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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Disi (ranked 8477 p4p, 277 weight class) and Trai Prugsanapan (ranked 4906 p4p, 207 weight class). Prugsanapan has chosen Sarama as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Trai Prugsanapan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Disi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trai Prugsanapan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prugsanapan.
Prugsanapan lands a nice hook to Disi's body. Disi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prugsanapan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Disi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prugsanapan defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prugsanapan.
Disi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prugsanapan instigates a clinch.
Prugsanapan looking to throw knees to the head but Disi is blocking nicely.
Disi blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prugsanapan lands a right hand.
Disi managing to block the knees to the body from Prugsanapan.
We've been informed that Prugsanapan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Prugsanapan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Prugsanapan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Disi blocks it with crossed arms.
Prugsanapan has a couple of punches blocked by Disi.
Disi blocks an elbow strike from Prugsanapan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prugsanapan prevents Disi from breaking the clinch.
Disi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Disi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Disi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Prugsanapan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prugsanapan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Disi is trying to break the clinch but Prugsanapan is controlling him.
Prugsanapan throws a head punch that misses.
Prugsanapan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disi avoids it.
Disi breaks the clinch.
Disi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Prugsanapan. That one must have hurt.
Disi moves away from the strike by Prugsanapan.
Disi drops Prugsanapan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Prugsanapan looks back up at him and smiles so Disi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Prugsanapan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disi connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Prugsanapan covering up! Disi comes in with a big uppercut and Prugsanapan goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emilio Disi!
Emilio Disi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Juluk (ranked 8399 p4p, 664 weight class) and Mickey Flannerry (ranked 3443 p4p, 378 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Juluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Flannerry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Flannerry.
Flannerry throws a nice looking combination but Juluk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Flannerry.
It looked like Juluk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flannerry lands with a shot to the body.
Flannerry takes a swing at Juluk's ribcage but misses.
Juluk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juluk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flannerry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juluk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juluk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flannerry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juluk tries to pull guard but Flannerry holds him up against the cage and eventually Juluk drops back down to his feet.
Flannerry slows down the pace here.
Juluk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juluk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flannerry.
Flannerry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Juluk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flannerry just misses with a punch to the body.
Juluk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flannerry throws a right hand that Juluk ducks under and follows up with a left that Juluk also avoids with ease.
Flannerry throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Flannerry looks to move away, Juluk throws a big counter combo but Flannerry just gets out of the way.
Juluk shoots for a double leg takedown but Flannerry sprawls well. He's pushed Juluk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juluk tries to clinch but Flannerry moves out of range.
Flannerry throws a right and a left that Juluk avoids nicely.
A combination from Flannerry does no damage.
Flannerry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juluk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juluk clinches with his opponent.
Come on Juluk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannerry scores with a shoulder strike.
Flannerry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flannerry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juluk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Juluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juluk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flannerry scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Flannerry. Beautiful body shot.
Juluk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Flannerry is trying to defend but Juluk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Flannerry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juluk is working away from the top position though.
Flannerry keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juluk trying to control the action but Flannerry is working from the bottom.
Juluk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Juluk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flannerry defending well though.
Juluk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Juluk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Flannerry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juluk.
Juluk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flannerry.
Juluk walks into a jab.
It looks like Ferdinand Juluk has been cut.
Flannerry swings for the body but Juluk moves out of range.
Juluk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Flannerry stalks Juluk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Juluk's face. Juluk staggers backwards, shaken.
Flannerry swings for the body but Juluk moves out of range.
Juluk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Flannerry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flannerry throws a combination that misses
and Juluk counters with a two punch combo.
Juluk shoots in for a double leg but Flannerry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flannerry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juluk misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Flannerry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ferdinand Juluk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flannerry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flannerry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juluk moves away.
Flannerry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flannerry gets tackled into the cage by Juluk. Juluk maintains the clinch.
Juluk wants a takedown but no success here.
Juluk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flannerry is defending well.
Flannerry throws a head punch that misses.
Flannerry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Juluk backwards.
Flannerry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juluk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juluk shoots in for a takedown but Flannerry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Juluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flannerry looks to score with a jab to the body but Juluk is just out of range.
Juluk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Flannerry sprawls and moves away.
Juluk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flannerry throws out the jab.
Flannerry cracks Juluk with a hook to the temple - Juluk is on wobbly legs here! Flannerry swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Juluk falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Flannerry wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mickey Flannerry!
An out of breath Mickey Flannerry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 3782 p4p, 418 weight class) and Pat Williams (ranked 4859 p4p, 513 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
Kamei misses with the combination.
Kamei misses the jab.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kamei, as that shot connected.
Kamei tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams tries to clinch up but Kamei circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams wants to clinch up but Kamei keeps it at a distance.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamei throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams has Kamei up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Kamei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kamei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike.
Kamei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
As Williams looks to move away, Kamei throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Kamei.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
Williams clinches up with Kamei and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams tries to stall but Kamei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamei blocks an uppercut.
Kamei lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kamei as the two fighters clinch.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamei blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Kamei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei moves out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kamei is avoiding it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamei lands an overhand right.
Good exchange - Kamei coming out on top.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Kamei.
Kamei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
A nice left hand lands by Kamei.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kamei is keeping busy.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Kamei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamei throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Kamei tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Kamei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kamei tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei is having none of it.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamei misses the target.
Kamei connects with a single shot there.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to clinch there but Kamei circles away.
Williams defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Kamei fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Kamei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Kamei struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamei breaks from the clinch.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams gets a clinch.
Kamei breaks the clinch.
Williams throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Williams clinches up with Kamei and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Kamei blocking some punches.
Kamei digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Kamei digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams 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.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams avoids the body shot from Kamei.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamei misses the target.
Koichi Kamei is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Kamei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kamei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams tries to clinch
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei misses the jab.
Kamei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Kamei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to move into range but Kamei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Kamei.
Williams gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamei finish him?
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamei lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei is having none of it.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamei throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Kamei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Kamei swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
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!
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei is having none of it.
Williams tries to clinch there but Kamei circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Kamei.
Kamei lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamei misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamei.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamei throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamei throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei is having none of it.
Kamei misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams wants to clinch up but Kamei keeps it at a distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamei circles away.
Kamei throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws out a counter right but Kamei avoids it with no problem.
Kamei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamei circles away.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Kamei's head but Kamei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamei dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Kamei swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Kamei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Pat Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kamei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Kamei had a free shot at his head there.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamei throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Kamei throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kamei.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Kamei lands a jab to the head.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams wants to clinch
and Kamei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamei circles away.
Kamei throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kamei is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that second round.
That's time! Kamei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamei misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Kamei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei moves out of range.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Kamei pushes him off.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Kamei.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamei blocks an uppercut.
Kamei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Kamei tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamei throws a big counter combination but Williams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Williams wants to clinch.
Kamei jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Kamei gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Kamei lands a shoulder strike.
Kamei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei with a hook.
Kamei catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamei swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamei.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Kamei misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to clinch there but Kamei circles away.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Kamei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws the left hand but Kamei avoids the punch easily.
Kamei swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Kamei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pat Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamei scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tries to clinch but Kamei is having none of it.
Williams wants to clinch.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamei lands a body shot.
Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamei digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Kamei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamei keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamei lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamei misses with a straight right.
Kamei misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamei, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Bragg (ranked 2741 p4p, 305 weight class) and Roy Jones Gracie (ranked 4317 p4p, 428 weight class). Bragg comes into the arena with Everything Comes Back To You blaring out of the sound system. Roy Jones Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Bragg with that takedown attempt.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bragg in his tracks.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bragg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bragg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bragg struggling a bit here.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bragg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bragg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bragg tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is working to tighten his grip on Bragg's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bragg has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gracie is really squeezing tight and eventually Bragg passes out! Gracie breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roy Jones Gracie!
The defeated Brandon Bragg had this to say: 'Charlie Strong is the worst thing to happen to Texas Football'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boogie Rollins (ranked 2927 p4p, 414 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 2229 p4p, 331 weight class). Rollins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fish Fight- King Khan and BBQ Show. Wagner has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. Boogie Rollins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins misses with a kick to the body.
Wagner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rollins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wagner lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Rollins misses its intended target.
Wagner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wagner scores with a jab.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Wagner.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Wagner lands an overhand right.
Wagner throws a good cross that connects.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wagner sprawls well. Wagner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rollins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wagner pinned against the cage. Wagner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wagner jabs Rollins right on the nose. Rollins blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wagner sprawls and moves away.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boogie Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wagner!
Wagner is looking to reverse the position.
Wagner is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Wagner can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner is trying to get back to half guard.
Rollins lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rollins is putting a hurting on Wagner here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins landing a few strikes.
Rollins working away.
Wagner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rollins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wagner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wagner regains half guard.
Wagner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rollins is working away from the top position though.
Wagner tries to get to full guard but Rollins has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rollins.
Wagner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wagner wants to control but Rollins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wagner tries to roll over but Rollins keeps him under control.
Wagner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wagner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wagner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wagner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rollins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wagner can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rollins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rollins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rollins with the ground and pound from mount.
Wagner is rocked!
Wagner takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Rollins's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boogie Rollins!
Boogie Rollins gave a mention to Forge Clothing Co. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Man Itizer (ranked 4259 p4p, 452 weight class) and Mickey Diaz (ranked 2192 p4p, 265 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Coming For You, by The Offspring. Mickey Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Man Itizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Itizer's shoulder, as Itizer tries to avoid the shot.
Itizer throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Itizer and move into the clinch position.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Itizer circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Itizer has him pressed against the cage.
Itizer lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mickey Diaz has been cut.
Diaz jumps guard but Itizer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Itizer has him pressed against the cage.
Man Itizer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Diaz.
Itizer lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Itizer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Itizer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Itizer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itizer misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Itizer holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Itizer tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Itizer back against the cage.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Itizer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itizer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Itizer.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Itizer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Itizer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Itizer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz 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.
Itizer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Itizer lands with a short shot to the head.
Itizer is struggling to control the position.
Diaz jumps guard but Itizer stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Itizer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Itizer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Itizer smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itizer swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Itizer works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Itizer lands a shot to the body.
Diaz looks winded!
Itizer scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Itizer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz jumps guard but Itizer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Itizer.
Itizer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Itizer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Itizer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Itizer lands with a light punch inside.
Itizer scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short uppercut from Itizer.
Itizer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itizer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Itizer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Itizer.
Diaz letting Itizer take a breather here.
Itizer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Itizer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Itizer lands a nice elbow.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Itizer to keep the fight standing.
Itizer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz tries to pull guard but Itizer won't allow it.
Itizer tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Itizer smiles and moves away.
The fighters circle, before Itizer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Diaz's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Itizer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Man Itizer!
Man Itizer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Killian Armstrong (ranked 2292 p4p, 270 weight class) and Murphy Brown (ranked 2128 p4p, 252 weight class). Killian Armstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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28
162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Killian Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Murphy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Armstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling him.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
As Armstrong backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Armstrong manages to avoid it all.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown is pushing Armstrong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Brown cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Armstrong's ribs.
Brown has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Brown wants to clinch
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Brown.
Armstrong has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Armstrong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Armstrong keeps him there for the moment.
Armstrong tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong lands a left hand.
Armstrong lands with a light punch inside.
Armstrong taking a breather.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Armstrong trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown is trying to push Armstrong away but Armstrong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Armstrong gets a clinch.
Brown gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Killian Armstrong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Armstrong. Armstrong maintains the clinch.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Armstrong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Armstrong into the cage.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is aggressively charging in as Armstrong backs up avoiding any damage. Armstrong tosses out a jab and Brown runs right into it face first! Brown is out cold! Armstrong dropped down on all fours and is barking in Brown's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Killian Armstrong!
A relieved looking Killian Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 1160 p4p, 144 weight class) and Che Huu Mo (ranked 1833 p4p, 228 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Che Huu Mo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Mo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mo misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin lands a really nice looking cross but Mo seems unphased.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mo manages to avoid it.
Mo throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Golovkin throws an off balance right hand
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Mo.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Mo moves out of range.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Golovkin.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Mo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Golovkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a right hand
and Mo counters with a left to the body.
Golovkin misses with a body shot
and Mo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Mo.
Golovkin scores with a hook.
Mo slips a jab from Golovkin.
Mo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
Mo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Mo manages to avoid it.
Golovkin catches Mo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
Mo moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Golovkin throws a hook but Mo avoids it easily.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mo at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Mo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Golovkin with a body shot.
Mo clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin misses with a looping left.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Golovkin's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Mo saw that one coming.
Mo lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Golovkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mo doesn't seem phased though.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Mo off the cage and back into range.
Mo digs a good hook to Golovkin's body.
Mo misses with a straight left.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin tries to bum rush Mo with a series of wild strikes but Mo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Mo ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin throws a jab when Mo was well out of range.
Mo swinging wildly here.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Mo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Golovkin does it's job there.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin misses with a left hand
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Golovkin scores with a four punch combination!
Mo throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin throws an off balance right hand
and Mo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin throws an off balance right hand
letting Mo counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Golovkin.
Mo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golovkin.
Mo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mo throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Golovkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mo digs a good body shot into Golovkin's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Golovkin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mo 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Mo misses the target.
Golovkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Golovkin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mo can do to turn this around?
Golovkin swings for the body but Mo moves out of range.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Mo.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin lands with a right hand.
Golovkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Mo moved out of range.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mo throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mo.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Mo moved out of range nicely.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Mo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mo's head.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Mo throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Mo throws a big shot that misses.
Gennady Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mo misses the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Golovkin has got the better of the exchanges.
Golovkin walks into a jab.
Golovkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mo backs up against the cage.
Mo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mo throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Mo misses with a looping right.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mo.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mo.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Mo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Mo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Mo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin with a nice cross.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Mo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Mo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Mo.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Mo misses with a double jab.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mo throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mo lands with a hook. Golovkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Mo manages to avoid it.
Mo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a two punch combination.
Mo throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mo moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Decent striking displayed by Golovkin there.
Mo scores with a nice right hand.
Mo avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Mo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mo scores with a nice strike.
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Mo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Golovkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Golovkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Mo moved out of range.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Mo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mo misses with a hook.
Mo misses with a left hand
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Mo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mo.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mo moves away.
Mo throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golovkin punishes Mo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin takes a swing at Mo's ribcage but misses.
Mo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mo misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Mo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Che Huu Mo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Mo moves out of range.
Mo throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Mo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golovkin throws a right hand that Mo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mo also avoids with ease.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Mo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Mo.
Golovkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Mo's shoulder, as Mo tries to avoid the shot.
Mo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
A big left from Mo misses.
Mo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mo.
Mo lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovkin off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Golovkin in his tracks.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Mo ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Mo throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mo misses with a body shot.
Mo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Mo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Golovkin misses with a left hand
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Gennady Golovkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Golovkin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennady Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golovkin 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennady Golovkin!
A relieved looking Gennady Golovkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kuwabara (ranked 1121 p4p, 181 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 1168 p4p, 187 weight class). Kuwabara comes into the arena with Kazuma Kuwabara Theme blaring out of the sound system. Smith Jr has chosen You Will Know My Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazuma Kuwabara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Smith Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Smith Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuwabara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuwabara tries to throw a body punch but Smith Jr avoids it by throwing Kuwabara back against the cage.
Smith Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Smith Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kuwabara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith Jr wants to stall.
Kuwabara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuwabara up against the cage.
Smith Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuwabara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut
and Kuwabara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith Jr throws a right and a left that Kuwabara avoids nicely.
Kuwabara takes a swing at Smith Jr's ribcage but misses.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut. Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Smith Jr looks to land a right hand but Kuwabara moved out of range.
Kuwabara takes a swing at Smith Jr's ribcage but misses.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Smith Jr avoids it easily.
Smith Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuwabara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuwabara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuwabara gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Smith Jr.
Kuwabara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuwabara breaks the clinch.
Smith Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuwabara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Kuwabara.
Smith Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuwabara just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuwabara looks to throw the jab but Smith Jr is out of range.
Smith Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuwabara throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
The crowd cheers as Smith Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuwabara doesn't seem phased though.
A punch combination from Smith Jr misses.
Kuwabara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from Kuwabara.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuwabara. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara connects with a right hand. Smith Jr shakes it off.
Smith Jr staying out of range there.
Smith Jr throws a counter combo.
Smith Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuwabara under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a nice looking combination but Kuwabara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuwabara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Smith Jr throws out a loose jab but Kuwabara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Smith Jr misses.
Kuwabara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuma Kuwabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuwabara's head.
Smith Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuwabara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuwabara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuwabara throwing a counter right hand but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Smith Jr - just one landing.
Kuwabara checks the leg kick.
Smith Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuwabara circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Kuwabara darts in looking for a takedown but Smith Jr gets double underhooks and turns Kuwabara into the cage.
A slow jab from Smith Jr misses its intended target.
Kuwabara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuwabara misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuwabara scores with a three punch combo!
Smith Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut. Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Kuwabara is looking for a counter combo.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the side of Kuwabara's head but Kuwabara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith Jr misses with a double jab.
Kuwabara is looking to counter punch.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuwabara misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr jabs Kuwabara right on the nose. Kuwabara blinks but takes it well.
Smith Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corey Smith Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
Smith Jr throws a looping overhand right but Kuwabara ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Kuwabara.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuwabara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corey Smith Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith Jr throws the left hand but Kuwabara avoids the punch easily.
Kuwabara is looking to counter punch.
Kuwabara throws a big shot that misses.
Kuwabara jabs Smith Jr right on the nose. Smith Jr blinks but takes it well.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuwabara.
Smith Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuwabara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kuwabara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith Jr walks into a straight right hand from Kuwabara.
Smith Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuwabara misses with the combination.
Smith Jr looks for the body kick but Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Smith Jr lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuwabara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Kuwabara.
A slow jab from Kuwabara misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith Jr, as that shot connected.
Kuwabara looks to land a combination but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Kuwabara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a leg kick.
Kuwabara tries to move into range but Smith Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but Kuwabara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuwabara takes a step back to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith Jr.
It looks like Kazuma Kuwabara has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr throws out a leg kick but Kuwabara moves out of range and Smith Jr only half commits.
Smith Jr tries to score with a low kick but Kuwabara moves his leg out of the way.
A quick step to the side and Kuwabara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuwabara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Smith Jr back to the cage. Kuwabara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara scores with the left hand. Smith Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr throws a hook but Kuwabara avoids it easily.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith Jr as he jumps to the side.
Kuwabara is looking to clinch but Smith Jr is avoiding it.
Kuwabara is looking to clinch.
Corey Smith Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuwabara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith Jr defends it nicely.
Kuwabara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara clobbers Smith Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Smith Jr does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuwabara misses the target.
Kuwabara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuwabara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith Jr.
Kuwabara blocks the body kick.
Kuwabara tries to counter by clinching up but Smith Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Kuwabara throws a looping overhand right but Smith Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Smith Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuwabara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith Jr as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuma Kuwabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuwabara throws a nice looking combination but Smith Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Smith Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuwabara momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a wild combination.
Smith Jr cracks Kuwabara with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr throws a nice looking combination but Kuwabara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuwabara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuwabara throws out the jab.
Smith Jr misses with a double jab.
Kuwabara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith Jr's head backwards.
Kuwabara slips a jab and a cross from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuwabara. Kuwabara gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuwabara cracks Smith Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuma Kuwabara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kuwabara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuwabara is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Kuwabara misses.
Kuwabara lands a nice shot that snaps Smith Jr's head back.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuwabara.
Smith Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Kuwabara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Smith Jr both land. Nice combination.
Kuwabara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from Kuwabara.
Smith Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuwabara's head.
Kuwabara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuwabara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuwabara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kuwabara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Smith Jr avoids it easily.
Smith Jr misses the jab.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuwabara is looking for a counter combo.
Smith Jr throws a hook but Kuwabara avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Kuwabara.
Smith Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith Jr clobbers Kuwabara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Kuwabara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuwabara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuwabara blocking some punches.
Kuwabara tries for a takedown but Smith Jr manages to get underhooks.
Kuwabara looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuwabara backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara manages to break the clinch.
Kuwabara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr takes a swing at Kuwabara's ribcage but misses.
Smith Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuwabara throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
Smith Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kuwabara.
Smith Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch
and Kuwabara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith Jr moves forwards but Kuwabara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuwabara circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuwabara shoots in and drives through. Smith Jr sprawls well.
A leg kick checked by Kuwabara.
Kuwabara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kuwabara scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith Jr misses with the combination.
Smith Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuwabara throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut. Kuwabara saw that one coming.
Smith Jr slips a jab from Kuwabara.
Kuwabara dodges the punch combination from Smith Jr.
Kuwabara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuwabara defending well as Smith Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Kuwabara throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuwabara finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith Jr is pulling down on Kuwabara's head. It's preventing any offense from Kuwabara, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuwabara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kuwabara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith Jr 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.
Kuwabara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr seems keen to control Kuwabara's posture.
Kuwabara drops back looking for a leg! Smith Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith Jr manages to kick Kuwabara off! Kuwabara jumps back into Smith Jr's guard.
Kuwabara drops back looking for a leg! Smith Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith Jr manages to kick Kuwabara off! Kuwabara jumps back into Smith Jr's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Corey Smith Jr.
I think Smith Jr 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Corey Smith Jr!
Our winner, Corey Smith Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Kazuma Kuwabara spoke after the fight, saying 'We all have to die when our time comes, but if we do our duty we don't got regrets'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 417 p4p, 22 weight class) and Galactor Gigantus (ranked 657 p4p, 29 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Gigantus has chosen Into the grave-by GRAVE as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Galactor Gigantus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Gigantus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gigantus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gigantus missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gigantus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Gigantus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Gigantus throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gigantus to the ground. Anderson is now in Gigantus's guard.
Gigantus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gigantus keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gigantus wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Gigantus keeps moving.
Anderson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Anderson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gigantus screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Anderson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, Arn Anderson took to the microphone: 'The ANDERSON ERA is IN FULL EFFECT!!!
Gigantor I ragdolled you just like I told you I would.Get to the back of the line punk you ain't got shit on me!!!'.
Galactor Gigantus spoke after the fight, saying 'Anderson you rat bastard I'll be back I came in hung over I was only at 80% no excuses though I'll show you when I'm back knocking you unconscious.'.
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