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BFE 96: Balboa vs Brighton PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eliza Marie III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eliza Marie III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marie III throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marie III throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Marie III throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Marie III misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marie III swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Marie III is rocked!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Marie III.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Oh Marie III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson lands with a right and another and another! Marie III is in big trouble! Jackson lands again and this time it's lights out for Marie III! A quality knockout there for Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandon Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Fooktard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuring Meow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuring Meow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Fooktard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kuring Meow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Meow misses
and Fooktard counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meow. Fooktard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meow lands a jab-cross combination.
Fooktard looks to throw the jab but Meow is out of range.
Meow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fooktard counters with a stiff right hand.
Meow moves out of range as Fooktard strikes.
Fooktard slips a jab from Meow.
Fooktard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meow is rocked!
Meow thuds his right hand into Fooktard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meow is still on wobbly legs! Can Fooktard finish him?
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!
Meow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fooktard is rocked!
Meow misses with a left hand
and Fooktard counters with a huge left! Meow is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fooktard isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Meow from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fooktard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Fooktard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Grant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef blocks a jab.
Manhoef attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manhoef lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Manhoef moved out of range nicely.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Manhoef ducks down to avoid it.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Manhoef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manhoef with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manhoef lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manhoef throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a leg kick.
Grant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manhoef.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manhoef on the side of the head.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Manhoef swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant misses with a body punch
and Manhoef counters with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef scores with a body shot.
Grant looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef looks for the body kick but Grant saw that one coming.
Manhoef fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manhoef throws a lazy head kick
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Manhoef loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Manhoef buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Manhoef misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manhoef's head.
Manhoef attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grant misses with a left hand
and Manhoef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manhoef scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manhoef misses the jab.
Manhoef connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Manhoef throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grant tries to move into range but Manhoef moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Manhoef there.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Manhoef bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grant's head backwards.
Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Grant moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a two punch combination.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Manhoef explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Manhoef's shoulder, as Manhoef tries to avoid the shot.
Manhoef lands a jab to Grant's midsection.
Manhoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Manhoef lands.
Manhoef sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Manhoef lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manhoef lands a head kick. Grant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grant misses with an uppercut
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manhoef scores with a jab.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Manhoef throws a solid leg kick but Grant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with an uppercut that bounces Grant off the cage and back into rage.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Manhoef counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Grant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manhoef counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Manhoef scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manhoef.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Grant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Grant is looking to clinch but Manhoef is avoiding it.
Manhoef lands a jab to the nose.
That's two 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!
Manhoef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Manhoef tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manhoef.
Nice body punch from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Grant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manhoef lands a head kick. Grant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Manhoef tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Manhoef with a hook.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manhoef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manhoef throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manhoef cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhoef moves out of range of the strikes.
Manhoef looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Grant down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manhoef connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grant scrambles back to his feet.
Manhoef throws a leg kick that misses.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef's head backwards.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manhoef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manhoef connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Manhoef.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Grant might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Manhoef has got the better of the exchanges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Manhoef misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Manhoef throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grant gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Manhoef scores with a body shot.
Manhoef lands with a shot to the body.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manhoef lands with a shot to the body.
Manhoef scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef checks a leg kick.
Manhoef ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grant checks a leg kick.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manhoef scores with a nice strike.
Manhoef gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant moves away from the strike by Manhoef.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with a lunging right hand
and Manhoef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manhoef slips under a jab from Grant.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manhoef staying out of range there.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Manhoef was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Manhoef feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grant dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Grant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manhoef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef lands a leg kick that knocks Grant off balance momentarily.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manhoef throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant throws a good cross that connects.
Manhoef throws a head kick that Grant semi-blocks.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant staying out of range there.
Roland Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Manhoef closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses
and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Manhoef looking to stall.
Manhoef misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Manhoef is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Manhoef wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manhoef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manhoef misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Manhoef misses with a kick to the body
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
Manhoef gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Manhoef's shoulder, as Manhoef tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhoef checks the leg kick.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Melvin Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoef has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roland Grant.
I think Manhoef has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Heart of a Champion blaring out of the sound system. Royce Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Rickett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickett misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Rickett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rickett defends well.
Rickett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rickett's guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Rickett has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rickett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a right hand that sends Rickett tumbling to the canvas! Can Gracie finish him? He dives into Rickett's guard looking to do just that!
Rickett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rickett is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Rickett's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Royce Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conner Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Coon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
Coon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coon is working away from the top position though.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coon lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coon.
Cruz is trying to stand back up but Coon is controlling him
Cruz trying to hold on to Coon's head to control him but Coon postures up.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Coon postures up.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coon's back!
Coon rolls, trying to escape but Cruz keeps control of the position.
Cruz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Coon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Coon for a finish.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz controlling well, preventing Coon from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz working for the choke.
Coon is really stuck here.
Coon wants to get back to his feet.
Coon turns into Cruz and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon landing some decent shots from guard.
Cruz is trying to keep Coon in close.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coon defends it easily.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Coon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has his foot on Coon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coon works his way back into a safe position though.
Coon scoring with some ground and pound.
Coon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coon landing some decent shots from guard.
Coon landing some decent shots from guard.
Coon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cruz controls Coon momentarily but Coon frees himself.
Coon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz working for a triangle but Coon defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon chips away with some ground and pound.
Coon throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz working for a triangle but Coon defends it easily.
Coon stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Coon stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Coon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cruz some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Coon leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Coon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Coon controlling him for the moment.
Coon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coon distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coon with a nice head shot there.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coon throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Coon slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coon's guard.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coon is keeping the position for now.
Coon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Coon is keeping the position.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Coon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cruz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Coon is nestled in close to Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Coon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coon landing some decent shots from guard.
Coon lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Coon tries to pass.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coon defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coon gets back to full guard.
Coon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Coon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon throws and elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coon's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
Coon keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Coon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coon scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coon.
Coon is looking to advance position but Cruz won't allow it.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Coon is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agamemnon Coon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coon shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Coon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Coon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coon thows a big elbow that misses.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Coon slips an elbow through the middle.
Coon throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz managing to control the position.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coon postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Coon doesn't defend quickly enough and Cruz has managed to lock this one up! Can Coon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cruz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Conner Cruz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov comes to the cage accompanied by Be Good to Yourself . Vinny Vegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Vegas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Popov misses the shot to the body.
Vegas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Vegas misses
and Popov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Popov misses with a left hand
and Vegas counters with a body kick.
A jab from Popov finds it's way through Vegas's defenses.
Popov throws an off balance right hand
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
Popov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Popov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Popov is predictable there
and Vegas counters with a left to the body.
Popov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vegas.
Vegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vegas counters with a left to the body.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegas swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Popov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popov throws a nice looking combination but Vegas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a big head kick but Vegas shrugs it off.
Popov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Popov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vegas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the body from Popov misses
and Vegas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Popov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
Popov misses with a few strikes there.
Popov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Popov loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Vegas misses with a body punch
and Popov counters with a series of strikes. Vegas will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Vegas misses
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Popov.
Popov lands a body shot.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popov throws an off balance right hand
and Vegas counters with a straight right hand.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vegas.
Popov throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vegas misses with a two punch combination.
Vegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Popov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vegas throws a lazy body kick
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
Popov clobbers Vegas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas misses with a combination
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popov counters with a left to the body.
Popov lands with a right hand.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vegas misses with the body kick
and Popov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Popov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popov swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Popov avoids the head kick by Vegas.
Vegas throws a sloppy body shot
and Popov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Vegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Popov counters with a low kick, right behind Vegas 's knee.
Alexander Popov is winning the standup battle so far.
Popov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vegas's head backwards.
Popov misses with a low kick.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov counters with a head kick.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Popov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popov digs a good hook to Vegas's body.
Popov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vegas slips under a jab.
Vegas throws a body kick that misses.
Vegas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov lands with a shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a body punch
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov misses with the combination.
Vegas misses with a body kick.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Popov.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas swings widly with a right hand
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popov stuns Vegas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popov misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick
and Popov counters with a left to the body.
Popov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vegas doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vegas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Popov coming out on top.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popov missing with a left hand there. Vegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vegas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popov thinking.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
Vegas slips under a jab from Popov.
Popov cracks a nice hook into Vegas's ribs.
Popov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popov misses with a hook
and Vegas counters with a good, hard body kick but Popov shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Popov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Vegas throws a combination that misses
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Popov misses with a body shot
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
Vegas misses with a right hand
and Popov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vegas tries to land a body kick
and Popov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vegas, right into the meat.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a jab to the body
and Popov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Popov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popov misses with a hook
and Vegas counters with a nice body shot.
Popov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
letting Popov counter with a right hand.
Popov throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
Popov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vegas counters with a nice leg kick.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Popov.
Well Popov 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Popov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Rednaxela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy comes to the cage accompanied by Too sexy for my shirt - George Sampson. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Rednaxela!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rednaxela on the side of the head.
Smithy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smithy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smithy.
Rednaxela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smithy.
Smithy tries to score with a low kick but Rednaxela moves his leg out of the way.
Smithy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rednaxela jabs Smithy right on the nose. Smithy blinks but takes it well.
Rednaxela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rednaxela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rednaxela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rednaxela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rednaxela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithy moves away from the strike by Rednaxela.
Smithy lands with a hook. Rednaxela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rednaxela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smithy.
Rednaxela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smithy lands with a good body shot.
Rednaxela is looking to clinch but Smithy is avoiding it.
Smithy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smithy lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy cracks Rednaxela with a good jab.
Rednaxela just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rednaxela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rednaxela throws a chopping leg kick but Smithy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Rednaxela misses
and Smithy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rednaxela thinking.
Rednaxela lands a nice looking body shot.
Smithy thows a leg kick but Rednaxela checks it
and Rednaxela counters with a head kick. That will keep Smithy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smithy scores with a head kick. Rednaxela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Smithy misses.
Smithy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smithy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rednaxela manages to avoid it.
Smithy scores with a nice strike.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses
and Rednaxela counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Smithy misses.
Rednaxela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Smithy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy lands a head kick. Rednaxela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy is looking to score with low kicks.
Smithy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smithy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Smithy.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rednaxela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rednaxela thows a leg kick but Smithy checks it
and Smithy counters with a low kick, right behind Rednaxela 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smithy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smithy loads up on a big right hand but Rednaxela slips the punch.
Smithy thows a body shot but no joy.
Rednaxela misses with an uppercut
and Smithy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rednaxela's knee momentarily.
A big right from Smithy misses.
Smithy throws a body punch but Rednaxela moves out of range.
Smithy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rednaxela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smithy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rednaxela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smithy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Smithy misses.
Rednaxela lands with a shot to the body.
Smithy throws a poor cross that misses
and Rednaxela counters with a nice leg kick.
Smithy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smithy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Rednaxela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smithy throws a shot from downtown. Rednaxela moves away and avoids it.
Smithy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smithy avoids the body shot from Rednaxela.
Rednaxela connects with a leg kick. Smithy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rednaxela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rednaxela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smithy misses with a body shot
and Rednaxela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rednaxela avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Smithy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smithy misses with a straight left.
Smithy throws a right hand that misses
and Rednaxela counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela wants to clinch but Smithy slips to the side
and Smithy counters with an inside leg kick.
Rednaxela looks to land a left hand but Smithy moved out of range nicely.
Smithy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rednaxela avoids the head kick by Smithy.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rednaxela throws a lazy right hand but Smithy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rednaxela slips under a jab.
Smithy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Smithy.
Smithy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rednaxela to counter with a crisp jab.
Smithy misses with a few strikes there.
Smithy lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rednaxela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smithy throws a lazy head kick
and Rednaxela counters with a left and a right that stings Smithy.
Smithy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rednaxela.
Smithy misses with a hook to the body
and Rednaxela counters with a good, hard body kick but Smithy shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Smithy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rednaxela throws a chopping leg kick but Smithy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smithy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rednaxela.
Smithy motions for Rednaxela to come forward. Smithy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Rednaxela misses
and Smithy counters with a straight right hand.
Smithy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smithy misses with a straight right.
Rednaxela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rednaxela clinches.
Rednaxela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rednaxela avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smithy trying to land knees to the body.
Smithy misses with the head strike.
Smithy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rednaxela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rednaxela avoids a wild elbow strike from Smithy.
Rednaxela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smithy's elbow.
Rednaxela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smithy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy stalling.
Rednaxela wants to stall.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rednaxela is defending well for now.
Rednaxela has had enough of the clinch but Smithy keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smithy is trying to break the clinch but Rednaxela has him pressed against the cage.
Rednaxela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smithy backwards.
Smithy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the head but Rednaxela blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smithy.
Rednaxela has a couple of punches blocked by Smithy.
Smithy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rednaxela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rednaxela tries a body shot but Smithy blocks it.
Rednaxela misses with a body punch.
Rednaxela dodges an elbow strike from Smithy.
Rednaxela tries to work over Smithy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rednaxela managing to block the knees to the body from Smithy.
Rednaxela blocks an uppercut.
Smithy has a couple of punches blocked by Rednaxela.
Rednaxela lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smithy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smithy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rednaxela taking a breather.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rednaxela avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rednaxela.
Rednaxela stalls.
A body shot lands from Rednaxela.
Rednaxela digs a right hand into Smithy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smithy's gas tank.
Rednaxela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rednaxela avoids the damage to the body.
Rednaxela lands a nice shot to the body.
Rednaxela landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rednaxela.
Smithy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rednaxela is defending well for now.
Smithy has a couple of punches blocked by Rednaxela.
Smithy trying to stall but Rednaxela improves his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rednaxela controlling the action here for a moment.
Smithy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rednaxela controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smithy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rednaxela's brow.
Rednaxela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smithy takes a shot to the head.
Smithy is trying to break the clinch but Rednaxela has him pressed against the cage.
Smithy misses with an elbow over the top.
Smithy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smithy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rednaxela misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Rednaxela as the two fighters clinch.
Rednaxela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rednaxela avoids it.
Rednaxela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rednaxela's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smithy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rednaxela misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Rednaxela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rednaxela as the two fighters clinch.
Smithy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rednaxela.
Rednaxela has a couple of punches blocked by Smithy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rednaxela.
Smithy misses with a body punch.
Rednaxela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smithy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rednaxela's brow.
Rednaxela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smithy throws a head punch that misses.
Rednaxela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smithy misses with an elbow over the top.
Smithy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rednaxela controls his hands.
Smithy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rednaxela.
Rednaxela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rednaxela scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Rednaxela.
Smithy misses with a knee to the head.
Rednaxela is pushing Smithy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rednaxela avoids the elbow strike from Smithy, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rednaxela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rednaxela misses with a wild body shot.
Smithy checks a leg kick.
Smithy misses with an uppercut
and Rednaxela counters with a three punch combo that has Smithy backing up. Smithy nods at Rednaxela to acknowledge the strikes.
Smithy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smithy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rednaxela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rednaxela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rednaxela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smithy throws out the jab.
Smithy pushes Rednaxela away with a front kick.
Smithy misses with a leg kick
and Rednaxela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rednaxela scores with a kick to the body.
Smithy misses with an uppercut.
Timmy Smithy is winning the standup battle so far.
Smithy avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Rednaxela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smithy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smithy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rednaxela.
Smithy misses the jab.
Rednaxela just misses with a punch to the body.
Rednaxela misses with a wild combination.
Rednaxela blocks the body kick.
Smithy throws a hook to the side of Rednaxela's head but Rednaxela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smithy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rednaxela.
Smithy throws a sloppy head kick
and Rednaxela counters with a three punch combo that has Smithy backing up. Smithy nods at Rednaxela to acknowledge the strikes.
Smithy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rednaxela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smithy.
Rednaxela throws a head kick but Smithy moves out of range.
Smithy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rednaxela's head.
Smithy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rednaxela lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rednaxela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smithy.
Smithy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rednaxela. Rednaxela obviously looking to wear him down.
Rednaxela throws a leg kick
and Smithy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rednaxela checks a low kick from Smithy.
Rednaxela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rednaxela misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smithy slips a jab from Rednaxela.
Smithy misses with a right hand
and Rednaxela counters with a nice body shot.
Smithy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rednaxela lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smithy misses with a looping right.
Rednaxela throws the kick towards the body but Smithy avoids it.
Rednaxela misses with a low kick.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses
and Rednaxela counters with a leg kick.
Rednaxela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smithy has time to react.
Smithy throws a hook but Rednaxela blocks it.
Rednaxela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela connects with an inside leg kick.
Rednaxela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smithy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smithy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Smithy as he checks the leg kick.
Smithy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rednaxela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rednaxela misses with a leg kick
and Smithy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rednaxela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses
and Rednaxela counters with an inside leg kick.
Rednaxela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smithy, pushing him back against the cage.
Smithy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rednaxela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rednaxela.
Smithy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithy breaks from the clinch.
Smithy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rednaxela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Smithy misses
and Rednaxela counters with a good, hard body kick but Smithy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rednaxela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rednaxela misses with a low kick.
Rednaxela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smithy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smithy throws a hook to the side of Rednaxela's head but Rednaxela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smithy misses the jab.
Rednaxela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smithy can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithy scores with a jab to the body.
Rednaxela takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rednaxela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smithy throws a jab when Rednaxela was well out of range.
Rednaxela thows a leg kick but Smithy checks it
and Smithy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rednaxela's knee momentarily.
Smithy connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rednaxela walks into a left hand.
Rednaxela fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smithy throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Smithy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smithy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Smithy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cetnik Milos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ain't No Sunshine. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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24
158 lbs
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158 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cetnik Milos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eli Gull!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull throws a lazy uppercut
and Milos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gull.
Milos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Milos misses the body punch
and Gull counters with a stiff right hand.
Gull throws an off balance right hand
and Milos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Milos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gull is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eli Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Milos.
Milos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milos slips a straight right by Gull.
Gull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Milos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gull throws a poor cross that misses
and Milos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gull swings widly with a right hand
and Milos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Milos counters with a straight right hand.
Gull misses with a right hand
and Milos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gull's guard now.
Milos passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Milos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gull for as long as he can get away with.
Gull tries to roll over but Milos keeps him under control.
Gull trying to get back to full guard but Milos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Milos controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gull working to try and regain half guard.
Gull is trying to stand up.
Milos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Milos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Milos looking to control but Gull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Milos looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A nice elbow there by Milos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cetnik Milos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gull swings away with a body shot that misses
and Milos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gull swings widly with a right hand
and Milos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Milos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gull lands with an overhand left.
Milos throws a hook to the side of Gull's head but Gull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gull throws a predictable looking body shot
and Milos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Milos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Milos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Milos controlling from the top position.
Milosis looking to pass into half guard but Gull pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gull is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Milos is proving hard to escape from.
Gull gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Milos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gull misses with a left hand
and Milos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Milos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gull.
Gull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Milos throws a lazy uppercut
and Gull counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Milos lands a nice looking body shot.
Milos throws a jab when Gull was well out of range.
Gull tries for a takedown but Milos circles away easily
and Milos counters with a shoot takedown. Gull fights it but they end up in guard.
Gull is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gull is on top in guard.
Milos is looking to sinch up a triangle. Gull throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Milos's body to avoid the submission. Milos has instead reached around Gull's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Milos arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cetnik Milos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yamokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Omori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamokov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Every Little Thing Is Gonna Be Alright. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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166 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Yamokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ichi Omori!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamokov on the side of the head.
Yamokov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Omori throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yamokov counter with a right hand.
Yamokov scores with a body shot.
Omori moves into the clinch.
Omori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamokov shoots and misses
so Omori counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Omori wants to pass the guard but Yamokov is keeping the position.
Yamokov wants to sweep but no luck.
Omori slips nicely into half guard.
Yamokov is trying to stand up here but Omori is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omori wants to pass to mount but Yamokov is defending the position.
Yamokov pushes Omori off looking to stand but Omori dives back in and keeps control.
Omori missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Omori takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Omori lands a nice short elbow.
Omori works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omori throwing strikes here but Yamokov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omori scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Omori landing shots from mount.
Yamokov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Omori.
Omori looking to finish with strikes here!
Omori goes for an armbar but Yamokov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yamokov.
Omori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamokov is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Omori is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Omori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamokov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Omori had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamokov defends it easily.
Omori is looking for a triangle here but Yamokov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Omori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Omori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamokov throws out the jab.
Omori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omori feints and as Yamokov raises his hands in defense, Omori changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yamokov wants to stand up but Omori is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamokov keeping moving, preventing Omori from controlling successfully.
Omori pushing down on Yamokov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omori passes to full mount!
Omori scoring with strikes but Yamokov is staying in there.
Omori misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Omori goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yamokov is on top in guard.
Yamokov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov wants to pass the guard but Omori is keeping the position.
Omori controls Yamokov momentarily but Yamokov frees himself.
Yamokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Omori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Omori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Omori misses with a takedown
so Yamokov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Omori is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Omori has an active guard here but Yamokov has managed to pass into half guard.
Ichi Omori has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omori tries to roll over but Yamokov keeps him under control.
Omori looking for submissions off his back.
Yamokov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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 Boris Yamokov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yamokov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Omori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omori misses with a left hand
and Yamokov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yamokov is trying to control. Omori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yamokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Omori's head.
Yamokov working over Omori with some ground and pound. Omori looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Omori is looking for a sweep. Yamokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omori is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamokov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Omori keeps working.
Yamokov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boris Yamokov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Omori misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omori misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamokov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Omori had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamokov defends it easily.
Yamokov trying to control but Omori is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamokov trying to control but Omori is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Omori looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Omori trying to keep a closed guard but Yamokov is proving a slippery customer.
Yamokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamokov cracks Omori with a solid left hand.
Omori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yamokov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamokov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yamokov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Heart. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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192 lbs
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Brighton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brighton. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brighton misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brighton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Brighton misses with a straight left.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balboa throws a right hand that Brighton ducks under and follows up with a left that Brighton also avoids with ease.
Brighton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balboa under the eye.
Brighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brighton works Balboa's body with a nice hook.
Brighton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balboa's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa wants to land a leg kick but Brighton is out of range.
Balboa scores with a nice strike.
Brighton throws an off balance right hand
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brighton tries to clinch up
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Brighton takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Brighton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Brighton darts in trying to clinch
and Balboa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brighton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brighton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Brighton throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brighton. Balboa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brighton wants to clinch
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brighton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Balboa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
A shot to the body from Brighton misses
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brighton moves to clinch but Balboa breaks away
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Balboa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brighton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brighton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brighton misses with a lunging right hand
and Balboa counters with a one-two to the body.
Brighton dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
The fighters circling - Balboa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balboa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brighton wants to clinch
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa looks to land a combination. Brighton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brighton misses with a jab to the body
and Brighton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brighton jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brighton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brighton slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa swings for the body but Brighton moves out of range.
Brighton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brighton wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Brighton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balboa moves away.
Brighton closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jonathon Brighton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brighton tries to clinch
and Balboa counters with a low kick, right behind Brighton 's knee.
Brighton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Brighton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brighton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brighton.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Balboa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brighton's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Balboa.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brighton counters with a stiff right hand.
Brighton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Balboa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balboa connects with a jab.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Balboa scores with a one two! Brighton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brighton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balboa.
Balboa throws out a loose jab but Brighton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Brighton is out of range.
Brighton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balboa counters with a big head kick but Brighton shrugs it off.
Brighton throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brighton misses with an uppercut.
Balboa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Brighton backing up. Brighton nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Brighton misses with a body shot
and Balboa counters with a good low kick that Brighton was not able to check.
Brighton throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
Brighton slips a jab from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Brighton moves into the clinch.
Balboa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balboa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brighton looks to clinch
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Brighton.
Brighton misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balboa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brighton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Brighton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton throws a combination that misses
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brighton wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brighton is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Brighton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balboa.
Brighton wants to clinch but Balboa slips to the side
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Brighton backing up. Brighton nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balboa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brighton is rocked!
Balboa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Brighton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balboa counters with an inside leg kick.
Balboa stuns Brighton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brighton ducks right into an uppercut from Balboa.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balboa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brighton.
A shot to the body from Brighton misses
and Balboa counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brighton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Brighton throws a poor cross that misses
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balboa cracks Brighton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brighton tries to clinch
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Brighton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a good low kick that Brighton was not able to check.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brighton is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Balboa scores with a three punch combo!
Balboa drops Brighton with a big left hand! Brighton is injured, injured bad! Balboa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Balboa!
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