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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orc Mismash (ranked 24392 p4p, 720 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 24015 p4p, 744 weight class). Mismash's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain - Power of the Horde. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orc Mismash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mismash is just out of range.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Johnson passes Mismash's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mismash wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Mismash defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mismash to stand up.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mismash counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Mismash to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mismash.
It looks like Michael Johnson has been cut.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Mismash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mismash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Mismash defends it.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mismash tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Mismash is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mismash is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mismash tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Mismash avoids it easily.
Mismash clinches up against the cage.
Mismash gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mismash scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mismash.
Johnson is rocked!
That has opened up Michael Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mismash finish him?
Mismash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Orc Mismash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mismash really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mismash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mismash throws a head punch that misses.
Mismash has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Mismash fails to land.
Mismash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Mismash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mismash misses with some punches.
Mismash misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mismash.
Mismash throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mismash.
Mismash swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Mismash stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Mismash creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson tries to clinch up but Mismash pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Johnson to the mat! Johnson covers up and Mismash unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Orc Mismash!
An intense looking Orc Mismash took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'ME SMASH!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Parks (ranked 9068 p4p, 672 weight class) and Jack Kingson (ranked 8824 p4p, 664 weight class). The key to victory for Tony Parks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Kingson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks scores with a nice head shot.
Parks misses with a hook.
Kingson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kingson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Parks is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kingson yanks on the arm and Parks is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kingson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Kingson!
Jack Kingson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Kukkanen (ranked 9067 p4p, 777 weight class) and Aulis Homelius (ranked 6376 p4p, 667 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aapo Kukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homelius throws a series of punches but Kukkanen moves out of range.
Homelius misses with a low kick.
Homelius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kukkanen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kukkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Homelius slips a straight right by Kukkanen.
Kukkanen throws an overhand right that lands on Homelius's shoulder, as Homelius tries to avoid the shot.
Homelius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kukkanen checks a leg kick.
Kukkanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Homelius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Homelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kukkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Homelius is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Homelius might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Homelius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Homelius prevents Kukkanen from getting back to his feet.
Homelius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Homelius is just out of range.
And Homelius tries to counter it with a takedown but Kukkanen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kukkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Homelius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kukkanen!
Homelius moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kukkanen is looking for a sweep.
Kukkanen is letting Homelius control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukkanen is looking to reverse the position.
Kukkanen is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen struggling a bit here.
A control attempt from Kukkanen but he's now mounted!
Homelius controlling his opponent.
Kukkanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Homelius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
More stalling from Homelius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukkanen is trying to escape the mount.
Kukkanen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Homelius controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Homelius is continuing to stall.
Kukkanen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kukkanen tries to hold on but Homelius postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Homelius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Homelius throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kukkanen was covering up waiting for the punch and Homelius finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Homelius is stalling in the full guard.
Homelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kukkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Homelius has managed to get both his arms back between Kukkanen's legs - danger averted.
Aulis Homelius has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius is stalling in the full guard.
Kukkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kukkanen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkanen is looking to sweep but instead, Homelius has passed into half guard.
Kukkanen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kukkanen tries to get out of the position.
Homelius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Homelius with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Homelius wants to pass to mount but Kukkanen is defending the position.
Kukkanen is trying to stand.
Homelius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Homelius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Homelius controlling the pace.
Homelius lands strikes from half guard.
Homelius blocks the strikes from Kukkanen.
Homelius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Kukkanen misses.
Homelius feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius looks for a takedown but Kukkanen sprawls well.
Kukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Homelius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aapo Kukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukkanen misses with a double jab.
Homelius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Homelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kukkanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kukkanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Homelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Homelius. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Homelius shoots in and bounces Kukkanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kukkanen is wriggling around but Homelius manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius stops Kukkanen from getting back to his feet.
Homelius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Homelius is thwarting Kukkanen's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aulis Homelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Homelius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kukkanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Homelius stalls from top position.
Kukkanen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kukkanen stops Homelius from passing to mount.
Kukkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The adventures of Homelius the control monster continue. Boring.
Homelius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Homelius controls the position.
Kukkanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Homelius taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kukkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Homelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kukkanen is looking to counter punch.
Homelius misses with a takedown
enabling Kukkanen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius has a takedown stuffed.
Kukkanen swinging wildly here.
Aulis Homelius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kukkanen throws a big shot that misses.
Homelius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Homelius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kukkanen as he avoids it easily.
Aapo Kukkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aulis Homelius.
Kukkanen misses with a wild combination.
Kukkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kukkanen misses.
Homelius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Homelius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kukkanen is fending him off so far but Homelius persists. Nope, Kukkanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kukkanen works over Homelius's head and body with a nice combination.
Kukkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Homelius was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkanen.
A nice side step and Homelius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kukkanen misses with a jab to the body
and Homelius counters with a shoot takedown. Kukkanen fights it but they end up in guard.
Homelius is standing up over Kukkanen. Kukkanen looks to escape but Homelius dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Homelius is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kukkanen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kukkanen is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aapo Kukkanen.
I think Homelius 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aulis Homelius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brown (ranked 9078 p4p, 263 weight class) and Anthony Edwards (ranked 9025 p4p, 262 weight class). Andrew Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Edwards's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Edwards goes down! Can Brown finish him!?
It looks like Anthony Edwards has been cut.
Brown postures up in Edwards's guard and throws a big left but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards is adopting a defensive guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
Edwards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Brown wants to sweep here but Edwards controlling him for the moment.
Brown wants to stand but Edwards is controlling the position.
Edwards with a nice head shot there.
Edwards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Edwards advances position into side control!
Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brown is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edwards lands some shots froms side control.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Edwards keeps moving and retains side control.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Edwards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Edwards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown is not content to let Edwards control the position.
Edwards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown prevents Edwards from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Edwards looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Edwards should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Edwards in side control lands a decent elbow.
Edwards has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Edwards is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Brown has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Brown!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Edwards gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Edwards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Andrew Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Edwards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards counters by clinching up.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Edwards lands with a light punch inside.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brown regains guard immediately.
Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edwards advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Edwards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edwards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards working Brown over with strikes.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Edwards trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Edwards scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Edwards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Edwards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Edwards trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edwards is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown wants to clinch
so Edwards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Edwards off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Edwards swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Edwards fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Edwards persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anthony Edwards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Brown tries to kick Edwards off but Edwards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Edwards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edwards is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edwards to get the leverage.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Edwards moves nicely into side control.
Edwards advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown has given up his back.
Brown covers up after that shot from Edwards.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edwards on the ground.
Edwards loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Brown hold on?
Edwards is punishing Brown with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Edwards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Edwards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Edwards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown sneaks out the side door and pushes Edwards away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards slips a jab from Brown.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Edwards's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Anthony Edwards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown wants a takedown.
Edwards stalling against the cage.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edwards working Brown over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edwards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Edwards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Edwards!
Edwards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edwards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edwards cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Brown keeping full guard, as Edwards tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Edwards is chipping away with strikes.
Brown wants to control but Edwards postures up.
Edwards is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Edwards is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Edwards fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Edwards working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Edwards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Brown is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Edwards!
Anthony Edwards 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cat Fhin (ranked 8019 p4p, 248 weight class) and Yoshimitzu Sakuraba (ranked 8363 p4p, 252 weight class). Cat Fhin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sakuraba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Fhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakuraba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fhin lands with a good body shot.
Sakuraba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sakuraba feints and then cracks Fhin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fhin down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fhin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Fhin 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.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Fhin with a series of wild strikes but Fhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fhin connects with a nice looking jab.
Sakuraba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fhin. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Fhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakuraba.
Fhin looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fhin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sakuraba to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Cat Fhin has been cut.
Sakuraba cracks the inside of Fhin's front leg.
A nice combination there by Fhin.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Fhin digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Fhin loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Fhin.
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!
An inside leg kick from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba is looking to chop away at Fhin's legs.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from Fhin. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fhin slips a jab from Sakuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fhin moves away.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
Fhin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fhin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sakuraba throws a jab when Fhin was well out of range.
Fhin misses the shot to the body.
Fhin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakuraba.
Fhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Fhin misses with the combination.
Fhin misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Fhin throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Sakuraba catches Fhin right on the button with a cross.
Fhin throws a combination that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fhin manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fhin.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakuraba! But no joy.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
Fhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fhin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
Fhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fhin misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba misses with a body kick.
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Fhin moves away and avoids it.
Fhin misses with a two punch combination.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a head kick.
Fhin throws a combination that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fhin loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
A head kick by Sakuraba misses
and Fhin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Fhin avoids it easily.
Fhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fhin misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Fhin moves out of range.
Fhin throws a big shot that misses.
Fhin takes one on the button.
Fhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Fhin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakuraba. Fhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fhin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fhin slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
Fhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Cat Fhin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fhin cracks Sakuraba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sakuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Fhin is just out of range.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Fhin moves out of range.
Fhin ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a kick to the body.
Fhin misses with the combination.
Sakuraba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fhin will feel that in the morning.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking hook.
Fhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fhin throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fhin throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donk. Fhin catches Sakuraba right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba walks into a straight right hand from Fhin.
Fhin throws a right hand that misses
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands with a slapping head kick.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Fhin misses with a combination
and Sakuraba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fhin's knee momentarily.
Cat Fhin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Fhin moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks for the body kick but Fhin saw that one coming.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick as Fhin jumps back.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuraba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Fhin's head but Fhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fhin lands with a straight right. Sakuraba didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Fhin misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Fhin ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba thows a body kick. Fhin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws an overhand right that lands on Fhin's shoulder, as Fhin tries to avoid the shot.
Fhin lands with a nice combination. Sakuraba backs away looking to recover.
Sakuraba cracks a nice hook into Fhin's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fhin. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fhin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fhin blocks a head kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fhin throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Fhin throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhin throws a combination that misses
enabling Sakuraba to counter with a crisp jab.
Fhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fhin tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fhin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fhin blocks a jab.
Fhin digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Fhin takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba throws out a counter right but Fhin avoids it with no problem.
Sakuraba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fhin moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
Fhin misses with a double jab.
Sakuraba throws a good cross that connects.
Fhin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fhin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Fhin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba misses with a looping right.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Fhin avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Fhin misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
Fhin looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Fhin misses with a hook.
Sakuraba thinks about the counter body kick.
Fhin misses with a two punch combination.
Fhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fhin slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
Fhin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fhin throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Fhin.
Despite the aggression on Sakuraba's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba throws a head kick but Fhin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fhin misses the target.
Sakuraba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fhin manages to avoid it.
Fhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Cat Fhin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot by Fhin.
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Fhin blocks it.
Fhin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fhin throws a one two combo.
Fhin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Fhin's head but Fhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fhin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Fhin tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Fhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Fhin backs off Sakuraba throws a huge counter combo but Fhin manages to avoid it all.
Fhin blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Fhin misses.
Sakuraba throws out a counter right but Fhin avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Fhin with a series of wild strikes but Fhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Sakuraba lands with a kick to the temple. Fhin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cat Fhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fhin connects with a body shot that sends Sakuraba's belly button to the back.
Fhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakuraba misses with a head kick.
Fhin is looking for a counter combo.
Fhin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Fhin.
Fhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fhin throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fhin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Fhin.
Sakuraba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba scores with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba connects with an inside leg kick.
Sakuraba lands a head shot.
Fhin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakuraba.
No joy there for Fhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba is looking for the big counter here.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba misses with the body kick
and Fhin counters with a two punch combo.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fhin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fhin throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fhin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sakuraba - the referee stops the clock and Fhin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sakuraba. Fhin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sakuraba keeps Fhin at a distance using the push kick.
Fhin ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
A swing and a miss from Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fhin avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sakuraba.
Fhin avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Fhin blocks a leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a nice looking combination but Fhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Fhin.
Fhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fhin throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Cat Fhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fhin throws a series of strikes that have Sakuraba backpedaling.
Decent striking displayed by Fhin there.
Yoshimitzu Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Fhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Some wild striking there from Fhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fhin.
Sakuraba keeps Fhin at a distance using the push kick.
Fhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Fhin blocks the low kick.
Fhin misses with a body shot.
Fhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Fhin scores with a nice right hand.
Fhin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Fhin moves out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a straight right.
Cat Fhin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakuraba lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cat Fhin.
Well Fhin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cat Fhin!
Cat Fhin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Imbert (ranked 6673 p4p, 593 weight class) and Josh Heath (ranked 5488 p4p, 527 weight class). Heath has chosen Blaze all day -by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS as his entrance music. Jason Imbert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Heath 's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Imbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Heath !
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath takes a swing at Imbert's ribcage but misses.
Imbert scores with a three punch combo!
Heath tries for a takedown but Imbert circles away easily
and Imbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Heath . Those never looked like landing.
Heath rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Imbert counters with a left to the body.
Imbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Imbert misses with a wild combination.
Heath changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Imbert lands with a hook. Heath tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heath tries for a takedown but Imbert circles away easily
and Imbert counters with a straight right hand.
Heath missing with a left hand there. Imbert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Imbert throwing a counter right hand but Heath manages to avoid it.
Imbert drives through and clinches with Heath against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imbert blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imbert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heath backwards.
Heath is rocked!
Imbert lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Heath senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Imbert!
In defeat, Josh Heath stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Nebel (ranked 4294 p4p, 427 weight class) and Nathaniel Strong (ranked 4606 p4p, 450 weight class). Strong has chosen Clique as his entrance music. Hans Nebel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Nebel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nebel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Nathaniel Strong has been cut.
Nebel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Strong instigates a clinch.
Nebel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Nebel.
Strong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nebel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Nebel - just one landing.
Nebel tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong tries to clinch there but Nebel circles away.
Nebel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That has opened up Nathaniel Strong's cut even more.
Nebel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nebel lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Strong is looking to close the distance but Nebel sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Strong crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Strong is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hans Nebel!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Nebel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 3346 p4p, 333 weight class) and Viktor Alexandrov (ranked 7130 p4p, 614 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov throws a series of punches but Hippo avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrov darts in and clinches Hippo up against the cage.
Hippo pulls guard effortlessly.
Hippo has control of Alexandrov's left arm, preventing Alexandrov from doing any damage.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hippo keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov stopping the sweep attempt from Hippo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Hippo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alexandrov frees his head nicely. Oh but Hippo has switched to an armbar! Alexandrov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). King Hippo!
King Hippo made sure to mention his sponsor, Knockdown Clothes in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kento Ban Gbus (ranked 4526 p4p, 467 weight class) and Derek Johnson (ranked 3607 p4p, 382 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kento Ban Gbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban Gbus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Ban Gbus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ban Gbus swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Ban Gbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Ban Gbus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ban Gbus clinches with his opponent.
Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Ban Gbus working aggressively here.
I was talking to Ban Gbus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ban Gbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ban Gbus misses with the head strike.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ban Gbus fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Ban Gbus.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ban Gbus won't allow it.
Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ban Gbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Kento Ban Gbus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ban Gbus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Ban Gbus backs away looking to recover.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ban Gbus.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ban Gbus avoids it well.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ban Gbuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ban Gbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ban Gbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ban Gbus.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Ban Gbus has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus misses with the head strike.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ban Gbus fails to land.
Ban Gbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ban Gbus is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ban Gbus.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ban Gbus has double underhooks.
Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Ban Gbus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Ban Gbus misses with the head strike.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Ban Gbus keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Ban Gbus away but Ban Gbus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ban Gbus lands with a right to the head.
Ban Gbus lands a left hand.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus.
Kento Ban Gbus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ban Gbus misses with a punch on the inside.
Ban Gbus can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Ban Gbus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ban Gbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ban Gbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ban Gbus throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ban Gbus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Ban Gbus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Ban Gbus's shoulder, as Ban Gbus tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ban Gbus circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Ban Gbus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Ban Gbus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Ban Gbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Ban Gbus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Ban Gbus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ban Gbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ban Gbus's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban Gbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Ban Gbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ban Gbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ban Gbus moves out of range.
It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ban Gbus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ban Gbus with a series of wild strikes but Ban Gbus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Ban Gbus misses the target.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Derek Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to bum rush Ban Gbus with a series of wild strikes but Ban Gbus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ban Gbus moves into the clinch.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ban Gbus keeps him there for the moment.
Ban Gbus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ban Gbus pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban Gbus lands a shoulder strike.
Ban Gbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Ban Gbus tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ban Gbus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kento Ban Gbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ban Gbus is controlling the position.
Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Ban Gbus away but Ban Gbus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ban Gbus slows down the pace here.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derek Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ban Gbus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kento Ban Gbus!
A victorious Kento Ban Gbus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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