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Valhalla: Hilo 58 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hype Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to P.O.D. - Boom. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sanji Sanpun was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hype Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Sanpun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a series of punches but Sanpun moves out of range.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanpun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanpun. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Sanpun finds it's target.
Sanpun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanpun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanpun clinches up against the cage.
Sanpun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanpun blocks a head kick by Williams.
Sanpun just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a body kick that misses
and Sanpun counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams looks to land a combination. Sanpun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Sanpun.
Sanpun slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Sanpun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams stalks Sanpun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanpun's face. Sanpun staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hype Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams misses with a hook
and Sanpun counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanpun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanpun counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanpun in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Sanpun working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is rocked!
Sanpun scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Williams is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sanpun can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanji Sanpun!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smackmy Bitshup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Oogway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
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152 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smackmy Bitshup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Oogway!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oogway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oogway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bitshup comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bitshup lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oogway is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bitshup's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oogway is taking a breather. Bitshup says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Oogway throwing shots but Bitshup is blocking nicely.
Oogway thows a huge punch but Bitshup dodges it nicely.
Oogway perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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!
Oogway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oogway seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bitshup tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Oogway has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oogway raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitshup keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oogway lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oogway with the ground and pound from mount.
Oogway with a couple of short strikes.
Oogway lands a nice shot to the head.
Bitshup is rocked!
Oogway landing punches.
Oh Bitshup is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oogway connects with a bit shot that sees Bitshup covering up! More strikes from Oogway and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Oogway is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Oogway!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Sherry Monocle. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Lannister as he connects with a hook.
Lannister moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Lannister wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
Lannister looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Lannister lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lannister.
Lannister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Lannister saw that one coming.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Lannister loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Lannister throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Lannister connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lannister cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Lannister.
Lannister misses the jab.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Lannister.
Lannister blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Lannister looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan is working Lannister over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Lannister throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan is working Lannister over against the cage.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan throws a low kick but Lannister moves out of range easily.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lannister takes a step back to recover.
Lannister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lannister throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Morgan.
Lannister throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Lannister's knee but Lannister avoids it well.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lannister was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Lannister scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Lannister connects with a body shot.
Lannister throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Lannister throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lannister lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister lands a high kick!
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Donk. Morgan catches Lannister right on the button with a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lannister in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lannister moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Lannister does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Lannister misses its intended target.
Morgan tried to score with a low kick but Lannister checks it.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lannister.
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Lannister scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister connects with a looping right hand.
Lannister wants to clinch.
Morgan cracks Lannister with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lannister.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
A telegraphed right hand from Lannister misses the target.
Morgan tries a low kick but Lannister avoids it.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Lannister avoids it.
Lannister throws a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister thuds a left hand into Morgan's body.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lannister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lannister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Lannister saw that one coming.
Lannister misses with a kick to the body
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Lannister was not able to check.
Lannister misses with a straight left.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
Lannister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Lannister looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lannister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Lannister blocks the leg kick.
Lannister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lannister misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morgan's corner calls for a 1-2. Morgan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Morgan throws out a leg kick but Lannister moves out of range and Morgan only half commits.
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan is looking to wear down Lannister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook but Lannister blocks it.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan cracks the inside of Lannister's front leg.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
No joy there for Lannister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lannister bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morgan's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lannister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Lannister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Lannister falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lannister lands a nice looking body shot.
Lannister with a nice cross.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lannister jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Lannister avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
Lannister misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Lannister's shoulder, as Lannister tries to avoid the shot.
Lannister misses with a straight left.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lannister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lannister fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Lannister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lannister tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lannister throws a shot to the body.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Lannister moves into the clinch.
Lannister misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Lannister trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lannister taking a breather.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan keeps Lannister at a distance using the push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Lannister is rocked!
Morgan throws a pinpoint strike between Lannister's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Lannister crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Morgan scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Morgan!
Simon Morgan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I wanna motorboat Nick Shields' ass.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pjotr Borgir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borgir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Der Erste Krieg. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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239 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pjotr Borgir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgir shoots and misses
and Fatu counters with a leg kick.
Borgir shoots and misses
and Fatu counters with a good low kick that Borgir was not able to check.
Fatu connects with a high kick.
Borgir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fatu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pjotr Borgir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgir shoots and misses
and Fatu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borgir is breathing heavily.
Fatu rushes Borgir and presses him up against the cage.
Borgir jumps into guard, dragging Fatu to the mat.
Fatu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borgir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fatu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fatu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fatu is looking to work some ground and pound but Borgir has wrist control.
Borgir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fatu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fatu controlling from the top position.
Fatu looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fatu manages to get himself to full guard.
Fatu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fatu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Borgir!
Fatu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Borgir?
Borgir gets back to half guard.
Borgir wants to get back to full guard.
Fatu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borgir actively working from the bottom here.
Borgir is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgir wants to control but Fatu is keeping busy.
Borgir actively working from the bottom here.
Fatu is trying to control. Borgir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borgir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borgir manages to get to full guard.
Fatu trying to control but Borgir is working from the bottom.
Borgir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fatu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu postures up and lands a big shot to Borgir's brow.
Borgir keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Fatu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fatu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borgir has his foot on Fatu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fatu works his way back into a safe position though.
Borgir working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fatu has passed into half guard!
Borgir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fatu is pressing down on Borgir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borgir is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu slips a nice elbow through Borgir's hands, connecting with Borgir's forehead.
Fatu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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!
Borgir is looking for a sweep. Fatu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borgir is staying active underneath Fatu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borgir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borgir won't allow Fatu to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borgir looking for submissions off his back.
Borgir looking for submissions off his back.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaimaa Fatu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fatu pushes Borgir away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fatu.
Fatu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgir misses with a takedown attempt
and Fatu counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fatu!
Fatu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fatu has closed the distance and engaged Borgir in a clinch.
Borgir takes a shot to the head.
Fatu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borgir.
Borgir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fatu to keep the fight standing.
Fatu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fatu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Borgir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fatu lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fatu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fatu lands a nice uppercut.
Fatu is leaning against Borgir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Fatu.
Fatu lands with a light punch inside.
Fatu gets through Borgir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fatu.
Fatu drops Borgir onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Borgir is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Borgir is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fatu has Borgir pressed against the cage. Borgir drops his hands and Fatu takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Borgir tumbling to the canvas! Fatu rains down with more punches but Borgir was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Fatu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vaimaa Fatu!
During a confident post fight interview, Vaimaa Fatu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senko comes to the cage accompanied by will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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144 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aigars Senko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Senko misses
letting Matoshin counter with a right hand.
Matoshin fails with a takedown attempt.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Senko.
Senko leaves Matoshin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Senko lands a body shot.
Senko throws a hook to the side of Matoshin's head but Matoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matoshin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Senko has time to react.
Matoshin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Senko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matoshin somewhat.
Aigars Senko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
Senko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matoshin shoots in but Senko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Senko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Senko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Senko jabs Matoshin right on the nose. Matoshin blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Matoshin shoots in looking for a takedown but Senko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matoshin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Senko misses with a straight left.
Senko tries to score with a low kick but Matoshin moves his leg out of the way.
Matoshin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Senko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matoshin somewhat.
Senko thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Senko misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Senko misses its intended target.
Matoshin misses the jab.
Senko throws a body punch but Matoshin moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matoshin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin fails with a takedown attempt.
Senko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Senko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Senko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Senko.
Matoshin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Senko.
Matoshin shoots in but Senko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matoshin lands with an uppercut that bounces Senko off the cage and back into range.
Senko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Senko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Senko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Matoshin, into his guard.
Senko wanted to stand there but Matoshin had control of the position.
Matoshin is working an open guard so Senko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Senko scores with a hook to the body. Matoshin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Senko loads up on a big right hand but Matoshin slips the punch.
Senko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matoshin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Senko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko misses with a straight left.
Matoshin slips under a jab from Senko.
Aigars Senko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Senko.
Matoshin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matoshin.
Matoshin lands a jab.
Matoshin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matoshin is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matoshin is working for a kimura but Senko is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Aigars Senko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from Senko.
Senko swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Matoshin counter with a right hand.
Matoshin avoids the body shot from Senko.
Senko throws a shot from downtown. Matoshin moves away and avoids it.
Matoshin shoots in for a takedown but Senko shows good takedown defense.
Senko works the jab nicely.
Matoshin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Senko under the eye.
Matoshin blocks a head kick by Senko.
Senko misses with a body shot.
Matoshin with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Senko misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko throws out a loose jab but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Senko has time to react.
Matoshin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Senko avoids it really well and circles away.
Matoshin throws a hook but Senko blocks it.
Senko looks to score with a jab to the body but Matoshin is just out of range.
Senko throws a looping overhand right but Matoshin ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Senko - that will leave a mark!
Matoshin dodges the punch combination from Senko.
Matoshin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Senko dips to his left and cracks Matoshin with an uppercut!
Matoshin shoots in for a takedown but Senko shows good takedown defense.
Aigars Senko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Senko throws a lazy uppercut
and Matoshin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matoshin fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matoshin.
A big right from Senko misses.
The crowd cheers as Senko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matoshin doesn't seem phased though.
Matoshin is rocked!
Senko looks to land a right hand but Matoshin moved out of range.
Matoshin is still on wobbly legs! Can Senko finish him?
Senko throws a wild body kick that Matoshin sees coming a mile off.
Matoshin seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Senko. No joy for Matoshin on that attempt.
Senko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matoshin.
Matoshin is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Senko defends it nicely.
Senko lands a big head kick that sends Matoshin tumbling to the mat! Senko takes a step backwards and waves Matoshin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin shoots in but Senko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Senko.
Senko throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Matoshin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Senko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aigars Senko is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Senko as he connects with a hook.
Senko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Senko.
Matoshin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Senko wants to get back to his feet but Matoshin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matoshin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Senko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Senko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Senko!
Matoshin is looking for a sweep.
Senko wants to stand but Matoshin has his arm trapped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matoshin is looking to reverse the position.
Matoshin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aigars Senko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Senko misses with a body shot.
Matoshin 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.
Senko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matoshin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Senko throws a head kick that misses
and Matoshin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matoshin wants to pass the guard but Senko is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Senko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Senko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Senko!
Senko gets to mount! Matoshin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Matoshin is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senko get's back to his feet.
Matoshin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Senko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matoshin somewhat.
Matoshin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Senko was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
Senko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Senko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Senko as he checks the leg kick.
Matoshin throws a hook to the side of Senko's head but Senko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Senko jabs Matoshin right on the nose. Matoshin blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko throws a hook to the side of Matoshin's head but Matoshin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Senko.
Senko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Senko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Senko's shoulder, as Senko tries to avoid the shot.
Senko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matoshin in his tracks.
Senko is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin moves out of range of the leg kick from Senko.
Matoshin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Senko as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Senko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matoshin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matoshin loads up on a big right hand but Senko slips the punch.
Matoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Matoshin.
Matoshin shoots in but Senko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aigars Senko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toshi Matoshin.
Senko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Senko lands.
Matoshin scores with a nice right hand.
Senko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Senko sends Matoshin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Senko is motioning to the referee to let Matoshin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin looks for a takedown but Senko sprawls well.
Matoshin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Senko! Matoshin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aigars Senko!
Aigars Senko retains his featherweight title!
Aigars Senko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mohito. Beard has chosen Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito checks a leg kick nicely.
Molito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard tries to clinch up but Molito circles away and keeps his distance.
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Beard throws a solid leg kick but Molito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beard.
Beard throws a head kick that Molito semi-blocks.
It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Beard tries a low kick but Molito avoids it.
Molito lands a left and a right that send Beard crashing to the mat, dazed. Molito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molito misses with a hook.
Beard feints and then cracks Molito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molito down.
Beard throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Molito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Molito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beard scores with a head kick.
Beard slips a jab from Molito.
Beard throws a leg kick that misses.
Molito scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Beard misses with a body kick.
Beard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molito's waist but Molito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beard off to one side.
Beard wants to slow Molito down by chopping away at his legs.
Molito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molito lands an overhand right.
Beard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Molito's calf.
Molito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Molito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beard motions for Molito to come forward. Beard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Molito misses with a wild body shot.
Beard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molito throws a leg kick but Beard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beard is still on wobbly legs! Can Molito finish him?
Beard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Molito is out of range.
Molito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beard was well out of range. Poor timing from Molito.
Beard seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito sends Beard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Molito is motioning to the referee to let Beard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Molito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beard is looking to slow Molito down with leg kicks.
Molito scores with a jab to the body.
Beard closes the distance and clinches.
Beard lands a nice elbow.
Molito lands with a right to the head.
Molito blocks an elbow strike from Beard.
Molito trying to land knees to the body.
Molito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Molito scores with a hook to the body.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Molito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Molito pushes Beard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Molito struggles to land a body shot inside as Beard controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beard looking for a takedown.
Molito can't find room to land a body shot as Beard controls the action.
Molito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molito's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beard throws an elbow but misses.
Molito works on Beard's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molito.
Molito avoids the elbow strike from Beard, against the cage.
Beard taking a breather.
Beard keeps control of Molito as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beard misses with an elbow over the top.
Molito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Molito blocks an elbow strike.
Beard misses with an elbow strike.
Molito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beard tries to clinch but Molito moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Molito is out of range and Beard settles back down.
Beard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
Beard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Molito is looking to wear down Beard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beard connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beard.
Beard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molito thows a body shot but no joy.
Molito misses with a body shot.
Molito looks to score with a jab to the body but Beard is just out of range.
Beard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Molito just misses with a punch to the body.
Molito blocks a head kick by Beard.
Molito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beard looks to land a left hand but Molito moved out of range nicely.
Beard misses with a leg kick.
Beard clobbers Molito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Molito. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Molito.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Molito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molito misses with a body shot.
Beard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beard is looking to score with low kicks.
Beard clinches up with Molito and pushes him back against the cage.
Beard missing with knees to the body.
Molito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beard has him pressed against the cage.
Beard misses with a knee to the head.
Beard missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Molito.
Molito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molito lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molito's brow.
Beard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molito misses with a knee to the head.
Beard lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Molito's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beard backwards.
Beard blocks an uppercut.
Beard prevents a body shot from Molito.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Beard avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Molito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Molito scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spox Beard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molito tries to work over Beard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Molito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Molito as Beard tries to tie him up.
Beard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molito avoids it.
Beard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Molito's defenses.
Molito connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beard pushes off an throws an elbow but Molito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Beard.
Molito tries to throw a body punch but Beard avoids it by throwing Molito back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Molito manages to break the clinch.
Molito lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Enrique Molito is winning the standup battle so far.
Beard throws a head kick that half lands.
Molito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beard is breathing heavily.
Molito digs a good body shot into Beard's ribs.
Molito lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Beard misses.
Molito connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beard momentarily.
Beard throws a body punch but Molito moves out of range.
Molito drops Beard with a naaaaasty hook - Beard is in real trouble here! Molito dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrique Molito!
Enrique Molito thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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260 lbs
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235 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Beck!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beck has closed the distance and engaged Fry in a clinch.
Beck jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beck has a closed guard, preventing Fry from standing up.
Beck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Beck is tightening it up a little... Fry has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fry reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fry taps out! Nice BJJ there by Beck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Beck!
A victorious John Beck 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ikki Rokusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikki Rokusho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokusho misses with a looping left.
Rokusho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokusho throws a push kick but Shields slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokusho blocks the leg kick.
Rokusho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rokusho cracks Shields with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shields scores with a shot to the body.
Shields closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokusho taking a bit of punishment here - Shields scoring with strikes.
Rokusho tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokusho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rokusho tries to get out of the position.
Shields throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shields cracks Rokusho with a big right hand but Rokusho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rokusho wants to control but Shields postures up.
Rokusho tries to bench press Shields off him but Shields keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokusho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shields.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Rokusho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rokusho can't do much from the bottom here.
Shields misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rokusho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rokusho wants to control but Shields postures up.
Rokusho tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Shields are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rokusho takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Rokusho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shields in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rokusho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rokusho is looking to regain half guard here but Shields keeps moving and retains side control.
Rokusho wants to control but Shields postures up.
Shields fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shields is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rokusho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rokusho is looking to regain half guard here but Shields keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shields prevents Rokusho from escaping the position.
Shields throws a strike aimed at the side of Rokusho's head but Rokusho avoids it well.
Rokusho can't do much from the bottom here.
Shields throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shields working away.
Shields throws a strike aimed at the side of Rokusho's head but Rokusho avoids it well.
Rokusho tries to escape but Shields is in control.
A lull in the action here as Shields stalls from top position.
Shields tries to advance to mount but Rokusho denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shields is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rokusho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shields has hold of Rokusho's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Rokusho tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Shields cranks the arm and Rokusho screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Rokusho, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nick Shields!
Nick Shields decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. Gorbachoff has chosen Dinoo goes down as his entrance music. Makahlen Gorbachoff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Gorbachoff misses.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachoff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov lands a left and a right that send Gorbachoff crashing to the mat, dazed. Kersikov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gorbachoff is rocked!
Gorbachoff cracks a nice hook into Kersikov's ribs.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gorbachoff throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Gorbachoff counters with a single leg into guard. Kersikov didn't expect that.
Gorbachoff prevents Kersikov from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff looking to sit in guard and control but Kersikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kersikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gorbachoff is proving hard to escape from.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorbachoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gorbachoff is keeping the position for now.
Gorbachoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kersikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gorbachoff has his hands on Kersikov's head, controlling the position.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Gorbachoff blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorbachoff is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Gorbachoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gorbachoff controlling Kersikov's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Gorbachoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Gorbachoff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gorbachoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Gorbachoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachoff.
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!
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gorbachoff throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Gorbachoff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
Gorbachoff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Gorbachoff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff thuds a left hand into Kersikov's body.
Gorbachoff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gorbachoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gorbachoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachoff lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachoff shoots in and drives through. Kersikov sprawls well.
Gorbachoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorbachoff, right into the meat.
Gorbachoff throws a good cross that connects.
Gorbachoff is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Marko Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Gorbachoff moved away.
Kersikov tries to work over Gorbachoff's front leg with a kick but Gorbachoff checks it.
Makahlen Gorbachoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild body shot.
Gorbachoff connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Gorbachoff throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff connects with a leg kick. Kersikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov leaves Gorbachoff with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marko Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gorbachoff. That one must have hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Gorbachoff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gorbachoff.
Nice shot lands for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorbachoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov swings for the body but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorbachoff keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Kersikov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gorbachoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Gorbachoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kersikov as he avoids it easily.
Marko Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makahlen Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kersikov backs up against the cage.
Gorbachoff scores with a spinning back kick!
Gorbachoff misses with a kick to the body.
Gorbachoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gorbachoff lands a really nice looking cross but Kersikov seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gorbachoff scores with a nice strike.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachoff moves away.
A cross from Gorbachoff lands.
Gorbachoff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
Gorbachoff scores with a jab to the head.
Gorbachoff misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Gorbachoff dives in and grabs Kersikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kersikov pushes down on Gorbachoff's head and hops out.
Gorbachoff connects with a looping right hand.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov slips a jab from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov throws a jab when Gorbachoff was well out of range.
Gorbachoff shoots and misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Gorbachoff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Gorbachoff avoids it.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorbachoff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Gorbachoff.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Gorbachoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kersikov takes a step back to recover.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gorbachoff cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Gorbachoff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov is looking to wear down Gorbachoff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gorbachoff scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachoff ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a hook. Gorbachoff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorbachoff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gorbachoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Gorbachoff connects with a jab.
Gorbachoff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gorbachoff lands a jab to the head.
Gorbachoff throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gorbachoff moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Kersikov misses the jab.
Kersikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gorbachoff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kersikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Gorbachoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gorbachoff lands with a cross.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Gorbachoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov is pulling down on Gorbachoff's head to control his posture.
Gorbachoff trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorbachoff, right into the meat.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorbachoff manages to avoid it.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorbachoff to score with a decent uppercut.
Gorbachoff throws the kick towards the body but Kersikov avoids it.
Gorbachoff avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Gorbachoff misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gorbachoff.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gorbachoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorbachoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov pushes Gorbachoff away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gorbachoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff trying to control from half guard but Kersikov is working away.
Gorbachoff prevents Kersikov from improving his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Makahlen Gorbachoff really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorbachoff misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gorbachoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Gorbachoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachoff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gorbachoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
A cross from Gorbachoff lands.
Gorbachoff connects with a nice looking jab.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
Gorbachoff connects with an inside leg kick.
Gorbachoff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kersikov momentarily.
Gorbachoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gorbachoff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gorbachoff throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorbachoff fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Gorbachoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kersikov. No joy for Gorbachoff on that attempt.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov lands with a nice body punch.
Gorbachoff is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Gorbachoff with a series of wild strikes but Gorbachoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorbachoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Kersikov lunges at Gorbachoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorbachoff's hand.
A low kick from Gorbachoff misses
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachoff 's knee.
Kersikov jabs Gorbachoff to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Gorbachoff shrugs it off though.
Gorbachoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Gorbachoff saw that one coming.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorbachoff, right into the meat.
Gorbachoff misses with an uppercut.
Gorbachoff cracks the inside of Kersikov's front leg.
A slow jab from Gorbachoff misses its intended target.
Gorbachoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kersikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Gorbachoff avoids the punch easily.
Gorbachoff misses with a double jab.
Gorbachoff misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gorbachoff under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Kersikov had his way with Makahlen Gorbachoff in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorbachoff misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Gorbachoff's ribs.
Gorbachoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gorbachoff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gorbachoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachoff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kersikov is fending him off so far but Gorbachoff persists. Nope, Kersikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorbachoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorbachoff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Donk. Gorbachoff catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Gorbachoff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorbachoff takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gorbachoff there.
Gorbachoff looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Gorbachoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorbachoff shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gorbachoff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marko Kersikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makahlen Gorbachoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Gorbachoff.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov cracks Gorbachoff with an open hand slap.
Gorbachoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorbachoff tries for a takedown but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gorbachoff looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachoff 's knee.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Gorbachoff misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorbachoff pushes Kersikov away with a front kick.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorbachoff doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Gorbachoff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Gorbachoff avoids it.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Gorbachoff's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gorbachoff catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorbachoff.
Kersikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorbachoff. Gorbachoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorbachoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kersikov 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Marko Kersikov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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238 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp dives in and grabs Rei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rei pushes down on Cropp's head and hops out.
Rei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cropp.
Rei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cropp's sensitive parts.
Cropp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cropp moves out of range of the body kick from Rei.
Rei misses with a body shot.
Rei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rei scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice combo by Cropp! Oh, that's hurt him - Rei falls to the canvas and Cropp follows him into side control.
It looks like Djoser Rei has been cut.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rei is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cropp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rei is avoiding damage well.
Cropp throws a strike aimed at the side of Rei's head but Rei avoids it well.
Cropp trying to control the action but Rei is working from the bottom.
Cropp is trying to get an arm triangle but Rei is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rei rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cropp's guard! Nice work there by Rei!
Cropp is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rei won't allow Cropp to sweep him here.
Cropp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cropp 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.
Cropp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rei defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp trying to keep a closed guard but Rei is proving a slippery customer.
Rei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rei preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cropp looking for a guillotine here but Rei defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp controls Rei momentarily but Rei frees himself.
Cropp keeping moving, preventing Rei from controlling successfully.
Cropp wants to sweep but no luck.
Cropp controls Rei momentarily but Rei frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cropp to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cropp lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cropp moves forwards but Rei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from Cropp both land. Nice combination.
Rei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cropp. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Rei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rei throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cropp throws a hook but Rei blocks it.
Rei connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rei.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Djoser Rei's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cropp.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rei is looking for a sweep.
Cropp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cropp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cropp working away.
Rei takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cropp working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei is looking for a sweep.
Rei is trying to escape the position but Cropp is controlling the position.
Cropp cracks Rei with a big elbow.
Rei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cropp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rei holding on.
Cropp wants to control but Rei is keeping him busy.
Cropp misses with the ground and pound.
Cropp wants to control but Rei is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Cropp stalls from top position.
Cropp in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cropp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Rei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karol Cropp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee asks Cropp politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cropp prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cropp is looking to take a break and control but Rei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rei stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Cropp is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rei has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cropp with the ground and pound but Rei regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp trying to control from half guard but Rei is working away.
Cropp controlling the pace.
Cropp prevents Rei from improving his position.
Cropp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rei is staying active underneath Cropp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cropp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cropp in particular looking to stall.
Cropp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rei tries to get to full guard but Cropp has control of the leg.
Cropp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rei has his hands clasped together around Cropp's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rei is not content to let Cropp control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cropp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Djoser Rei's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rei throws a shot from downtown. Cropp moves away and avoids it.
Cropp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cropp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rei misses with a head kick.
Cropp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Rei tenderised Cropp's leg. Cropp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cropp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cropp.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cropp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cropp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cropp.
Cropp slips nicely into half guard.
Rei wants to control but Cropp is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cropp wants to control but Rei is keeping him busy.
Cropp winds up and cracks Rei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cropp sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ground and pound from Cropp.
Djoser Rei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei is staying active underneath Cropp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cropp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rei defending well though.
Cropp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rei knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cropp prevents Rei from improving his position.
Cropp thows a huge punch but Rei dodges it nicely.
Cropp is trying to control the action in half guard but Rei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rei regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cropp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cropp slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cropp is thwarting Rei's attempts to control the position.
Cropp wants to work for an arm triangle but Rei is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cropp trying to pass the guard but Rei defending well.
Cropp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rei defending well though.
Cropp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cropp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karol Cropp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cropp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cropp is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rei trying to control here.
Cropp trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cropp is thwarting Rei's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Cropp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cropp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Cropp!
After the fight, Karol Cropp was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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