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BLOODSPORT 1: FIRST BLOOD PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chopsaki Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spider Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chopsaki Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with the combination.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones avoids the head kick by Silva.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Silva tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Spider Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chopsaki Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Silva.
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!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Spider Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Jones throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spider Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Jones clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Jones pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Spider Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Spider Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva blocks a head kick by Jones.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with the combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
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 Spider 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! This is the final round!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Jones blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chopsaki Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spider Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spider Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spider Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fuschini (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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163 lbs
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180 lbs
20 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuschini closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fuschini lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fuschini looking to pass the guard.
Fuschini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuschini throwing strikes but missing.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuschini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuschini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fuschini wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
Fuschini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fuschini distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini cracks Burns with a solid left hand.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Fuschini from controlling successfully.
Fuschini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuschini stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fuschini is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuschini on the ground.
Fuschini throws a strike aimed at the side of Burns's head but Burns avoids it well.
Burns is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fuschini connects with a decent elbow.
Fuschini wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Fuschini taking a breather here.
Burns is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Fuschini crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuschini fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Fuschini are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Fuschini.
Fuschini is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Burns looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fuschini gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Burns is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fuschini lets go of the hold and Burns can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luca Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Wayne- Right above it . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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202 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Jacobs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jacobs prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson pushes Jacobs off looking to stand but Jacobs dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jacobs prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Jacobs is controlling him
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Jacobs has control of the leg.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs decides to stand up.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jacobs instigates a clinch.
Jacobs jumps guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Jacobs.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jacobs dives on top into guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jacobs defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacobs is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobs is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jacobs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Johnson's body to avoid the submission. Johnson has instead reached around Jacobs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Johnson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kobe Johnson!
A relieved looking Kobe Johnson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Bejarano Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bejarano Jr has chosen Tougher Than The Rest, Bruce Springsteen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlos Bejarano Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Wright's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Bejarano Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bejarano Jr misses.
Bejarano Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright throws a body punch but Bejarano Jr moves out of range.
Wright lands a jab to Bejarano Jr's midsection.
Wright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Carlos Bejarano Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright takes a swing at Bejarano Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bejarano Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bejarano Jr drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright stuns Bejarano Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Bejarano Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Bejarano Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch lands to the side of Bejarano Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bejarano Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bejarano Jr looks gassed!
Bejarano Jr blocks the body kick.
Wright tries to bum rush Bejarano Jr with a series of wild strikes but Bejarano Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Bejarano Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Tom Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bejarano Jr shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright thuds his right hand into Bejarano Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright cracks Bejarano Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bejarano Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wright finish him?
Bejarano Jr is rocked!
Wright grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bejarano Jr takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Wright cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Wright!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Fernhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (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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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Fernhart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fujinami trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujinami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernhart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fujinami scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fernhart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fernhart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fujinami gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujinami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fujinami trying to control but Fernhart is working from the bottom.
Fernhart being controlled here, momentarily.
Fernhart keeping moving, preventing Fujinami from controlling successfully.
Fernhart has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fujinami should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fernhart has tightened it up now! Fujinami should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dale Fernhart!
Dale Fernhart is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dale Fernhart waved his t-shirt featuring ORANJE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Horn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Dale!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dale misses with a jab to the body
and Dale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Horn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dale sprawling to the canvas! Dale rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Horn finish him?!
Dale is rocked!
It looks like Steve Dale has been cut.
Dale looks gassed!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Horn engages and cracks Dale with a massive lead left hook - Dale tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Horn is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Horn!
Kenny Horn retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kenny Horn 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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