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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inyo Mahmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kook Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmi's entrance music is Burning Season. A fine choice. 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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179 lbs
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178 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inyo Mahmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kook Killa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Killa.
Killa looks to land a body kick but Mahmi moved away.
Mahmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Killa is just out of range.
Mahmi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Killa throws the kick towards the body but Mahmi avoids it.
Killa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Killa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Killa misses
and Mahmi counters with a head kick. That will keep Killa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mahmi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Killa misses
and Mahmi counters with a head kick. That will keep Killa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmi misses with a body shot.
Killa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmi.
Mahmi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Killa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahmi misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa looks to land a body kick but Mahmi moved away.
Killa tries to land a body kick
and Killa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahmi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killa manages to avoid it.
Killa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Killa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Killa.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Killa moves away.
Mahmi cracks Killa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahmi avoids a kick to the body.
Killa avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Some wild striking there from Mahmi.
Mahmi misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Killa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Killa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Killa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mahmi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mahmi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmi is looking to wear down Killa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Killa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Killa with a nice cross.
Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmi.
Mahmi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killa.
Killa throws a head kick that misses.
Mahmi tests Killa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahmi misses with a looping right.
Killa throws a wild body kick that Mahmi sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa looks to land a body kick but Mahmi moved away.
Killa avoids the body shot from Mahmi.
Killa misses with a head kick.
Killa cracks Mahmi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Killa lands a high kick!
Mahmi avoids the head kick by Killa.
Mahmi lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Killa.
Mahmi avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mahmi.
Killa throws a head kick that misses.
Mahmi scoring well with a low kick there.
Killa tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Mahmi blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killa misses with a body kick.
Mahmi loads up on a big right hand but Killa slips the punch.
Mahmi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmi with a hook.
Mahmi thows a body shot but no joy.
Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmi.
Danga de danga de dang - Mahmi scores with a four punch combination!
Mahmi throws a body punch but Killa moves out of range.
Mahmi misses with a low kick.
Killa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killa tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahmi moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahmi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Killa.
Killa throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahmi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inyo Mahmi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Mahmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kook Killa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killa connects with a high kick.
Mahmi blocks a jab.
Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmi.
Mahmi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmi lands with a nice body punch.
Killa tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahmi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mahmi misses with an uppercut.
Killa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmi.
Mahmi clobbers Killa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mahmi!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmi misses with a jab to the body
and Killa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Killa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Killa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa throws a head kick that misses
and Mahmi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Killa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Killa.
Mahmi thumps Killa with a low kick.
Kook Killa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killa is breathing heavily.
Mahmi cracks Killa with a good jab.
Killa is rocked!
Inyo Mahmi is winning the standup battle so far.
Killa misses with the body kick
and Mahmi rattles Killa with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Killa tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Mahmi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Killa stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Inyo Mahmi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine. Luiz Soto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Love napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soto landing a few strikes.
Soto controls the position from side control.
Soto trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.
Love is looking for a sweep.
Soto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Soto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Love defends it nicely.
Soto looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto misses with a takedown
and Love counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dude Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Soto has his feet on Love's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Soto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Love sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soto somewhat.
Love shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soto pinned against the cage. Soto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Love tries to avoid it but Soto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Love to the ground. Love escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Love has taken the fight to the clinch.
Love jumps guard but Soto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soto manages to pull guard.
Love might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Soto is looking to stand up but Love isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto managing to control the position.
Love trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to stand and escape but instead Soto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Soto stays in close to Love's body and controls the position.
Love is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soto is aware though and is defending well.
Soto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Love throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Soto escapes and throws Love's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Soto cracks Love with a big elbow.
Love is trying to improve his position.
Love is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Soto off and has taken his back!
Soto breaks Love's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love keeping full guard, as Soto tries to pass.
Soto is pushing down on Love's leg trying to pass to half guard. Love is fighting to maintain full guard but Soto has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love tries to roll over but Soto keeps him under control.
Soto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Soto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soto working the ground and pound effectively.
Love is bucking up trying to escape but Soto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto trying to control but Love is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Soto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Love shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soto but Soto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Love looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soto moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Love.
Love is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Soto off and has taken his back!
Soto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Love's guard. Nice work there by Soto.
Soto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to free his leg and advance position but Love is retaining full guard.
Soto is stalling in the full guard.
Love looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soto passes into side control.
Love is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Soto is controlling the pace.
Love looking for submissions off his back.
Soto content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Love is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soto pulls his head out easily.
Love looking for submissions off his back.
Love is defending against the submission attempts here by Soto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love gets full guard.
Soto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soto manages to get himself to full guard.
Soto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Love is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Soto lands a heavy elbow.
Soto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Love's face.
Soto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soto controlling from mount.
Love is desperately trying to improve his position but Soto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Love that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Love sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Love is looking for a sweep. Soto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Love makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Love.
Love working for submissions but it's allowed Soto to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Love's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables Soto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Love keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Love working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soto wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Soto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Love has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soto has managed to get both his arms back between Love's legs - danger averted.
Soto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Love has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soto has managed to get both his arms back between Love's legs - danger averted.
Love escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soto advances to half guard.
Soto controlling the pace.
Soto slips a nice elbow through Love's hands, connecting with Love's forehead.
Soto is keen to just control but Love is a slippery customer.
Soto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dude Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is in trouble now - Soto has advanced to mount!
Soto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Love?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Soto content just to control the position here.
Soto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Love is looking to improve his position but Soto isn't that keen on the idea.
Soto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Soto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Love is rocked!
Love really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Love is having none of it.
Soto raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Love is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Soto! That's really hurt Love and he's turned his back - Soto keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Soto jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Soto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko has chosen Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza as his entrance music. Anatoli Valutchko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofson with a jab.
Valutchko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olofson throws a head kick but Valutchko moves out of range.
Olofson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valutchko.
Nice shot by Olofson.
Olofson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valutchko.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olofson.
Olofson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valutchko.
Olofson cracks Valutchko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Olofson misses with an uppercut. Valutchko saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Olofson.
Olofson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Olofson staying out of range there.
Olofson jabs Valutchko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Olofson slips a jab from Valutchko.
A slow jab from Olofson misses its intended target.
Olofson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valutchko.
Valutchko misses with a combination
letting Olofson counter with a right hand.
Olofson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Olofson ducks under a wild hook from Valutchko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olofson misses with an uppercut.
Olofson thows a body shot but no joy.
Arni Olofson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valutchko was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Olofson ducks under a wild hook from Valutchko.
Valutchko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valutchko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valutchko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valutchko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Valutchko thows a huge punch but Olofson dodges it nicely.
Olofson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valutchko on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Valutchko there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valutchko wants to free his trapped foot but Olofson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Valutchko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olofson is not content to let Valutchko control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anatoli Valutchko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Valutchko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofson.
Valutchko misses with a jab to the body
and Olofson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Valutchko is just out of range.
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson lands a glancing blow to the side of Valutchko's head.
Olofson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olofson misses with a hook. Valutchko ducked under it nicely.
Olofson throws a looping overhand right but Valutchko ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson misses with a looping left.
Olofson misses with an uppercut. Valutchko saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Olofson.
Valutchko slips under a jab from Olofson.
Olofson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valutchko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Valutchko throws a strike but Olofson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valutchko advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olofson tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valutchko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Valutchko crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anatoli Valutchko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Olofson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valutchko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olofson takes one to the chin there.
Olofson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Valutchko counter with a right hand.
It looks like Arni Olofson has been cut.
Valutchko ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Arni Olofson is winning the standup battle so far.
Olofson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Olofson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valutchko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valutchko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valutchko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olofson.
Good shot there by Olofson.
A clash of legs there as Valutchko blocks the low kick.
Olofson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olofson leaves Valutchko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofson slips under a jab from Valutchko.
Olofson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valutchko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olofson throws out the jab.
Olofson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olofson throws a body punch but Valutchko moves out of range.
Valutchko takes one on the button.
Valutchko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valutchko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
A combination from Valutchko does no damage.
Olofson wants to slow Valutchko down by chopping away at his legs.
Olofson motions for Valutchko to come forward. Olofson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olofson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Valutchko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olofson just misses with a punch to the body.
Olofson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valutchko.
Olofson misses with a hook
and Valutchko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olofson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Valutchko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko throws a looping overhand right but Olofson ducks down to avoid it.
Valutchko walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valutchko throws a jab but it's blocked by Olofson.
Olofson misses with a looping right.
Valutchko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olofson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valutchko somewhat.
A slow jab from Valutchko misses its intended target.
Valutchko just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olofson.
Valutchko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valutchko misses with a hook. Olofson ducked under it nicely.
Olofson lands a nice looking body shot.
Valutchko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Olofson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Olofson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Olofson does no damage.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valutchko moves away.
Valutchko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valutchko throws a big shot that misses.
Valutchko throws an overhand right that lands on Olofson's shoulder, as Olofson tries to avoid the shot.
Olofson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valutchko blocks a jab.
Valutchko avoids the body shot from Olofson.
Olofson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valutchko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
Olofson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Valutchko to counter with a crisp jab.
Olofson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olofson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valutchko.
Olofson swings for the body but Valutchko moves out of range.
Olofson lands a jab to Valutchko's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olofson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Olofson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Olofson.
Olofson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Olofson connects with a right hand. Valutchko shakes it off.
Olofson loads up on a big right hand but Valutchko slips the punch.
Olofson misses with a jab to the body
letting Valutchko counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Olofson. No joy for Valutchko on that attempt.
Arni Olofson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoli Valutchko.
Valutchko misses with a hook.
Olofson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valutchko.
Olofson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valutchko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olofson thinking.
Valutchko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Olofson misses its intended target.
Valutchko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valutchko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valutchko throws a series of punches but Olofson avoids them all with ease.
Valutchko avoids the body shot from Olofson.
Valutchko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 Arni Olofson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson's cut.
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. This is the final round!
A big right from Olofson misses.
Valutchko looks to land a right hand but Olofson moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Valutchko.
Valutchko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valutchko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olofson.
Valutchko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olofson manages to avoid it.
Olofson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valutchko.
Valutchko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valutchko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Olofson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valutchko was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofson.
Valutchko throws a series of punches but Olofson moves out of range.
Olofson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olofson scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Olofson as he connects with a hook.
Olofson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valutchko shoots in looking for a takedown but Olofson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valutchko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Valutchko. Those never looked like landing.
Valutchko blocks a jab.
Valutchko misses with a looping right.
Valutchko avoids the body shot from Olofson.
Valutchko throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Valutchko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olofson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olofson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olofson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valutchko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olofson.
Olofson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valutchko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olofson scrambles back to his feet.
Olofson slips a straight right by Valutchko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Olofson catches Valutchko right on the button with a cross.
Valutchko throws a shot from downtown. Olofson moves away and avoids it.
Valutchko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olofson as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Olofson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valutchko doesn't seem phased though.
Valutchko misses with a wild combination.
Olofson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valutchko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Olofson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olofson moves out of range as Valutchko strikes.
Olofson throws a body punch but Valutchko moves out of range.
Valutchko throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson misses with a hook. Valutchko ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko throws the left hand but Olofson avoids the punch easily.
Olofson throws a right hand that Valutchko ducks under and follows up with a left that Valutchko also avoids with ease.
Olofson looks to land a right hand but Valutchko moved out of range.
Olofson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valutchko moves away from the strike by Olofson.
Olofson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valutchko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Olofson's guard now.
Valutchko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Valutchko trying to control but Olofson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko looking to sit in guard and control but Olofson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Olofson won't allow Valutchko to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anatoli Valutchko.
I think Valutchko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Kalainawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalainawai's entrance music is Collie Buddz - She Gimme Love. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Minowa's choice of entrance music: One Minute in Heaven. Kaimana Kalainawai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaimana Kalainawai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Kalainawai scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut.
Minowa shoots in and drives through. Kalainawai sprawls well.
Minowa misses with a head kick.
Kalainawai gets caught napping as Minowa dives in and scores a takedown. Kalainawai manages to retain guard.
Kalainawai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalainawai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalainawai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalainawai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalainawai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Minowa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kalainawai wants to stand and escape but Minowa is having none of it.
Kalainawai trying to control the position.
Kaimana Kalainawai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kalainawai misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalainawai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kalainawai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Minowa.
Kalainawai misses with a two punch combination.
Kalainawai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oooooh!!! Kalainawai has knocked Minowa down with a huge combo! Kalainawai steps away and waves a wobbly Minowa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Minowa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalainawai misses with a hook. Minowa ducked under it nicely.
Minowa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalainawai finish him?
Minowa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minowa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaimana Kalainawai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalainawai scores with a hook.
That has opened up Isamu Minowa's cut even more.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Kalainawai engages and cracks Minowa with a massive lead left hook - Minowa tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Kalainawai is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaimana Kalainawai!
A victorious Kaimana Kalainawai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Florencio Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragovich comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - $MON€Y$. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Aint no sunshine - DMX. Florencio Dragovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Dragovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragovich.
Dragovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dragovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragovich's head backwards.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva looks to land a combination but Dragovich avoids it well.
Dragovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Dragovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a combination
and Dragovich counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dragovich from controlling successfully.
Dragovich throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Dragovich to sweep him here.
Dragovich trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Dragovich is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Dragovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Dragovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragovich is looking for a sweep.
Silva taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich tries to improve position but can't.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dragovich!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragovich is looking to escape.
Dragovich wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragovich working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Dragovich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dragovich tries to avoid it.
Dragovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Dragovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragovich.
Dragovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dragovich is defended easily by Silva.
Dragovich misses with a hook.
Dragovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dragovich loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragovich throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragovich blocks a jab.
Dragovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Dragovich's head back.
Silva swings for the body but Dragovich moves out of range.
Dragovich looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Dragovich misses the jab.
Dragovich throws out a powerful jab.
Dragovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dragovich. Dragovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dragovich pushes him off.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Dragovich shoots in.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Dragovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva moves out of range as Dragovich strikes.
Dragovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragovich lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Dragovich jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Dragovich closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Dragovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Dragovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragovich tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Dragovich. Those never looked like landing.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Dragovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragovich misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva keeps Dragovich at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dragovich misses.
Silva lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Dragovich misses the target.
Silva misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva gets a clinch.
Dragovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Dragovich into the cage.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragovich looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragovich counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Dragovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragovich circles away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Dragovich digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Dragovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dragovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich misses with a straight right.
Dragovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Dragovich.
Dragovich throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragovich.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dragovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Dragovich's head but Dragovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a hook
and Dragovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragovich scores with a body shot.
A big right from Dragovich misses.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragovich misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Dragovich.
Dragovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Dragovich shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florencio Dragovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragovich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dragovich works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragovich is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Florencio Dragovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a series of punches but Dragovich moves out of range.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Dragovich misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva tries to clinch but Dragovich moves out of range.
Dragovich misses with the combination.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Dragovich throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragovich should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Dragovich.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragovich scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
In his post fight interview, Anderson Silva gave a big smile as he said 'Senhores, nunca serão, jamais serão. Balco Boys por vida!!!! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker has chosen Die Motherfucker Die as his entrance music. Charles Stryker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Stryker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stryker lands with a good body shot.
Lee cracks Stryker with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stryker doesn't seem phased though.
Lee avoids the body shot from Stryker.
Nice jab there from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Stryker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stryker.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Stryker throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stryker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Stryker wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stryker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stryker circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Stryker avoids the head kick by Lee.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stryker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stryker lands a head shot.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Stryker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Stryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stryker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stryker staying out of range there.
Lee throws a body punch but Stryker moves out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stryker.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Stryker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws the left hand but Stryker avoids the punch easily.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryker.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Stryker lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryker scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Stryker.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Stryker cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stryker throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Stryker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Stryker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Stryker counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stryker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stryker throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker scores with a leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Stryker moved out of range.
Stryker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Stryker settles back down.
Stryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stryker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Stryker controls his hands.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stryker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Stryker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee wants a takedown.
Lee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stryker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stryker defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Stryker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
Lee working for a choke but Stryker is defending well.
Lee has his arm under Stryker's chin here. Game over son! Lee squeezes tightly and Stryker is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Jack Morris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Morris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Kaka moves out of range easily.
Morris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kaka enables Morris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kaka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kaka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morris passes Kaka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaka is just riding it out for now. Morris eventually gives up the hold.
Morris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morris works his way into full mount!
Kaka wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morris.
Morris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
You get the feeling that Kaka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kaka blocking the ground and pound.
Kaka is trying to stand up.
Morris with good strikes from the mount here!
Morris throws some wild stikes that Kaka manages to avoid easily.
Kaka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Morris working Kaka over with strikes here.
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!
Kaka takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Morris's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Morris!
A determined Jack Morris didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Loser. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaferani throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
letting Zaferani counter with a right hand.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Zaferani is out of range.
Zaferani slips a jab from Penn.
Zaferani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Zaferani takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn scores with a jab. Zaferani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn misses with a hook. Zaferani ducked under it nicely.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Zaferani sprawls well.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Zaferani closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Zaferani struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaferani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Paul Penn has been cut.
Penn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaferani is pulling down on Penn's head. It's preventing any offense from Penn, at least for the moment.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaferani keeps working.
Zaferani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaferani trying to control here.
Zaferani moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Zaferani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zaferani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaferani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaferani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn postures up in Zaferani's guard and throws a big left but Zaferani blocks it.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn throws a strike but Zaferani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zaferani is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zaferani's guard.
Penn trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
Penn looking to sit in guard and control but Zaferani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zaferani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn is trying to hold Zaferani in close to prevent damage but Zaferani has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn is not content to let Zaferani control the position.
Penn gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Zaferani content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaferani manages to avoid it.
Penn tries to bum rush Zaferani with a series of wild strikes but Zaferani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn throws a body punch but Zaferani moves out of range.
Zaferani stuffs the takedown.
Penn swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Zaferani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zaferani slips under a jab from Penn.
Zaferani moves into the clinch.
Zaferani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Zaferani trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaferani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaferani uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zaferani throws an elbow but misses.
Zaferani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn has picked Zaferani up - he's going for a ride! Penn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Paul Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaferani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn wants to take a breather but Zaferani is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn is taking a breather. Zaferani says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zaferani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zaferani controlling Penn's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Zaferani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Zaferani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Penn passes into half guard.
Zaferani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Zaferani is defending well.
Zaferani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zaferani.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Zaferani.
Zaferani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Zaferani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaferani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn wants to sweep here but Zaferani controlling him for the moment.
Zaferani wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn pulls Zaferani in to control the position.
Zaferani wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Zaferani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaferani.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn fails with the takedown.
A jab from Zaferani does it's job there.
Zaferani throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Zaferani slips the punch.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Zaferani misses its intended target.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaferani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Zaferani connects with an inside leg kick.
Zaferani cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Zaferani.
Penn works Zaferani's body with a nice hook.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Zaferani pushes him off.
Penn cracks Zaferani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zaferani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hamid Zaferani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaferani gets a clinch.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaferani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaferani just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaferani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaferani pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Penn tenderised Zaferani's leg. Zaferani is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaferani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaferani takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Zaferani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaferani connects with a single shot there.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaferani avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn wants to clinch but Zaferani slips to the side
and Zaferani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zaferani misses with a straight right.
Zaferani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaferani ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Zaferani lands a front kick.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Zaferani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaferani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaferani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Zaferani lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn tries a body shot but Zaferani blocks it.
Penn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaferani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Zaferani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaferani stops a takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Zaferani blocking some punches.
Penn tries to stall but Zaferani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaferani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn throws an elbow that misses.
Zaferani lands with a right to the head.
Zaferani lands with a short shot to the head.
Paul Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zaferani sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zaferani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zaferani trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamid Zaferani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamid Zaferani has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zaferani misses with a leg kick.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamid Zaferani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn 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... Paul Penn!
A relieved looking Paul Penn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Mithra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horus Mithra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mithra looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Yamada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mithra.
A big right from Mithra misses.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mithra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mithra lands an overhand right.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Yamada throws the left hand but Mithra avoids the punch easily.
Mithra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Mithra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a nice body kick.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mithra. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Mithra misses
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Horus Mithra has been cut.
Yamada has Mithra up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mithra.
Mithra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada scores with a shot to the side of Mithra's head.
Mithra is trying to force a seperation but Yamada has the dominant position.
Mithra misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Mithra swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mithra misses with a punch to the body.
Mithra lands with a light punch inside.
Mithra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
Yamada tries a body shot but Mithra blocks it.
Mithra misses with a body punch.
Mithra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mithra misses with a punch on the inside.
Mithra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yamada tries a body shot but Mithra blocks it.
Yamada pushes Mithra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mithra is rocked!
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Mithra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamada lands a big right hand that drops Mithra! The killer instinct kicks in and Yamada finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yamada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez blocks the body kick.
Kenji looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Kenji lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Kenji takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinez throws a right hand that Kenji ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenji also avoids with ease.
Kenji misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
Nice body kick from Martinez.
Kenji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez connects with a high kick.
Kenji lands a jab.
Kenji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenji lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji misses with a leg kick
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Kurokawa Kenji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the body from Kenji misses
and Martinez counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenji doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Kenji moved out of range nicely.
Kenji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Kenji lands a lovely overhand right.
Kenji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kenji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kenji holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenji is keeping the position for now.
Martinez won't allow Kenji to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurokawa Kenji.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenji.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenji connects with a high kick.
It looks like Santiago Martinez has been cut.
Kenji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenji misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenji stuns Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Kenji connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Kenji tries to clinch up.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenji takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenji has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenji throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Kenji shows good takedown defense.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Kenji lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenji was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Kenji tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kenji looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenji feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenji counters with a left to the body.
Kenji tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a nice body kick.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses.
Kenji throws a poor cross that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws a body punch but Kenji moves out of range.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Kenji counters with a head kick that drops Martinez to the mat! Martinez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Martinez is rocked!
Kurokawa Kenji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenji looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Kenji backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Martinez's temple! It sends Martinez violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Kenji celebrates and the doctors try to help Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Kurokawa Kenji!
Kurokawa Kenji retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Kurokawa Kenji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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