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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Rinky Dink (ranked 3864 p4p, 110 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 4909 p4p, 160 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that DJ Rinky Dink has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DJ Rinky Dink seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Rinky Dink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Champ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rinky Dink.
Rinky Dink uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
A telegraphed right hand from Champ misses the target.
Rinky Dink throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Champ.
The fighters circling - Rinky Dink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rinky Dink swings widly with a right hand
enabling Champ to counter with a crisp jab.
Champ scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rinky Dink doesn't seem bothered though.
Rinky Dink with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Rinky Dink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Champ.
Rinky Dink throws a low kick but Champ moves out of range easily.
Rinky Dink goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tourney Champ has been cut.
Rinky Dink takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinky Dink slips a straight right by Champ.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rinky Dink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinky Dink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Champ misses.
Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rinky Dink throws out the jab.
Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Champ checks a leg kick nicely.
Champ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Champ throws a looping overhand right but Rinky Dink ducks down to avoid it.
Rinky Dink appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rinky Dink with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Champ to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ scores with a jab to the jaw.
Champ 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.
Champ cracks Rinky Dink with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Champ throws a big shot that misses.
Champ fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Champ bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rinky Dink throws a front kick aimed at Champ's knee but Champ avoids it well.
Rinky Dink misses with an uppercut. Champ saw that one coming.
Champ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rinky Dink.
Rinky Dink defending well as Champ loads up on a big left hand.
Champ scores with the left hand. Rinky Dink knows he should have avoided that one.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Champ is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rinky Dink had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rinky Dink misses with a low kick.
Champ throws out a counter right but Rinky Dink avoids it with no problem.
Rinky Dink scores with a leg kick.
Rinky Dink moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Rinky Dink slips under a jab from Champ.
A little feinted left hand from Rinky Dink on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rinky Dink stuns Champ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinky Dink.
Rinky Dink missing with a left hand there. Champ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rinky Dink throws an off balance right hand
and Champ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rinky Dink takes a swing at Champ's ribcage but misses.
Champ scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Champ slips under a jab.
Champ takes a swing at Rinky Dink's ribcage but misses.
Champ missing with a left hand there. Rinky Dink was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rinky Dink drops his hands momentarily and Champ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Champ gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rinky Dink scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rinky Dink lands a hook that snaps the head of Champ backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rinky Dink.
Rinky Dink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rinky Dink misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Champ.
Champ pushes Rinky Dink back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Champ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Champ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands a right hand.
Champ lands a shot to the body.
Rinky Dink is looking to control Champ's arms but Champ gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rinky Dink has his back to the ropes.
Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Rinky Dink controls the action.
Rinky Dink blocking some punches.
Champ misses with a punch to the body.
Rinky Dink fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Champ blocks an uppercut.
Rinky Dink taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rinky Dink manages to break the clinch.
Rinky Dink swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rinky Dink moves away from the strike by Champ.
Champ is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Champ jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rinky Dink loads up on a big right hand but Champ slips the punch.
Champ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rinky Dink slips a jab from Champ.
Champ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rinky Dink misses.
Champ works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champ takes a swing at Rinky Dink's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Champ.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Champ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rinky Dink.
It looked like Rinky Dink wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rinky Dink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Champ.
Rinky Dink fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Champ manages to avoid it.
Champ blocks a head kick by Rinky Dink.
Champ connects with a single shot there.
Champ connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rinky Dink. Rinky Dink circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rinky Dink slips under a jab.
Rinky Dink swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Champ misses with a series of wild punches.
Rinky Dink lands with an uppercut that bounces Champ off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champ fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rinky Dink cracks the inside of Champ's front leg.
Rinky Dink throws an off balance right hand
and Champ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rinky Dink getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tourney Champ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Champ moves out of range of the strikes.
Rinky Dink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Champ misses.
Champ throws a jab when Rinky Dink was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Rinky Dink misses its target.
Champ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rinky Dink.
Champ ducks right into an uppercut from Rinky Dink.
Rinky Dink misses with a kick to the body.
Tourney Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champ misses with an uppercut. Rinky Dink saw that one coming.
Rinky Dink throws a hook but Champ blocks it.
Rinky Dink throws an overhand right that lands on Champ's shoulder, as Champ tries to avoid the shot.
Champ scores with a hook to the body. Rinky Dink takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rinky Dink throws a sloppy body shot
and Champ counters with a left to the body.
Champ blocks the body kick.
Rinky Dink tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champ throws out a counter right but Rinky Dink avoids it with no problem.
Rinky Dink slips a straight right by Champ.
Champ slips a straight right by Rinky Dink.
Champ misses with a double jab.
Rinky Dink throws a sloppy head kick and Champ moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinky Dink takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rinky Dink ducks right into an uppercut from Champ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rinky Dink looks to land a right hand but Champ moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ clobbers Rinky Dink with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Champ throws a looping overhand right but Rinky Dink ducks down to avoid it.
Rinky Dink looks to score with a jab to the body but Champ is just out of range.
Rinky Dink takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Champ lands an overhand right.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinky Dink.
Champ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Champ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Some bone on bone action there as Champ checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot lands for Champ.
Nice defenses there by Champ.
Rinky Dink tries to work over Champ's front leg with a kick but Champ checks it.
Champ bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rinky Dink throws out the jab.
Champ throws an overhand right that lands on Rinky Dink's shoulder, as Rinky Dink tries to avoid the shot.
Rinky Dink throws a quick counter kick to the body but Champ avoids it.
Rinky Dink moves out of range of the strikes.
Champ catches Rinky Dink with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ throws a hook to the side of Rinky Dink's head but Rinky Dink sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rinky Dink lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rinky Dink misses with an uppercut
and Champ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinky Dink looks to throw the jab but Champ is out of range.
Rinky Dink misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champ.
Champ throws out a loose jab but Rinky Dink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ tests Rinky Dink's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Champ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinky Dink looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rinky Dink misses with the body kick
and Champ counters with a nice uppercut.
Rinky Dink is rocked!
Rinky Dink on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Rinky Dink is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Rinky Dink throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rinky Dink throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Champ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Champ drops Rinky Dink with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rinky Dink! Champ dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Champ!
Tourney Champ decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 6759 p4p, 203 weight class) and Josh Heath (ranked 5793 p4p, 175 weight class). Heath has chosen Blaze all day -by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Josh Heath enters the ring!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Heath !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heath looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Heath shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heath with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heath is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heath is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Heath is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a monster overhand right that drops Heath ! Miller follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Miller!
The defeated Josh Heath had this to say: 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 22304 p4p, 259 weight class) and Lol Mauler (ranked 16532 p4p, 244 weight class). Lol Mauler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lol Mauler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauler. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Mauler circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mauler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Mauler lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mauler.
Mauler rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the ropes.
Mauler misses with the head strike.
Mauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mauler blocks an uppercut.
Mauler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mauler is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mauler.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez gets through Mauler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Mauler.
Mauler misses with a punch on the inside.
Mauler slowing the pace effectively.
Mauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mauler.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Mauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mauler.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Mauler lands a shot to the body.
Mauler leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mauler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mauler.
Mauler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mauler stalling the fight.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mauler lands a left hand.
Mauler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
A short right from Mauler on the inside.
Mauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Mauler fails to land.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Mauler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mauler unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sanchez! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Mauler is unloading with more strikes now! Sanchez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lol Mauler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Candy Routure (ranked 4832 p4p, 184 weight class) and Henrikson Gilchester (ranked 6668 p4p, 220 weight class). Routure's entrance music is Born in the USA by- BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN. A fine choice. Henrikson Gilchester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Candy Routure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrikson Gilchester!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Routure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilchester.
Candy Routure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilchester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Routure is looking to counter the offense by Gilchester and move into the clinch.
Gilchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Routure has closed the distance and engaged Gilchester in a clinch.
Routure lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilchester backwards.
Routure misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Routure.
Gilchester tries to break free but Routure pushes him back against the ropes.
Routure definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gilchester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Routure working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchester tries to throw a body punch but Routure avoids it by throwing Gilchester back against the ropes.
Routure fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Routure tries a body shot but Gilchester blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routure lands a shot to the body.
Gilchester looks winded!
A short right from Routure.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Routure.
Routure lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilchester.
A short left from Routure.
Routure lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilchester.
A nice right hand lands inside from Routure.
Routure lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Routure.
Routure pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Routure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Routure scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Routure lands with a left to the head.
Routure lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilchester backwards.
Gilchester is rocked!
Routure misses with the head strike.
Gilchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Routure finish him?
Routure lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Routure.
Gilchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Routure.
Routure lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilchester backwards.
Routure unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gilchester! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Routure is unloading with more strikes now! Gilchester drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Candy Routure!
Post fight, Candy Routure took to the microphone: 'I'm a bad man.....come at me and get slept.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Mansel (ranked 6667 p4p, 199 weight class) and Tom Can (ranked 8302 p4p, 227 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Big heart |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Mansel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Can!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansel lands a head shot.
Mansel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can shoots in and gets a takedown into Mansel's guard.
Mansel is trying to control the position but Can postures up.
Can slips nicely into half guard.
Can is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Can missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mansel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mansel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Can on the ground.
Mansel is looking to improve his position.
Can not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Can is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Can is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mansel defends it well.
Can is trying to work for a kimura but Mansel is defending well.
Mansel is trying to stand back up but Can is controlling him
Can is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Can seems to be working for a kimura but Mansel defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can prevents Mansel from improving his position.
Can has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Can seems to be looking for submissions.
Can wants to work for an arm triangle but Mansel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mansel wants to get back to his feet.
Mansel tries to get to full guard but Can has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mansel defend it? Can steps over the head and cranks it - Mansel is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Can!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Can!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbal The Leaf (ranked 4029 p4p, 119 weight class) and Andrew Elliot (ranked 3799 p4p, 108 weight class). Herbal The Leaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbal The Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Leaf.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elliot.
Elliot closes the distance and clinches up with The Leaf, looking for a takedown. Elliot pushes The Leaf against the ropes but The Leaf circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elliot's coach down at K.O. Koala's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Elliot's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Elliot shoots for a takedown but The Leaf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Herbal The Leaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Elliot.
The Leaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elliot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Leaf.
The Leaf looking to score a takedown here. Elliot is defending well but The Leaf drives through and ends up in Elliot's guard.
The Leaf drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Elliot dives on top into guard.
The Leaf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elliot is one step ahead there.
Elliot lands a couple of elbows.
Elliot got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Leaf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elliot has managed to get both his arms back between The Leaf's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Leaf has his foot on Elliot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elliot works his way back into a safe position though.
Elliot wants to control from the top but The Leaf keeps moving.
Elliot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elliot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Leaf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Leaf wants to sweep but no luck.
Elliot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elliot 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.
The Leaf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elliot defends well.
Elliot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Leaf seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Elliot throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot advances position into side control!
The Leaf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elliot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Leaf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Leaf is trying to get back to half guard.
The Leaf knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elliot on the ground.
Elliot tries to score with some ground and pound. The Leaf controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Leaf is trying to get back to half guard.
The Leaf takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Elliot is trying to get an arm triangle but The Leaf is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Leaf is trying to improve his position.
Elliot tries for a kimura but The Leaf is defending well.
The Leaf is trying to improve his position.
The Leaf is working hard here to advance position.
Elliot has hold of The Leaf's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! The Leaf tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Elliot cranks the arm and The Leaf screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from The Leaf, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andrew Elliot!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Head Bussa (ranked 2956 p4p, 81 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 3751 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bussa has time to react.
Bussa misses with a hook.
Orava lands the left hand.
Orava digs a good hook to Bussa's body.
Orava avoids the body shot from Bussa.
Orava throws a hook but Bussa avoids it easily.
Bussa throws a big shot that misses.
Orava scores with a jab. Bussa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orava misses with a looping right.
Bussa misses with a right hand
and Orava connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orava catches Bussa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bussa moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bussa lands a lovely overhand right.
Bussa misses with a shot to the body
enabling Orava to counter with a crisp jab.
Bussa misses with a left hand
and Orava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bussa is rocked!
Orava lands a nice hook to Bussa's body. Bussa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Bussa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orava scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussa walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bussa limp body while Orava jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matias Orava!
Matias Orava made sure to mention his sponsor, RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview.
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