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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Eggering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Kaiana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Eggering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Kaiana!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggering has Kaiana up against the cage in a clinch.
Eggering lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Eggering.
It looks like Harold Kaiana has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Eggering.
Kaiana is rocked!
Eggering softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaiana is still on wobbly legs! Can Eggering finish him?
Eggering cracks Kaiana with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eggering.
Eggering drops Kaiana onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kaiana is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eggering lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eggering dips a shoulder and cracks Kaiana with a mighty uppercut! Kaiana falls back against the cage and Eggering unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kaiana is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Eggering screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Eggering!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Wakosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Malkova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Wakosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxim Malkova!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkova lands a head shot.
Wakosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wakosky is leaning against Malkova and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wakosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wakosky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malkova circles away.
Wakosky moves into the clinch.
Malkova blocks a body shot from Wakosky.
Wakosky blocks a body shot from Malkova.
Wakosky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malkova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wakosky working aggressively here.
Wakosky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malkova's elbow.
Wakosky pulls guard effortlessly.
Malkova postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakosky working for a triangle but Malkova defends it easily.
Malkova slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakosky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Malkova postures up.
Malkova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wakosky manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nice body punch from Malkova - that landed with a thud.
Malkova is trying to push Wakosky away but Wakosky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Malkova on the inside.
Malkova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wakosky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wakosky prevents a body shot from Malkova.
Malkova can't break the clinch.
Malkova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malkova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malkova can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wakosky.
A short right from Wakosky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malkova walks away with a smile on his face. Wakosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Wakosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wakosky tries to close the distance and clinch but Malkova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wakosky tries to clinch up.
Maxim Malkova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wakosky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Malkova releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wakosky scores with a hook to the body. Malkova takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malkova cracks Wakosky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malkova.
Wakosky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malkova misses with the head strike.
Wakosky breaks the clinch.
Malkova dodges the punch combination from Wakosky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky forces Malkova back against the cage and clinches.
Malkova swings wildly with an uppercut but Wakosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wakosky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wakosky can't find room to land a body shot as Malkova controls the action.
Malkova has a couple of punches blocked by Wakosky.
Wakosky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wakosky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Malkova preventing the sweep.
Wakosky is working hard here to advance position.
Wakosky striking off his back but it's not causing Malkova any problems.
Wakosky is pulling down on Malkova's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakosky is trying to keep Malkova in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky wants to control the position but Malkova says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wakosky gets back to full guard.
Malkova preventing the sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wakosky is trying to keep Malkova in close.
Wakosky pushes Malkova off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malkova throws an overhand right that lands on Wakosky's shoulder, as Wakosky tries to avoid the shot.
Wakosky closes the distance but Malkova moves to the side
and Malkova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wakosky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Wakosky 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.
Wakosky tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malkova defends well and Wakosky ends up having to push Malkova into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wakosky tries to close the distance and clinch but Malkova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Wakosky backs off Malkova throws a huge counter combo but Wakosky manages to avoid it all.
Wakosky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wakosky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wakosky tries for a takedown but Malkova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Wakosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkova dodges the punch combination from Wakosky.
Malkova steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wakosky.
Nice shot by Malkova.
Maxim Malkova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Malkova as Wakosky shoots in.
Malkova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wakosky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakosky shoots in for a takedown but Malkova shows good takedown defense.
Malkova swats away the attempt to clinch by Wakosky.
Malkova looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malkova avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wakosky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wakosky moves into range and clinches up with Malkova.
Malkova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malkova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malkova is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malkova lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wakosky blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Malkova.
Malkova working aggressively here.
Wakosky is looking to control Malkova's arms but Malkova gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wakosky has his back to the cage.
Wakosky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob Wakosky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malkova misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Malkova.
Malkova pressing his opponent against the cage.
Malkova lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malkova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Wakosky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malkova lands a hook that snaps the head of Wakosky backwards.
Wakosky goes for a takedown attempt but Malkova pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wakosky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Malkova counter with a right hand.
Wakosky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malkova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wakosky closes the distance but Malkova moves to the side
and Malkova counters with a one-two to the body.
Wakosky misses with a takedown
and Malkova moves into the clinch.
Malkova prevents a body shot from Wakosky.
Wakosky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malkova lands a hook that snaps the head of Wakosky backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malkova lands a body punch.
Wakosky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wakosky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Wakosky.
Malkova has a couple of punches blocked by Wakosky.
Wakosky jumps guard but Malkova stands there with Wakosky around his waist. Wakosky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malkova working aggressively here.
Wakosky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wakosky has Malkova pressed against the cage, preventing Malkova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wakosky breaks from the clinch.
Wakosky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malkova gets caught flat footed, as Wakosky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky throwing strikes but missing.
Wakosky throwing strikes from guard but Malkova blocks nicely.
Wakosky trying to control but Malkova is working from the bottom.
Malkova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wakosky.
Wakosky wants to control from the top but Malkova keeps moving.
Malkova seems keen to control Wakosky's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Malkova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wakosky tries for a takedown but Malkova circles away easily
and Malkova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wakosky tries to clinch but Malkova is having none of it.
Wakosky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malkova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wakosky shoots in and drives through. Malkova sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Wakosky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkova lands a nice hook to Wakosky's body. Wakosky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malkova circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malkova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakosky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wakosky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malkova defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakosky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Maxim Malkova has been cut.
Malkova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkova.
Wakosky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malkova but Malkova pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wakosky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Malkova counter with a right hand.
Bob Wakosky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wakosky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malkova lands with a hook. Wakosky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wakosky shoots for a takedown but Malkova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malkova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkova.
Wakosky misses with a takedown attempt - Malkova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malkova! But no joy.
Maxim Malkova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky shoots and misses
and Malkova counters with a nice body shot.
Bob Wakosky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wakosky throws a combination that misses
enabling Malkova to counter with a crisp jab.
Wakosky drives through and clinches with Malkova against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Well,Wakosky is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Wakosky swings wildly with an uppercut but Malkova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wakosky misses with a punch to the body.
Wakosky is trying to drag Malkova to the mat but Malkova just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wakosky jumps guard but Malkova turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakosky fails to pull guard.
Wakosky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malkova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wakosky misses with a body punch.
Wakosky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Wakosky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wakosky blocks an uppercut.
Malkova breaks from the clinch.
Wakosky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malkova defends it nicely.
Wakosky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malkova scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkova misses with a wild body shot.
Wakosky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wakosky throws a series of punches but Malkova avoids them all with ease.
Wakosky fails with the takedown
and Malkova counters with a right hand to the body.
Wakosky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malkova.
Wakosky tries for a takedown but Malkova circles away easily
and Wakosky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wakosky tries for a takedown but Malkova circles away easily
and Malkova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob Wakosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wakosky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malkova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wakosky thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Malkova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malkova has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Maxim Malkova!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Maxim Malkova!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Maxim Malkova!
Maxim Malkova wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Allahu Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obat Timur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Goyang Dumang. The key to victory for Allahu Akbar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Allahu Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obat Timur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timur shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Akbar is trying to defend but Timur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Timur misses with a head shot. Akbar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Akbar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Timur is pushing down on Akbar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Akbar is fighting to maintain full guard but Timur has managed to sneak the leg through.
Timur is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Akbar is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Obat Timur!
Obat Timur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Allahu Akbar was interviewed post fight and said 'Death to America!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burning Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that James Kicker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Kicker 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Burning Flame!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker 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.
Kicker misses with a hook. Flame ducked under it nicely.
Kicker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flame manages to avoid it.
Flame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flame throws a fast counter high kick but Kicker manages to duck under it in time.
Flame lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Kicker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flame lands a left and a right that send Kicker crashing to the mat, dazed. Flame thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like James Kicker has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kicker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Flame connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kicker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kicker lunges at Flame with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flame's hand.
Flame blocks a jab.
Kicker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame can't find room to land a body shot as Kicker controls the action.
A short right from Kicker on the inside.
Kicker effectively controlling the action here.
Kicker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike.
Flame lands with a right to the head.
Kicker lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kicker.
Kicker slowing the pace effectively.
Kicker blocks an uppercut.
Kicker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kicker scores with a shot to the side of Flame's head.
Kicker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Kicker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flame tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flame looking to slow down the pace here.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Kicker as the two fighters clinch.
Flame looks winded!
Kicker effectively controlling the action here.
Kicker lands with a light punch inside.
Flame tries to land a knee to the head but Kicker blocks with his arms.
Kicker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kicker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kicker stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Kicker.
Flame is rocked!
Kicker digs a right hand underneath Flame's ribcage. Flame let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flame is still on wobbly legs! Can Kicker finish him?
Kicker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flame seems to have recovered his senses.
Kicker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flame throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kicker on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kicker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flame.
Flame throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kicker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flame pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James Kicker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flame gets tackled into the cage by Kicker. Kicker maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Kicker.
A body shot lands from Kicker.
A short uppercut from Kicker.
Kicker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kicker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kicker lands an uppercut.
Kicker leaning against his opponent.
Kicker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kicker lands an uppercut.
Flame throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kicker blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flame backwards.
Kicker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kicker avoiding damage as Flame throws knees to the body.
Kicker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Flame to his knees! Kicker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kicker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nathan Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
165 lbs
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26
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Tinto!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz dives in and grabs Tinto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinto pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Tinto misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tinto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tinto swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tinto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz takes a swing at Tinto's ribcage but misses.
Tinto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tinto is in Diaz's guard.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Tinto to get to half guard.
Diaz trying to control but Tinto postures up.
Tinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tinto works his way into side control.
Diaz regains half guard.
Tinto prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Tinto sits in half guard.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works over Tinto with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Tinto keeps moving.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Our spies down at at The Bear's Den inform us that Tinto has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz 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.
Tinto working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Tinto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Tinto!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tinto throwing strikes but missing.
Tinto throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tinto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tinto throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Tinto slips under a jab.
Tinto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Tinto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tinto continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Tinto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinto cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tinto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tinto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz stops Tinto from passing to mount.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tinto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz checks a low kick from Tinto.
Tinto throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tinto wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz lands with a hook. Tinto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Tinto misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Tinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tinto throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Tinto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz takes a swing at Tinto's ribcage but misses.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tinto but Tinto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Tinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nathan Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Tinto swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Tinto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Tinto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tinto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tinto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tinto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tinto passes into side control.
Tinto is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz stops Tinto from passing to mount.
That's four 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.
The strikes coming from Tinto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz wants to control but Tinto postures up.
Tinto has control of an arm but Diaz manages to advance to Tinto's back!
Tinto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diaz's guard. Nice work there by Tinto.
Tinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Tinto passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tinto slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Diaz dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Tinto's head back.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tinto misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Tinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz has his foot on Tinto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tinto works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tinto is now in half guard.
Tinto works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice elbow there by Tinto.
Diaz wants to hold on but Tinto pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Tinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Daniel Tinto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinto controlling from mount.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Tinto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Tinto unloading with bombs!
Tinto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Tinto's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tinto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tinto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tinto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tinto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tinto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Daniel Tinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tinto controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tinto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz trying to control but Tinto postures up.
Tinto controlling the action here.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tinto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nathan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tinto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Tinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tinto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Daniel Tinto!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Daniel Tinto!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Daniel Tinto!
Daniel Tinto wins by unanimous decision!
Daniel Tinto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nathan Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight! I'll be back '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rocky Hill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocky Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samwell Tarly!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with the combination.
Rocky Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Tarly moves into the clinch.
Tarly lands a left hand.
Tarly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tarly gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tarly.
A hook to the body from Tarly.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Tarly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarly lands with a light punch inside.
Tarly lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tarly.
Tarly lands a left hand.
Tarly scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarly.
Tarly effectively controlling the action here.
Tarly scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill is rocked!
Tarly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Tarly.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarly'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tarly.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Tarly lands an uppercut.
Tarly lands with a light punch inside.
Tarly pushes Hill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tarly lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Rocky Hill has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Tarly as the two fighters clinch.
Tarly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Tarly - that landed with a thud.
Tarly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarly creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hill's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hill drops to his knees and Tarly pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samwell Tarly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mzai Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Game-Motörhead. Mzai Uno has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Karlsson's chin.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mzai Uno!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Uno drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Uno is looking for the KO!
Uno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Uno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Uno takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to push Uno away but Uno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Uno fails to land.
Uno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Uno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uno throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno taking a breather.
Uno blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uno lands a shot to the body.
Uno misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uno.
Karlsson lands a body punch.
Uno's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Uno's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uno lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Karlsson.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch but Uno keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson digs a right hand into Uno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uno's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Karlsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uno lands a right hand.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Uno is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns Uno into the cage.
Uno being controlled against the cage.
Uno taking a breather.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson is struggling to control the position.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Uno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Uno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Uno is controlling the position.
Karlsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uno works on Karlsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Uno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Uno blocking some punches.
Uno wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Uno.
Uno takes a shot to the head.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Uno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uno just leaning against Karlsson, taking a breather.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Uno trying to stall but Karlsson improves his position.
Uno misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uno.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uno has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson is leaning against Uno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Frank Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Uno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karlsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uno takes one to the chin there.
Karlsson punishes Uno's body with a nice straight punch.
Mzai Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Uno wants to clinch
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uno in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A cross from Karlsson lands.
Uno is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uno doesn't manage to clinch there - Karlsson circles away.
Uno is looking to clinch but Karlsson is avoiding it.
Mzai Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uno swings widly with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uno thinking.
Uno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karlsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Uno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karlsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno tries to clinch there but Karlsson circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karlsson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Uno blocking some punches.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Unos head.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uno can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uno.
Uno tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Uno stalls.
Uno is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uno throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Uno scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Uno taking a breather.
Karlsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uno can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Unos head.
Good body shot from Karlsson.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body.
Uno is working Karlsson over against the cage.
Uno struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Karlsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Uno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Uno lands a body shot.
Uno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uno.
A head punch on the inside from Uno fails to land.
Uno has Karlsson pressed against the cage.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uno trying to control the position but instead, Karlsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uno into the cage.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Uno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank Karlsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Uno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Karlsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uno is rocked!
Karlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uno is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Uno misses with a combination
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uno takes one on the button.
Uno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uno seems to have recovered his senses.
Karlsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Karlsson.
Uno clinches.
Uno misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karlsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karlsson lands a left hand.
Uno has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
A short left from Karlsson.
Uno wants to stall.
Uno throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
Still in the clinch, Karlsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Karlsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uno struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uno tries to stall but Karlsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Uno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uno misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Uno controls the action.
Karlsson drops Uno onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Uno is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Uno is looking to control Karlsson's arms but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uno has his back to the cage.
Karlsson dips a shoulder and cracks Uno with a mighty uppercut! Uno falls back against the cage and Karlsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Uno is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Karlsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Karlsson!
A less than humble Frank Karlsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Hilfiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronny Hilfiger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Hilfiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustav Berg!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hilfiger. That's going to slow Berg down.
Hilfiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilfiger moves away.
Berg just misses with a punch to the body.
Berg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hilfiger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hilfiger.
Berg throws a hook to the side of Hilfiger's head but Hilfiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berg connects with a body shot.
Hilfiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berg manages to avoid it.
Hilfiger looks to land a right hand but Berg moved out of range.
A jab from Hilfiger does it's job there.
Hilfiger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berg throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilfiger.
Berg instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg blocking some punches.
Hilfiger scores with a shot to the side of Berg's head.
Berg swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilfiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Berg has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Hilfiger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg is working Hilfiger over against the cage.
Hilfiger works on Berg's body with a couple of short punches.
Hilfiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hilfiger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Berg misses with the head strike.
Hilfiger working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger can't find room to land a body shot as Berg controls the action.
Hilfiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Berg.
Berg blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger scores with a hook to the body.
Hilfiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hilfiger.
Hilfiger throws a head punch that misses.
Berg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berg tries to work over Hilfiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger digs a right hand underneath Berg's ribcage. Berg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hilfiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berg's elbow.
Hilfiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilfiger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg misses with a punch to the body.
Hilfiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilfiger digs a good hook to Berg's body.
Hilfiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berg swings for the body but Hilfiger moves out of range.
Hilfiger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Berg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Berg tries to clinch there but Hilfiger circles away.
Hilfiger throws a right hand that Berg ducks under and follows up with a left that Berg also avoids with ease.
Berg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilfiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Berg darts in and clinches Hilfiger up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilfiger lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Hilfiger.
Hilfiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Berg throws a punch but it's blocked by Hilfiger.
Berg misses with a punch on the inside.
Berg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berg takes a shot to the head.
Berg is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Hilfiger fails to land.
Berg is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilfiger finish him?
Hilfiger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hilfiger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hilfiger scores with a hook to the body.
Hilfiger scores with a hook to the body.
Berg looks winded!
Hilfiger lands an uppercut.
Hilfiger blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilfiger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hilfiger dips a shoulder and cracks Berg with a mighty uppercut! Berg falls back against the cage and Hilfiger unloads with a barrage of strikes! Berg is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hilfiger screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronny Hilfiger!
Ronny Hilfiger 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Linguine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huan Tai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linguine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarface - I Seen A Man Die. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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230 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luigi Linguine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huan Tai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linguine throws a big shot that misses.
Tai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Linguine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linguine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tai.
Linguine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linguine blocks the body kick.
Linguine moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tai.
Tai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linguine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Linguine.
Tai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Linguine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linguine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linguine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tai.
Tai thinks about the counter body kick.
Linguine misses with a wild body shot.
Tai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Linguine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KING OF PAIN in the buildup to the fight.
Nice jab there from Linguine.
Linguine misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linguine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linguine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tai ducks under a wild hook from Linguine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Linguine misses the shot to the body.
Linguine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai misses with a low kick as Linguine jumps back.
Linguine looks to score with a jab to the body but Tai is just out of range.
Linguine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Linguine misses the target.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linguine misses with a wild body shot.
Tai scores with a kick to the body.
Tai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linguine is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguine misses with a shot to the body
and Tai counters with a good, hard body kick but Linguine shrugs it off.
Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tai ducks under a wild hook from Linguine.
Tai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tai looks to land a body kick but Linguine moved away.
Tai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linguine wants to clinch up but Tai keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Tai.
Linguine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linguine misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai cracks the inside of Linguine's front leg.
Linguine 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai throws a leg kick which misses Linguine's front leg but catches the back leg as Linguine tries to avoid it.
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai flicks out a counter leg kick but Linguine steps away.
Linguine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Linguine throws a hook to the side of Tai's head but Tai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linguine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linguine blocks a head kick by Tai.
Linguine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tai throws a head kick that Linguine semi-blocks.
Tai is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huan Tai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Linguine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai counters with a head kick that drops Linguine to the mat! Linguine scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Linguine is rocked!
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linguine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linguine throws a right hand that misses
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Linguine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tai counters with a body kick that stops Linguine in his tracks momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tai!
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai looks to land a body kick but Linguine moved away.
Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linguine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linguine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Linguine misses.
Huan Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tai misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tai. Linguine shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tai.
Linguine throws a right hand that misses
and Tai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tai throws a sloppy head kick and Linguine moves out of range easily.
Tai pushes Linguine away with a front kick.
Tai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Tai.
Tai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linguine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Linguine throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linguine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linguine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai tries a head kick but it misses.
Linguine throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Linguine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tai throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An inside leg kick from Tai misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai misses with a body kick.
Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Linguine in the body.
Tai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linguine.
Tai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tai throws a lazy head kick
and Linguine counters with a stiff right hand.
Tai is looking to land body kicks.
Tai throws a nice head kick!
Linguine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Linguine misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tai throws a wild body kick that Linguine sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tai.
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tai tries to land a front kick but Linguine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linguine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tai lands a head kick!
Tai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linguine takes a step back to recover.
Linguine 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huan Tai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tai scores with a kick to the body.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tai thuds his shin into the meat of Linguine's side.
Tai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tai throws a wild body kick that Linguine sees coming a mile off.
Linguine tries to counter by clinching up but Tai breaks away and moves out of range.
Tai throws a head kick but Linguine moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai pushes Linguine away with a front kick.
Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Linguine in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linguine's head.
Linguine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tai.
Tai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tai, right into the meat.
Tai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linguine's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Tai.
Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linguine. Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tai thinks about the counter body kick.
Tai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linguine's calf.
Good leg kick by Tai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tai scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linguine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tai.
An inside leg kick lands from Tai.
Tai lands a leg kick that knocks Linguine off balance momentarily.
Tai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai throws a head kick but Linguine moves out of range.
Huan Tai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tai!
That kick from Tai tenderised Linguine's leg. Linguine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linguine moves out of range of the body kick from Tai.
Linguine misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linguine throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linguine.
Tai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tai lands a high kick!
Tai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tai lands a head kick!
Tai delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tai.
Tai connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linguine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai counters with a low kick, right behind Linguine 's knee.
Tai thows a body kick. Linguine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tai - that will leave a mark!
Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tai throws a push kick but Linguine slaps the foot to one side.
Luigi Linguine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linguine takes a swing at Tai's ribcage but misses.
Linguine misses with a hook to the body
and Tai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huan Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Huan Tai!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Huan Tai!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Huan Tai!
Huan Tai wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Val Halla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
257 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Val Halla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halla jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Val Halla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halla has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Halla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Halla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halla.
Halla lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halla misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Halla.
Halla lands with a light punch inside.
Halla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halla.
Emelianenko feints the counter takedown.
Halla takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko tries to get into range but Halla steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Emelianenko! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Halla scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Val Halla!
Val Halla is the new heavyweight champion!
Val Halla thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Aleksandr Emelianenko spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm lose... But I sleep with his wife. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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