jab.
Fish shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cronos works over Fish's head and body with a nice combination.
Fish is rocked!
Cronos throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fish looks to throw the jab but Cronos is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Cronos misses with a double jab
and Fish counters with a good low kick that Cronos was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Albert Fish did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fish.
Cronos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fish seems to have got his legs back now.
Cronos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fish shoots in for a takedown but Cronos shows good takedown defense.
Cronos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fish is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cronos.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cronos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Fish is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cronos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fish has Cronos pressed against the cage, preventing Cronos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cronos avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.
Fish keeps control of Cronos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fish misses with a straight right.
Fish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cronos.
Nice straight punches there by Cronos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cronos.
Fish slips under a jab from Cronos.
Cronos throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Cronos.
Cronos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
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!
Cronos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fish moves away.
Cronos avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos looks for the body kick but Fish saw that one coming.
Fish misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fish. That's going to slow Cronos down.
Fish misses the jab.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Fish throws a lazy right hand but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fish works the jab nicely.
Cronos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cronos connects with a solid leg kick.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
It seemed like Cronos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Albert Fish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from Cronos.
Cronos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cronos throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Fish attempts a counter takedown but Cronos avoids it well and moves away.
Fish avoids the body shot from Cronos.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cronos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos misses with a head kick.
Cronos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cronos there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cronos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cronos tries a head kick but it misses.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Cronos manages to avoid it.
Fish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Cronos misses
and Fish counters with a leg kick.
Fish wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Cronos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cronos 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 Fish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fish.
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Cronos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Cronos moves out of range easily.
Cronos unleashes a big counter combination but Fish bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cronos scoring well with a low kick there.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cronos is out of range and Fish settles back down.
Cronos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cronos scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish misses with a takedown attempt
and Cronos counters with a left and a right that stings Fish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from Cronos
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cronos misses with a hook to the body
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albert Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cronos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cronos misses the shot to the body.
Fish is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cronos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cronos unleashes a big counter combination but Fish bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cronos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fish.
Cronos thuds a left hand into Fish's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish moves out of range as Cronos strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Cronos. Those never looked like landing.
Cronos cracks Fish with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Cronos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cronos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cronos lands a nice hook to Fish's body. Fish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jose Cronos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cronos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cronos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
Albert Fish retains his bantamweight title!
Albert Fish gave a mention to VIRAL COMBAT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Jose Cronos was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironobu Uematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, s.mouse - slap my elbow. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hironobu Uematsu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uematsu gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uematsu misses with some punches.
Cooper looking to stall.
Uematsu has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Uematsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Uematsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uematsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uematsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uematsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uematsu avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
It looks like Hironobu Uematsu has been cut.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Uematsu blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
I was talking to Cooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uematsu has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
A short left from Uematsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Cooper - that landed with a thud.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uematsu avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Uematsu has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uematsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uematsu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uematsu throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Uematsu lands an uppercut.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uematsu throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uematsu's defenses.
Uematsu pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uematsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uematsu working aggressively here.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Uematsu controls the action.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uematsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uematsu's defenses.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Uematsu lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Uematsu fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Uematsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uematsu's defenses.
That has opened up Hironobu Uematsu's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper tries a body shot but Uematsu blocks it.
Uematsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uematsu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uematsu or not.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper just leaning against Uematsu, taking a breather.
Cooper pushes Uematsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uematsu backwards.
Uematsu lands a left hand.
Uematsu dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Uematsu fails to land.
Uematsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uematsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uematsu blocks an elbow strike.
Uematsu misses with the head strike.
Uematsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Uematsu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Uematsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uematsu.
Cooper gets through Uematsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The cut above Hironobu Uematsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uematsu has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uematsu.
Uematsu misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Uematsu shrugs off.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
Cooper pushes Uematsu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Hironobu Uematsu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hironobu Uematsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Freddy Steel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Freddy Steel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Takahashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takahashi lands with a nice body kick.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Takahashi lands a nice looking body kick.
Takahashi cracks the inside of Steel's front leg.
Nice cross by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws the kick towards the body but Steel avoids it.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Takahashi checks a low kick from Steel.
Takahashi throws out a counter right but Steel avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Takahashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takahashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takahashi moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takahashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Takahashi moves forwards but Steel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel with a nice cross.
Takahashi thuds a left hand into Steel's body.
A leg kick checked by Steel.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
Steel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
A head kick from Takahashi lands but Steel takes it in his stride.
Freddy Steel's cut is getting worse.
Takahashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Takahashi takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Freddy Steel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takahashi drops Steel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Steel looks back up at him and smiles so Takahashi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Steel is rocked!
Jeez, Freddy Steel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Freddy Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ethelbart Takahashi!
Ethelbart Takahashi is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethelbart Takahashi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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