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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Ring Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kin Ring Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Flave slips the punch.
Flave lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flave tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Flave scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a hook but Flave blocks it.
Flave slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett throws a body punch but Flave moves out of range.
Flave lands with a straight right. Sackett didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flave, as that shot connected.
Flave ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Flava Flave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flave darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett moves out of range as Flave strikes.
Flave fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackett on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Flave misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flave.
Horrible takedown by Flave or perhaps it was just good defense by Sackett which made him look bad.
Sackett misses with the combination.
Flave is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flave catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flave scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flave is looking to take a break and control but Sackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flave is working to tighten is grip on Sackett's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sackett has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Flave is really squeezing tight and eventually Sackett passes out! Flave breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Flava Flave!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares has chosen TOQUINHO as his entrance music. Pluto Palhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hulahula jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Hulahula misses
and Palhares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulahula.
Palhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hulahula.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palhares.
Palhares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hulahula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Palhares throws a shot from downtown. Hulahula moves away and avoids it.
Palhares throws a nice looking combination but Hulahula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Hulahula coming out on top.
Palhares scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hulahula 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.
Palhares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palhares thumps Hulahula with a low kick.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Hulahula.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hulahula wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
Palhares looking to control.
Hulahula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Hulahula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palhares pulls Hulahula in close to his closed guard and prevents Hulahula from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hulahula shoots and misses
and Palhares counters with a nice kick to the body.
Palhares tries to land a front kick but Hulahula steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Palhares tenderised Hulahula's leg. Hulahula is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulahula takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Palhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palhares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulahula is just out of range.
Hulahula moves out of range of the body kick.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palhares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hulahula finds it's way round the side to connect with Palhares's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulahula moves away.
Hulahula misses with a low kick.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Hulahula both land. Nice combination.
Palhares throws a sloppy body shot
and Hulahula counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulahula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Hulahula from controlling successfully.
Hulahula postures up in Palhares's guard and throws a big left but Palhares blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Hulahula from controlling successfully.
Hulahula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares 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.
Hulahula working some strikes from top position.
Hulahula trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hulahula throws an elbow that misses. Palhares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hulahula's guard. Nice move by Palhares!
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 Heimo Hulahula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hulahula walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Palhares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hulahula misses with a looping left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hulahula.
Hulahula throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hulahula looking to control but instead Palhares has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Palhares preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hulahula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palhares defends it well.
Hulahula wants to take a breather but Palhares is having none of it.
Hulahula misses with a head shot. Palhares uses the momentum to regain guard.
Palhares is trying to control the position but Hulahula postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Palhares manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Palhares with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hulahula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hulahula wants to improve his position but instead Palhares has moved into half guard.
Hulahula is not content to let Palhares control the position.
Hulahula won't allow Palhares to pass to mount.
Hulahula is refusing to be controlled, as Palhares sits in half guard.
Hulahula trying to control but Palhares postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hulahula is looking for a sweep. Palhares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palhares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hulahula wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
Palhares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Palhares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Palhares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hulahula defending well though.
Hulahula is looking for a sweep. Palhares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hulahula works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control but Hulahula is working from the bottom.
Hulahula is adopting a defensive guard.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Hulahula 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.
Hulahula utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pluto Palhares hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pluto Palhares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Palhares shoots in for a double leg but Hulahula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hulahula on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hulahula blocks the body kick.
Palhares misses with a shot to the body
letting Hulahula counter with a right hand.
Palhares gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hulahula trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Hulahula wants to pass the guard but Palhares is keeping the position.
Palhares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulahula.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Palhares there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hulahula keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palhares lands a big shot there that rocks Hulahula but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hulahula in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hulahula is squirming around, avoiding Palhares's attempts to control the action.
Palhares raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to control the pace but Hulahula is squirming around nicely.
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!
Palhares looking to ground and pound but Hulahula is blocking nicely.
Hulahula wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Palhares punching from mount but Hulahula doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hulahula wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Palhares trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palhares sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hulahula is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Palhares sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Palhares is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hulahula can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Palhares with good strikes from the mount here!
Palhares dominating with strikes here.
Palhares punching from mount but Hulahula doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hulahula is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hulahula wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Hulahula manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Palhares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is trying to control. Hulahula wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palhares thows a huge punch but Hulahula dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulahula is looking to improve his position.
Pluto Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palhares is looking to take a break and control but Hulahula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palhares controlling the action here.
Palhares wants to control but Hulahula is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pluto Palhares.
Palhares stuffs the takedown attempt from Hulahula. Hulahula gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pluto Palhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palhares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pluto Palhares!
Pluto Palhares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita's entrance music is Metallica-Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Redman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita has Redman up against the cage in a clinch.
Fujita keeps control of Redman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fujita has hold of one of Redman's legs. Redman is fighting the takedown attempt but Fujita gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fujita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Redman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fujita puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fujita is controlling the pace.
Fujita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujita controlling the pace.
Redman is trying to get back to full guard.
Redman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Redman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujita.
Redman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fujita content to control rather than advance.
Fujita 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.
Fujita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redman keeps working.
Fujita is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Redman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kazaki Fujita has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fujita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redman connects with the punch.
Fujita throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Stuart Redman has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fujita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Redman in his tracks.
Redman defending well as Fujita loads up on a big left hand.
Fujita throws a leg kick but Redman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fujita throws a hook but Redman avoids it easily.
Fujita throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Redman checks a low kick from Fujita.
Redman closes the distance and clinches.
Redman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fujita.
Redman tries to break free but Fujita pushes him back against the cage.
Redman wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman tries to circle away but Fujita has him pinned against the cage.
Redman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Fujita.
Redman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redman is trying to force a seperation but Fujita has the dominant position.
Redman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujita has him pressed against the cage.
Redman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fujita lands with a right to the head.
Fujita has a couple of punches blocked by Redman.
Redman blocking some punches.
Fujita tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
Redman scores with a shot to the side of Fujita's head.
Fujita looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazaki Fujita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fujita.
Redman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujita controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Fujita.
Fujita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fujita as Redman tries to tie him up.
Redman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redman tries to break free but Fujita pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Redman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Redman ducks under a wild hook from Fujita.
Redman tries to clinch up.
Redman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redman manages to avoid it.
Fujita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fujita thuds a left hand into Redman's body.
Fujita ducks under a wild hook from Redman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stuart Redman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fujita shoots in for a double leg but Redman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fujita misses with a hook
enabling Redman to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujita throws out a loose jab but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujita closes the distance looking to clinch
and Redman counters with a head kick. That will keep Fujita thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fujita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redman was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujita.
Fujita misses with a series of wild punches.
Fujita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujita scrambles back to his feet.
Fujita throws a body kick that misses.
Fujita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redman lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita drives through with a takedown into Redman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fujita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fujita throwing strikes but missing.
Redman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fujita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fujita is looking to work some ground and pound but Redman has wrist control.
Fujita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fujita is working Redman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Redman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redman is pulling down on Fujita's head to control his posture.
Fujita won't allow Redman to sweep him here.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Redman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Redman looking for a sweep. Not yet Redman, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kazaki Fujita just wasn't active enough.
Fujita scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Stuart Redman's cut even more.
Fujita connects with a crisp jab.
The cut above Stuart Redman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fujita throws a right and a left that Redman avoids nicely.
Fujita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujita.
Redman misses with an uppercut. Fujita saw that one coming.
Redman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujita throws a sloppy head kick and Redman moves out of range easily.
Kazaki Fujita is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujita was well out of range. Poor timing from Redman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman connects with an inside leg kick.
Fujita looks to score with a jab to the body but Redman is just out of range.
Fujita cracks Redman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita throws a right hand that misses
and Redman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stuart Redman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stuart Redman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Redman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
Redman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujita.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita throws out a leg kick but Redman moves out of range and Fujita only half commits.
Fujita swings for the body but Redman moves out of range.
Fujita with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stuart Redman's cut.
That's time! Fujita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick from Redman lands but Fujita takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
Redman connects with a leg kick. Fujita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fujita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fujita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fujita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujita misses with a looping left.
Fujita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fujita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fujita throws an off balance right hand
and Redman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fujita's head backwards.
Redman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a looping left.
Redman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fujita manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Redman lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman lands a jab to the head.
Redman scores with a hook.
Fujita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redman on the side of the head.
Redman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Redman.
Fujita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Redman, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
Fujita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Redman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redman jabs Fujita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita checks a leg kick.
Fujita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redman.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Redman circles away.
Fujita throws a sloppy body shot
and Redman counters with an outside leg kick.
Fujita throws out a leg kick but Redman moves out of range and Fujita only half commits.
Redman moves out of range as Fujita strikes.
Redman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujita moves away.
A swing and a miss from Fujita.
Fujita slips under a jab from Redman.
Redman jabs Fujita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujita.
A shot to the body from Fujita misses
and Redman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redman lands a left and a right that send Fujita crashing to the mat, dazed. Redman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fujita is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Fujita - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Redman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stuart Redman!
Stuart Redman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama's entrance music is . A fine choice. Gimmick has chosen Six Feet Under - War Is Coming as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Gimmick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gimmick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Funkyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gimmick throws out the jab.
Gimmick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Funkyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funkyama throws a right hand that misses
and Gimmick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funkyama throws the left hand but Gimmick avoids the punch easily.
Gimmick catches Funkyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Funkyama cracks Gimmick with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gimmick throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.
Funkyama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gimmick is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick wants to get back to full guard.
Funkyama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Funkyama trying to control from half guard but Gimmick is working away.
Funkyama content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gimmick sees it coming and defends easily.
Gimmick is refusing to be controlled, as Funkyama sits in half guard.
Gimmick wants to get back to his feet.
Funkyama throwing shots but Gimmick is blocking nicely.
Funkyama trying to control from Gimmick's half guard. Gimmick has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Funkyama is really struggling to control Gimmick but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Funkyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gimmick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funkyama scoring with some ground and pound.
Funkyama looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Gimmick keeps moving.
Gimmick is pulling down on Funkyama's head. It's preventing any offense from Funkyama, at least for the moment.
Funkyama is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gimmick defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gimmick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funkyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gimmick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gimmick misses with a body shot.
Gimmick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
Gimmick throws a hook but Funkyama blocks it.
Gimmick moves into range and clinches up with Funkyama.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funkyama.
Gimmick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gimmick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Funkyama throws a body punch but Gimmick moves out of range.
Justin Gimmick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Gimmick saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Funkyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkyama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gimmick's half guard.
Gimmick wants to control but Funkyama is keeping busy.
Gimmick moves into full guard.
Gimmick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Funkyama is controlling him.
Funkyama is pushing down on Gimmick's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gimmick is fighting to maintain full guard but Funkyama has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama working the head and body with strikes.
Gimmick has his hands clasped together around Funkyama's back. He's all about the action.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura but Gimmick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Funkyama to get the leverage.
Funkyama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama misses with a head shot. Gimmick uses the momentum to regain guard.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gimmick is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to move into half guard but instead Gimmick has managed to sweep!
Gimmick pushing down on Funkyama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Funkyama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gimmick.
Gimmick tries to pass to full mount but Funkyama defends it.
Funkyama is trying to control but can't.
Gimmick moves nicely into side control.
Funkyama is not content to let Gimmick control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama seems a little lost for a moment, as Gimmick dominates the positioning.
Funkyama is looking for a sweep.
Funkyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Gimmick slows the pace down.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Funkyama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gimmick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Funkyama is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama is looking to improve his position.
Gimmick is trying to control. Funkyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Aoki Funkyama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gimmick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gimmick swings for the body but Funkyama moves out of range.
Gimmick misses with a straight right.
Funkyama misses with a looping right.
Funkyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Gimmick saw that one coming.
Funkyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gimmick.
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
Gimmick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gimmick wants it to stay on the feet.
Gimmick scores with a nice right hand.
Gimmick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab by Gimmick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Funkyama.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gimmick.
Gimmick wants to clinch up but Funkyama keeps it at a distance.
Funkyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkyama.
A big right from Funkyama misses.
Gimmick digs a good hook to Funkyama's body.
Justin Gimmick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gimmick throws a sloppy head kick and Funkyama moves out of range easily.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses.
Funkyama throws a poor cross that misses
and Gimmick counters with a head kick.
Gimmick throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gimmick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gimmick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gimmick misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gimmick just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama throws a shot from downtown. Gimmick moves away and avoids it.
Gimmick throws a big shot that misses.
Funkyama moves in looking to clinch but Gimmick pushes him off.
Gimmick lands a nice looking body shot.
Funkyama slips under a jab from Gimmick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkyama.
Funkyama connects with a looping right hand.
Funkyama throws a hook to the side of Gimmick's head but Gimmick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Funkyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gimmick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funkyama.
Funkyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gimmick misses with an uppercut.
Gimmick blocks a jab.
Funkyama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gimmick misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gimmick can pounce on him.
Funkyama checks a low kick from Gimmick.
Funkyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gimmick tries to avoid it but Funkyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gimmick to the ground. Gimmick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama ducks right into an uppercut from Gimmick.
Gimmick misses with a looping right.
Gimmick stuns Funkyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama misses with a wild combination.
Gimmick misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gimmick throws a head kick that half lands.
Funkyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gimmick tries to avoid it but Funkyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gimmick to the ground. Gimmick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funkyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Funkyama scores with a leg kick.
Gimmick moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Gimmick misses its intended target.
Gimmick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Funkyama under the eye.
Funkyama misses with a hook. Gimmick ducked under it nicely.
Gimmick defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Gimmick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gimmick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funkyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gimmick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Funkyama has time to react.
Gimmick blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gimmick manages to avoid it.
Funkyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gimmick.
Gimmick throws a right hand that misses
and Funkyama counters with a left to the body.
Funkyama swings for the body but Gimmick moves out of range.
Gimmick stalks Funkyama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Funkyama's face. Funkyama staggers backwards, shaken.
Gimmick stuffs the takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Funkyama throws a hook to the side of Gimmick's head but Gimmick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Gimmick.
Gimmick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gimmick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Funkyama.
Funkyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gimmick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Funkyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Gimmick lands a jab to the head.
Gimmick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Gimmick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Gimmick.
Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funkyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gimmick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Gimmick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Funkyama doesn't seem phased though.
Gimmick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.
Gimmick lands a leg kick that knocks Funkyama off balance momentarily.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses.
Funkyama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gimmick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gimmick. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama throws a hook but Gimmick avoids it easily.
Funkyama tries to move into range but Gimmick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Funkyama slips under a jab.
Funkyama throws an overhand right that lands on Gimmick's shoulder, as Gimmick tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick lands a right hook to the body.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gimmick.
Funkyama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gimmick throws a nice looking combination but Funkyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funkyama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gimmick seems a little lost for a moment, as Funkyama dominates the positioning.
Funkyama tries to score with some ground and pound. Gimmick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama throws a strike aimed at the side of Gimmick's head but Gimmick avoids it well.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Gimmick is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gimmick dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Funkyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gimmick slips a jab and a cross from Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a low kick but Gimmick moves out of range easily.
Funkyama lands a nice looking body shot.
Funkyama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Funkyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gimmick was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkyama.
The fighters circling - Funkyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkyama throws a jab when Gimmick was well out of range.
Gimmick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gimmick was covering up waiting for the punch and Funkyama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Gimmick is keeping the position.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Gimmick.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Gimmick keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Funkyama working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama postures up in Gimmick's guard and throws a big left but Gimmick blocks it.
Gimmick keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Gimmick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Funkyama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Funkyama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Funkyama 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gimmick for as long as he can get away with.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gimmick lands a leg kick that knocks Funkyama off balance momentarily.
Funkyama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gimmick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funkyama throws a hook but Gimmick blocks it.
Funkyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funkyama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a head kick that Funkyama semi-blocks.
Gimmick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Funkyama blocks the low kick.
Gimmick jabs Funkyama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funkyama throws an overhand right that lands on Gimmick's shoulder, as Gimmick tries to avoid the shot.
Gimmick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Funkyama. Funkyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Funkyama misses with a right hand
and Gimmick counters with a right hand to the body.
Gimmick tries a low kick but Funkyama avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gimmick misses with a wild body shot.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Gimmick is out of range.
Gimmick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funkyama.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Funkyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Funkyama 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aoki Funkyama!
Aoki Funkyama is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Aoki Funkyama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by SMC - VASTAVIRTA Feat. NAISPYY & JINKS . Floor Jan has chosen "Shout" by Agrezzior as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Floor Jan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floor Jan thuds his right hand into Finger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finger throws a head kick that misses.
Finger throws a right hand that Floor Jan ducks under and follows up with a left that Floor Jan also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Finger misses
and Floor Jan counters with a left to the body.
Finger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Floor Jan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Floor Jan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floor Jan trying to control but Finger is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finger is looking to stand up but Floor Jan isn't so interested in that idea.
Finger trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenny Floor Jan.
A big left from Floor Jan misses.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Floor Jan.
Finger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floor Jan wants to clinch up but Finger keeps it at a distance.
Floor Jan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finger doesn't seem bothered though.
Finger takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Franky Finger has been cut.
Finger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Floor Jan counters with a single leg into guard. Finger didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finger has control of Floor Jan's left arm, preventing Floor Jan from doing any damage.
Floor Jan looking to pass the guard.
Floor Jan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Floor Jan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Finger wants to stand but Floor Jan is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Floor Jan.
Franky Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Finger blocks the leg kick.
Floor Jan lands with a shot to the body.
Floor Jan loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch.
Finger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finger tries to clinch there but Floor Jan circles away.
Floor Jan cracks Finger with a good jab.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch but Floor Jan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finger pushes Floor Jan up against the cage in a clinch.
Floor Jan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Floor Jan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Finger is rocked!
Floor Jan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Finger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floor Jan has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Finger - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Floor Jan, and another! Finger is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenny Floor Jan!
Kenny Floor Jan made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano has chosen Got Yourself a Gun as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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221 lbs
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215 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano misses with a looping right.
Soprano throws a low kick but Butcher avoids it.
Soprano misses the jab.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Butcher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soprano moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Soprano is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.
Soprano slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Butcher.
Soprano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Soprano.
Soprano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Butcher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soprano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Butcher.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Butcher moves out of range as Soprano strikes.
Butcher slips a jab from Soprano.
Soprano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher cracks a nice hook into Soprano's ribs.
Butcher blocks a leg kick.
Soprano blocks a jab.
Butcher darts in and clinches Soprano up against the cage.
Soprano breaks from the clinch.
Soprano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butcher digs a good body shot into Soprano's ribs.
Butcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher clobbers Soprano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Soprano pushes Butcher away with a front kick.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Soprano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A lazy left from Soprano finds it's target.
Soprano connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcher jabs Soprano right on the nose. Soprano blinks but takes it well.
Butcher looks for the body kick but Soprano saw that one coming.
Soprano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soprano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soprano keeps Butcher at a distance using the push kick.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soprano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butcher misses with a body punch
and Soprano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Soprano circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soprano tests Butcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soprano tests Butcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soprano takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soprano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butcher counters with a nice body kick.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Butcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soprano scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Butcher tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Soprano.
Butcher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Soprano counters with a left to the body.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Soprano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soprano throws a wild body kick that Butcher sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Soprano misses.
Butcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Butcher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butcher looks to land a body kick but Soprano moved away.
Soprano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soprano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Soprano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soprano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soprano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Butcher.
Soprano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soprano misses with a hook
and Butcher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butcher wants to land a leg kick but Soprano is out of range.
Butcher throws a hook but Soprano blocks it.
Soprano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Soprano does it's job there.
Soprano blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Butcher throws a push kick but Soprano slaps the foot to one side.
Soprano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soprano throws out a leg kick but Butcher moves out of range and Soprano only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Butcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher motions for Soprano to come forward. Butcher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano connects with a right hand. Butcher shakes it off.
An inside leg kick from Butcher misses.
Soprano misses with a wild combination.
Soprano staying out of range there.
Soprano walks into a stiff left hand from Butcher.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Soprano throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Soprano.
Butcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soprano moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Soprano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Soprano blocks a leg kick.
Soprano looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
Soprano misses with a series of wild punches.
Soprano connects with a body shot that sends Butcher's belly button to the back.
Butcher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
Butcher throws a head kick that misses
and Soprano counters with a big head kick but Butcher shrugs it off.
Butcher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soprano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Butcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Soprano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Soprano.
Soprano is looking to chop away at Butcher's legs.
A head kick misses from Butcher.
Soprano tries a low kick but Butcher avoids it.
Soprano slips under a jab.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
Tony Soprano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soprano.
Butcher lands with a slapping head kick.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soprano.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Soprano.
Butcher throws a head kick but Soprano moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Soprano scores with the left hand. Butcher knows he should have avoided that one.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher looks to land a body kick but Soprano moved away.
Soprano checks the leg kick.
Soprano throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
Soprano lands a right hook to the body.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Butcher!
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Soprano lands with a kick to the temple. Butcher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Soprano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soprano digs a good body shot into Butcher's ribs.
Soprano tests Butcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soprano misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher connects with a high kick.
Butcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soprano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Soprano moves out of range.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Soprano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Butcher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soprano.
Soprano fakes the leg kick and cracks Butcher in the body.
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano with a nice cross.
Soprano keeps Butcher at a distance using the push kick.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Soprano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soprano.
Butcher is rocked!
Soprano lands a head shot.
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soprano works Butcher's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Soprano lands.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Soprano lands a right hook to the body.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Soprano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soprano.
Butcher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soprano.
Butcher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butcher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soprano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soprano cracks Butcher with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Butcher falls to his knees and Soprano doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Soprano! Tony Soprano retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Tony Soprano 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Masoe has chosen Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Esposito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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277 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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe drops his hands momentarily and Esposito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Masoe.
Masoe moves into range and clinches up with Esposito.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Masoe back against the cage.
Masoe trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Esposito avoiding damage as Masoe throws knees to the body.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Masoe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Masoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Masoe lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masoe.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Masoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe lands a right hand.
Masoe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Masoe lands a right hand.
Masoe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Masoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Masoe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe lands a shoulder strike.
Masoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masoe presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masoe lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masoe is pushing Esposito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Masoe has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Masoe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masoe.
Masoe lands a body shot.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esposito avoids a wild elbow strike from Masoe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Masoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masoe.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Masoe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Masoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Masoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masoe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Masoe landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masoe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Masoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masoe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Esposito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masoe works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Masoe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Masoe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
A short right from Masoe.
Masoe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Masoe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gaisafa Masoe.
Masoe clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masoe.
Masoe pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Masoe.
Esposito takes an elbow to the temple.
Masoe digs a right hand into Esposito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito's gas tank.
Masoe is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masoe throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the cage.
Masoe misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Masoe.
Masoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Masoe tries to tie him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masoe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Esposito up against the cage.
Masoe lands a nice uppercut.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masoe looking to throw knees to the head but Esposito is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Masoe.
Masoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Masoe lands a right hand.
Masoe stalling against the cage.
Esposito takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
Masoe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Esposito blocks a body shot from Masoe.
Masoe landing knees to the head.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito is rocked!
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!
Masoe lands a right hand.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masoe creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Esposito's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Esposito drops to his knees and Masoe pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe very nearly forgot to thank Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
27 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benoit shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benoit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benoit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Yamada stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada stuffs the takedown.
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada moves into range and clinches up with Benoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Benoit.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Benoit tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benoit tries to circle away but Yamada has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Benoit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benoit is pushing Yamada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Yamada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamada to keep the fight standing.
Benoit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamada.
Benoit leaning against his opponent.
Benoit is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Benoit digs a right hand into Yamada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamada's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Benoit tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Benoit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Benoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benoit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benoit misses the jab.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Yamada throws out a leg kick but Benoit moves out of range and Yamada only half commits.
Benoit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamada back to the cage. Benoit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benoit moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benoit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yamada throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Benoit throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamada lands with a hook. Benoit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada connects with a jab.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada connects with a body shot that sends Benoit's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yamada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamada. Yamada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benoit scores with a takedown into Yamada's guard.
Benoit prevents Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
Yamada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benoit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throwing strikes from guard but Yamada blocks nicely.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
Benoit stops Yamada from standing up.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a leg kick which misses Benoit's front leg but catches the back leg as Benoit tries to avoid it.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Benoit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benoit drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamada has wrist control.
Yamada keeping full guard, as Benoit tries to pass.
Benoit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benoit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benoit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamada is looking to sweep but instead, Benoit has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Yamada throws a push kick but Benoit slaps the foot to one side.
Benoit with a hook.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Yamada scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Benoit down.
Yamada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit lands with a right hand.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Benoit throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a nice head shot.
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Yamada feints a jab promting Benoit to slip. Yamada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benoit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Benoit throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada throws an off balance right hand
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamada blocks the leg kick.
Benoit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benoit wants to pass the guard but Yamada is keeping the position.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamada manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Benoit has Yamada in his guard.
Benoit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yamada tries to stand but Benoit is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit controlling the position.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matthieu Benoit just wasn't active enough.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Benoit misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kane Yamada just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamada tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada with a jab.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
Yamada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamada wants to stand up but Benoit is controlling him.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benoit trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthieu Benoit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matthieu Benoit just wasn't active enough.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit scores with a body shot.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada clinches.
Benoit wants a takedown.
Benoit jumps guard.
Yamada stands up from Benoit's guard - Yamada perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamada slips a jab from Benoit.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit punishes Yamada's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada stalks Benoit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benoit's face. Benoit staggers backwards, shaken.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benoit tries to pull guard but Yamada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benoit blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada digs a right hand into Benoit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benoit's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A body shot lands from Yamada.
Benoit prevents a body shot from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benoit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benoit. That did some damage!
Benoit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Benoit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada tries to land a leg kick but Benoit saw it coming and moves away.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada misses with a jab to the body
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benoit will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamada throws a head kick that Benoit semi-blocks.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Benoit has Yamada pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamada manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Kane Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benoit is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Benoit into the cage.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada keeps control of Benoit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamada pushes Benoit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada pushes Benoit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit successfully pulls guard.
Benoit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamada's guard.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Benoit forces his way into half guard.
Yamada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit thows a huge punch but Yamada dodges it nicely.
Yamada trying to control but Benoit postures up.
Yamada is looking to get back to full guard here but Benoit has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamada seems a little lost for a moment, as Benoit dominates the positioning.
Benoit is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada prevents Benoit from moving into mount.
Matthieu Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit with the ground and pound but Yamada regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Benoit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamada defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit trying to mount his opponent but Yamada defends it.
Benoit seems to be working for a kimura but Yamada defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks's entrance music is Like a G6. A fine choice. Rusty Kuntz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks tries to work over Kuntz's front leg with a kick but Kuntz checks it.
Norks tried to score with a low kick but Kuntz checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Norks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz jabs Norks right on the nose. Norks blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuntz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuntz tries a head kick but it misses.
Norks has Kuntz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuntz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norks lands a right hand.
Kuntz lands a nice uppercut.
Norks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norks.
A head punch on the inside from Norks fails to land.
Norks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuntz blocks it with crossed arms.
Norks tries a body shot but Kuntz blocks it.
Norks digs a right hand underneath Kuntz's ribcage. Kuntz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuntz looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuntz's brow.
Norks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuntz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuntz slowing the pace effectively.
Kuntz misses with some punches.
Kuntz digs a right hand underneath Norks's ribcage. Norks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuntz dodges an elbow strike from Norks.
Norks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuntz avoids it.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Norks lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuntz can't find room to land a body shot as Norks controls the action.
Norks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuntz's efforts to push away.
Norks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuntz's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norks blocks an uppercut.
Norks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norks tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuntz avoids the damage to the body.
Kuntz digs a right hand underneath Norks's ribcage. Norks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuntz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norks cracks Kuntz with a nice body shot.
Norks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norks lands a nice uppercut.
Norks prevents a body shot from Kuntz.
Kuntz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norks.
Norks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Norks.
Kuntz is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Norks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norks lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rusty Kuntz has been cut.
Kuntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Norks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuntz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norks pushes Kuntz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norks lands a nice elbow.
Norks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norks lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norks throws an elbow but misses.
Norks lands a nice elbow.
Norks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuntzs head.
A right hand to the body from Norks.
Norks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norks with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz takes an elbow to the temple.
Norks scores with a shoulder strike.
Norks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norks obliges.
Norks scores a nice knee to the body.
Norks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norks lands an elbow inside.
Norks presses Kuntz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norks missing with knees to the body.
Norks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuntz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norks trying to land knees to the body.
Norks lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuntz won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz takes an elbow to the temple.
Norks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Norks can't find room to land a body shot as Kuntz controls the action.
Kuntz trying to stall but Norks improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfie Norks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Kuntz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Norks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Norks.
Kuntz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuntz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norks can pounce on him.
Norks clobbers Kuntz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norks wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuntz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuntz avoids the body shot from Norks.
Alfie Norks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuntz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alfie Norks is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuntz is breathing heavily.
Norks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Norks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuntz throws a hook to the side of Norks's head but Norks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuntz, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuntz is trying to break the clinch but Norks is controlling him.
Norks misses with an elbow strike.
Norks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norks lands an elbow just above Kuntz 's eye.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuntz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuntz managing to block the knees to the body from Norks.
Norks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Norks as the two fighters clinch.
Norks lands a nice elbow.
Norks landing knees to the body.
Norks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuntz blocks it with crossed arms.
Norks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alfie Norks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuntz manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norks scores with a jab to the head.
Norks scores with a hook to the body. Kuntz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuntz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norks.
Norks tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuntz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norks is looking to clinch but Kuntz is avoiding it.
Kuntz fakes the leg kick and cracks Norks in the body.
Kuntz connects with a crisp jab.
Kuntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuntz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norks connects with a body shot that sends Kuntz's belly button to the back.
Norks throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Norks slams his shin into Kuntz's torso.
Norks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Norks is looking to clinch but Kuntz is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Kuntz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norks is looking to slow Kuntz down with leg kicks.
Norks lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Kuntz out cold! Kuntz is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alfie Norks!
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