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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Fama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eugene Fama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Purjo.
Purjo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Purjo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fama wants to get back to his feet.
Purjo thows a huge punch but Fama dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fama is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Fama is trying to escape the mount.
Fama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Purjo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fama working to try and regain half guard.
Purjo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Purjo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fama tries to lock up and control but Purjo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fama is desperately trying to improve his position but Purjo has a good base and remains in mount.
Purjo lands a big elbow.
Fama tries to hold on but Purjo pushes him away.
Purjo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fama keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fama manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Purjo trying to mount his opponent but Fama defends it.
Fama manages to get to full guard.
Fama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fama content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Purjo 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.
A low kick from Fama misses
and Purjo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fama throws a hook but Purjo avoids it easily.
Fama ducks right into an uppercut from Purjo.
Fama misses with a combination
and Purjo counters with a straight right hand.
Purjo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fama thuds his right hand into Purjo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Purjo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fama avoids it really well and circles away.
Purjo slips under a jab.
Fama throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Purjo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Purjo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Purjo swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Purjo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo lands a nice looking body kick.
Fama throws a leg kick
and Purjo counters with a takedown into side control.
Purjo controls the position.
Fama is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Purjo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Purjo is thwarting Fama's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fama is looking to control Purjo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fama avoid being mounted?
Fama controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fama tries to get to full guard but Purjo has control of the leg.
Purjo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fama tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Purjo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fama misses with a combination
and Purjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Purjo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Purjo throws a sloppy head kick and Fama moves out of range easily.
Purjo defending well as Fama loads up on a big left hand.
Purjo slips a straight right by Fama.
Fama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Purjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fama misses with a double jab
and Purjo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fama won't be happy with that.
Purjo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fama is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fama looks to move to half guard but instead Purjo has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama is looking to get to half guard.
Purjo avoids the attempt from Fama to control.
Purjo lands with some strikes.
Purjo prevents Fama from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo lands a big shot there that rocks Fama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A big strike lands for Purjo! That's really hurt Fama and he's turned his back - Purjo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Purjo jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukka Purjo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Ayala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Ojeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayala's entrance music is Nore - Cocaine Cowboys. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Ayala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Ojeni!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayala punishes Ojeni's body with a nice straight punch.
Ojeni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ayala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ojeni misses.
Ojeni catches Ayala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decent striking displayed by Ayala there.
A big left from Ayala misses.
Ayala misses with a takedown attempt - Ojeni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ayala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ojeni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ayala throws out the jab.
Ayala misses with a wild body shot.
Ayala shoots in but Ojeni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ayala needs to keep his hands up - Ojeni had a free shot at his head there.
Ayala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ayala closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ojeni to the mat! Ojeni manages to get full guard.
Ayala is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ayala wants to control from the top but Ojeni keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojeni wants to sweep but no luck.
Ojeni wants to stand and escape but Ayala is having none of it.
Ayala throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayala trying to control the position from guard on top but Ojeni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ojeni trying to control the position.
Ojeni is looking to stand up but Ayala isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ayala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ayala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ayala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ojeni moves into full guard.
Ayala content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni pulls Ayala in close to prevent any damage.
Ayala 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.
Ojeni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ayala is one step ahead there.
Ayala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ojeni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ayala sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ayala stands up over Ojeni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ayala throwing strikes from guard but Ojeni blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Ayala 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.
Ayala takes a swing at Ojeni's ribcage but misses.
Ayala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ojeni.
Ojeni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ayala.
Ojeni scores with a jab to the body.
Ayala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ojeni.
Ojeni misses with a two punch combination.
Ojeni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ayala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ayala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ayala misses the shot to the body.
Ojeni misses the shot to the body.
Jorge Ayala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Ojeni.
Ojeni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ayala tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ojeni swivels and escapes.
Ayala misses the shot to the body.
Ayala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala thows a body shot but no joy.
Ayala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ojeni.
Ayala dodges the punch combination from Ojeni.
Ojeni misses with a straight right.
Ojeni throws a body punch but Ayala moves out of range.
Ayala scores with a hook to the body. Ojeni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ayala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ojeni.
Ayala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samson Ojeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ayala gets the takedown into side control.
Ayala has knee on belly momentarily but Ojeni bucks him off and regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ayala in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayala wants to take a breather but Ojeni is having none of it.
Ayala sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ayala wants to pass the guard but Ojeni is defending well.
Ayala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ojeni defending well though.
Ayala is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ojeni!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayala landing punches.
Ayala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ojeni looks a forlorn figure.
Ayala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ayala wants to control the pace but Ojeni is squirming around nicely.
Ojeni tries to reverse the position but Ayala maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Ayala's lack of action.
Ayala stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ojeni throws a right and a left that Ayala avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Ojeni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the body from Ayala misses
and Ojeni counters with a one-two to the body.
Ayala takes a swing at Ojeni's ribcage but misses.
Ojeni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown but Ojeni shows good takedown defense.
Ojeni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ayala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ojeni manages to avoid it.
Ayala throws out a loose jab but Ojeni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ojeni.
Ayala needs to keep his hands up - Ojeni had a free shot at his head there.
Ojeni slips a straight right by Ayala.
Ojeni misses with a looping right.
Ojeni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ayala looks to throw the jab but Ojeni is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ayala.
Ojeni looks to land a right hand but Ayala moved out of range.
Ojeni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ayala moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojeni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ayala stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ojeni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ojeni takes a swing at Ayala's ribcage but misses.
Ojeni throws a jab when Ayala was well out of range.
Ayala shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ojeni napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ojeni taking a bit of punishment here - Ayala scoring with strikes.
Ayala slows the pace down.
Ayala has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ayala works to advance to full mount. Ojeni defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ayala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ojeni's face.
Ayala controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni is working to get back to half guard.
Ayala controlling from mount.
Ayala with good strikes from the mount here!
Ojeni is squirming around, avoiding Ayala's attempts to control the action.
Ayala controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ojeni tries to hold on but Ayala postures up.
Ayala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ayala swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ojeni is now in Ayala's guard. A big mistake from Ayala there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ojeni wants to control from the top but Ayala keeps moving.
Ayala keeping full guard, as Ojeni tries to pass.
Ayala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ojeni won't allow Ayala to sweep him here.
Ojeni trying to control but Ayala is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Ayala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ayala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Ayala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristo Napz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristo Napz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristo Napz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napz throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Napz.
Doe lands an overhand right.
Kristo Napz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napz connects with a high kick.
Doe misses with a takedown attempt - Napz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Napz slips a jab from Doe.
Doe pushes Napz up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe presses Napz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doe lands a body punch.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Napz controls the action.
Napz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Napz prevents a body shot from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Napz controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Doe.
Napz prevents a body shot from Doe.
Doe keeps control of Napz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doe slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Napz controls the action.
Doe digs a right hand underneath Napz's ribcage. Napz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Napz is trying to break the clinch but Doe has him pressed against the cage.
Doe avoiding damage.
Napz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doe lands a body shot.
Doe works on Napz's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe breaks from the clinch.
Napz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Napz keeps Doe at a distance using the push kick.
Doe lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe misses with a hook.
Doe misses with a looping left.
Doe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napz dodges the punch combination from Doe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Napz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napz misses with a low kick.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Napz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napz. Napz obviously looking to wear him down.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Napz slips under a jab.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napz was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Napz wants to land a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Napz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Napz throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristo Napz dominated that round.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Napz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Napz lands.
Napz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Napz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Doe scores with a sloppy right hand. Napz should have avoided that one.
Napz moves away from the strike by Doe.
Napz avoids the body shot from Doe.
Doe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napz.
Napz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Napz lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Napz throws a head kick but Doe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Napz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doe's head.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Napz.
Napz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napz.
Doe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Napz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Napz misses with a head kick.
Doe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A thudding body kick lands there by Napz!
Napz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Napz.
Napz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napz throws a head kick that Doe semi-blocks.
Doe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Napz scoring well with a low kick there.
Napz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Napz throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Napz.
Napz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doe.
Napz thumps Doe with a low kick.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Napz lands a nice shot to the body.
Napz with a jab.
The fighters circle, before Napz throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Doe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Napz lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kristo Napz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin's entrance music is Metallica - Damage Inc.. A fine choice. Mortis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crush 'em by Megadeth. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Loughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Mortis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin takes a swing at Mortis's ribcage but misses.
Mortis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loughlin thumps Mortis with a low kick.
Loughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mortis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a looping left.
Mortis misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Loughlin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mortis doesn't seem phased though.
Loughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mortis throws a big shot that misses.
Mortis throws a leg kick
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loughlin thows a body kick. Mortis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mortis looks gassed!
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Mortis moved away.
A solid body kick from Loughlin.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loughlin thumps Mortis with a low kick.
Loughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut.
Loughlin scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mortis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mortis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mortis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mortis needs to keep his hands up - Loughlin had a free shot at his head there.
Mortis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Loughlin scores with a hook.
Loughlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loughlin.
Mortis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loughlin loads up on a big right hand but Mortis slips the punch.
Loughlin cracks Mortis with a good jab.
Loughlin works Mortis's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loughlin tests Mortis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mortis.
Mortis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loughlin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mortis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Loughlin does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Loughlin as he connects with a hook.
Loughlin looks to land a body kick but Mortis moved away.
Loughlin digs a good hook to Mortis's body.
Mortis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loughlin works Mortis's body with a nice hook.
Loughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loughlin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mortis throws a leg kick that misses.
Loughlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Loughlin.
Mortis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mortis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Loughlin has got the better of the exchanges.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mortis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loughlin - the referee stops the clock and Mortis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loughlin. Mortis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mortis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mortis is breathing heavily.
Loughlin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mortis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mortis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laurent Loughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Loughlin looks to throw a body kick
and Mortis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loughlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mortis in his tracks.
Mortis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loughlin. That's going to slow Mortis down.
Loughlin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mortis.
Loughlin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin clobbers Mortis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mortis checks the leg kick.
Loughlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mortis can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a big shot that misses.
Loughlin missing with a left hand there. Mortis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
Loughlin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mortis's calf.
Loughlin scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loughlin throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Loughlin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyle Mortis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loughlin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mortis on the side of the head.
Mortis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut. Mortis saw that one coming.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Loughlin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loughlin cracks Mortis with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
Mortis blocks a head kick by Loughlin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loughlin.
A bone on bone clash there as Mortis blocks the leg kick.
Mortis walks into a stiff left hand from Loughlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loughlin cracks Mortis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loughlin throws a low kick but Mortis avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Loughlin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mortis doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Loughlin connects with a solid leg kick.
Loughlin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loughlin swinging wildly here.
Loughlin throws a right hand that Mortis ducks under and follows up with a left that Mortis also avoids with ease.
Loughlin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mortis blocks the body kick.
Loughlin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Loughlin dips to his left and cracks Mortis with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin misses the shot to the body.
Loughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loughlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mortis can pounce on him.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Mortis checks it.
Loughlin thows a leg kick but Mortis checks it
and Mortis counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin misses with a body kick.
Loughlin throws a leg kick that misses.
Loughlin misses with a straight right.
Loughlin is looking to land body kicks.
Laurent Loughlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loughlin throws a series of punches but Mortis avoids them all with ease.
Mortis defending well as Loughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Loughlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loughlin.
Loughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mortis throws a nice looking combination but Loughlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loughlin misses with a looping right.
Loughlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mortis doesn't seem bothered though.
Loughlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kyle Mortis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin thows a leg kick but Mortis checks it
and Mortis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Loughlin!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mortis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loughlin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mortis working a defensive guard here.
Loughlin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mortis, up you get!
Loughlin is looking to land body kicks.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortis throws a lazy right hand but Loughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loughlin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Loughlin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mortis's head backwards.
Loughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mortis.
Loughlin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mortis's calf.
Loughlin throws a shot to the body.
Loughlin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mortis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loughlin misses with a low kick as Mortis jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Loughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loughlin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurent Loughlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sound by Switchfoot. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arapeta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manhoef throws a body punch but Arapeta moves out of range.
Arapeta avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Manhoef gets a clinch.
Manhoef tries to stall but Arapeta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manhoef has Arapeta pressed against the cage, preventing Arapeta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manhoef throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arapeta blocks it with crossed arms.
Manhoef is struggling to control the position.
Manhoef pushes Arapeta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arapeta.
Arapeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Manhoef makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arapeta misses with an elbow strike.
Manhoef stalling.
Nice body punch from Manhoef.
Arapeta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arapeta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manhoef counters with a nice body shot.
Manhoef works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arapeta. Arapeta obviously looking to wear him down.
Arapeta wants to land a leg kick but Manhoef is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Arapeta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arapeta.
Arapeta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manhoef was well out of range. Poor timing from Arapeta.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arapeta throws a sloppy body shot
and Manhoef counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Xander Arapeta has been cut.
Arapeta misses with a head kick.
Manhoef misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arapeta counters with a straight right hand.
Arapeta scores with the left hand. Manhoef knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arapeta.
Manhoef looks to land a combination. Arapeta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manhoef.
Manhoef is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arapeta rather than just go for the knockout.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef looks to score with a jab to the body but Arapeta is just out of range.
Manhoef with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Arapeta moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta throws a combination. Manhoef tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the body.
Arapeta is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Arapeta misses
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a two punch combination.
Manhoef scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Manhoef.
Arapeta slips under a jab from Manhoef.
Manhoef with a hook.
Manhoef lands with a good body shot.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Arapeta's body.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Arapeta lands with a straight right. Manhoef didn't see that one coming.
Manhoef jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta misses with a leg kick.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arapeta looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Manhoef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arapeta.
Manhoef lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arapeta will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Manhoef does it's job there.
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
Manhoef throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manhoef punishes Arapeta's body with a nice straight punch.
Manhoef lands with a right hand.
Arapeta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef throws a front kick that sends Arapeta stumbling back into the cage.
Manhoef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef punishes Arapeta's body with a nice straight punch.
Manhoef scores with a jab. Arapeta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manhoef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arapeta's calf.
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Arapeta moves out of range.
Arapeta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arapeta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arapeta looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Arapeta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manhoef wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses
and Manhoef counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arapeta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manhoef.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Arapeta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arapeta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manhoef with a nice cross.
Manhoef swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arapeta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manhoef throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manhoef lands a really nice looking cross but Arapeta seems unphased.
Arapeta misses with a kick to the body.
Manhoef moves forwards but Arapeta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Arapeta misses
and Manhoef counters with a nice uppercut.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arapeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manhoef blocks a head kick by Arapeta.
Manhoef loads up on a big right hand but Arapeta slips the punch.
Arapeta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef throws a leg kick
and Arapeta counters with a head kick. That will keep Manhoef thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Manhoef lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arapeta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manhoef checks the leg kick.
Xander Arapeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arapeta momentarily.
Arapeta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arapeta throws a leg kick
and Manhoef counters with a nice body shot.
Manhoef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arapeta was well out of range. Poor timing from Manhoef.
A lazy left from Manhoef finds it's target.
Arapeta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manhoef bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arapeta's head.
Arapeta misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manhoef.
Manhoef works Arapeta's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manhoef swings for the body but Arapeta moves out of range.
A left and a right from Manhoef both land. Nice combination.
Manhoef moves into range and clinches up with Arapeta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Manhoef takes a swing at Arapeta's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef lands a jab to Arapeta's midsection.
Arapeta throws a wild body kick that Manhoef sees coming a mile off.
Arapeta tries to clinch but Manhoef is having none of it.
Manhoef lands a slapping body shot.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arapeta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arapeta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Manhoef throws a combination that misses
and Arapeta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manhoef is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manhoef throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arapeta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manhoef finds it's way round the side to connect with Arapeta's head.
Arapeta drops his hands momentarily and Manhoef takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manhoef has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Manhoef counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Manhoef.
A jab from Manhoef does it's job there.
A jab from Manhoef finds it's way through Arapeta's defenses.
Manhoef moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manhoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Manhoef.
Arapeta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arapeta moves away.
Arapeta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef jabs at Arapeta's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arapeta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manhoef connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to clinch up.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch but Arapeta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manhoef fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arapeta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manhoef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manhoef doesn't manage to clinch there - Arapeta circles away.
Manhoef thumps Arapeta with a low kick.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arapeta's sensitive parts.
Manhoef's corner calls for a 1-2. Manhoef obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Manhoef.
A swing and a miss from Arapeta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xander Arapeta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manhoef closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arapeta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arapeta moves away.
Manhoef thuds his right hand into Arapeta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arapeta fakes the leg kick and cracks Manhoef in the body.
Arapeta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Arapeta walks into a stiff left hand from Manhoef.
Manhoef scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Manhoef.
Arapeta scores with a jab. Manhoef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Manhoef walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arapeta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arapeta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arapeta thuds his shin into the meat of Manhoef's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arapeta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manhoef.
Arapeta tried to score with a low kick but Manhoef checks it.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manhoef lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Arapeta misses.
Arapeta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arapeta blocks a jab.
Manhoef finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Arapeta's body.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arapeta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef throws a hook but Arapeta avoids it easily.
Manhoef misses with a wild body shot.
Arapeta throws a sloppy head kick and Manhoef moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta misses with a few strikes there.
Manhoef lands a jab.
Manhoef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manhoef takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arapeta throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Manhoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arapeta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manhoef lands a jab.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arapeta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manhoef takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manhoef.
Arapeta avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Arapeta tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arapeta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
Manhoef slips a jab and a cross from Arapeta.
Arapeta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arapeta throws a combination. Manhoef tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manhoef wants to clinch.
Arapeta throws a hook but Manhoef avoids it easily.
Manhoef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arapeta misses with a head kick.
Xander Arapeta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arapeta scores with a head kick.
Arapeta blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Arapeta works over Manhoef's head and body with a nice combination.
Arapeta is looking to chop away at Manhoef's legs.
Arapeta feints and then cracks Manhoef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manhoef down.
Arapeta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Manhoef misses
and Arapeta counters with a good low kick that Manhoef was not able to check.
Arapeta throws a lazy head kick
enabling Manhoef to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manhoef pushes Arapeta up against the cage in a clinch.
Arapeta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manhoef is working Arapeta over against the cage.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Melvin Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoef blocks an elbow strike.
Arapeta avoiding damage as Manhoef throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manhoef has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Manhoef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza. Hoi has chosen Rock You Like a Hurricane as his entrance music. 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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281 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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267 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aloha Hoi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valutchko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoi has time to react.
Hoi slips a straight right by Valutchko.
Valutchko takes a swing at Hoi's ribcage but misses.
Valutchko throws a looping overhand right but Hoi ducks down to avoid it.
Valutchko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valutchko thows a body shot but no joy.
Valutchko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valutchko throws out the jab.
Valutchko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
Valutchko missing with a left hand there. Hoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valutchko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoi defends it nicely.
Valutchko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoi tries to avoid it but Valutchko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoi to the ground. Hoi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valutchko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valutchko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valutchko misses with a looping right.
Hoi defending well as Valutchko loads up on a big left hand.
Hoi misses with an uppercut. Valutchko saw that one coming.
Hoi throws an overhand right that lands on Valutchko's shoulder, as Valutchko tries to avoid the shot.
Valutchko staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi stuns Valutchko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valutchko slips a straight right by Hoi.
Nice defenses there by Valutchko.
Valutchko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoi misses with a looping left.
Hoi stuns Valutchko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valutchko is breathing heavily.
Hoi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoi, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Valutchko misses its intended target.
Hoi lands a jab to Valutchko's midsection.
Valutchko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left lands for Hoi.
Hoi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Valutchko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hoi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloha Hoi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titan's entrance music is . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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177 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Titan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Titan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meighen.
Meighen is looking to slow Titan down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meighen.
Titan throws out a loose jab but Meighen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen throws out a leg kick but Titan moves out of range and Meighen only half commits.
Titan tries to clinch but Meighen moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Meighen.
Meighen thows a body kick. Titan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Titan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titan throws a looping overhand right but Meighen ducks down to avoid it.
Titan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meighen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meighen tries to score with a low kick but Titan moves his leg out of the way.
Meighen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meighen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meighen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meighen seems to be stalking Titan here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Titan drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arthur Meighen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleki Oliweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Destroy Everything. Kaleki Oliweli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleki Oliweli!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo shoots in for a double leg but Oliweli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliweli cracks Russo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Russo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oliweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliweli circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oliweli.
Russo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliweli misses with a body shot.
Oliweli dips to his left and cracks Russo with an uppercut!
Oliweli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russo.
Russo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliweli swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Russo misses its intended target.
Oliweli takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliweli. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oliweli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russo.
Russo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Russo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliweli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russo scores with a hook.
Oliweli throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Oliweli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliweli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Russo. Russo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliweli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Russo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo is trying to control. Oliweli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliweli is trying to stand back up but Russo is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliweli tries to roll over but Russo keeps him under control.
Russo wants to take a breather but Oliweli is having none of it.
Russo moves nicely into side control.
Russo is staying tight to Oliweli's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Russo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliweli misses the target.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaleki Oliweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oliweli in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliweli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliweli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oliweli defends it nicely.
Russo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Jimmy Russo has been cut.
Oliweli connects with a crisp jab.
Russo shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliweli sprawls well. He's pushed Russo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Russo gets the takedown into side control.
Russo happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo wants to control but Oliweli is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleki Oliweli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Russo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oliweli throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Oliweli loads up on a big right hand but Russo slips the punch.
Oliweli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliweli looks to throw the jab but Russo is out of range.
Oliweli misses with a body shot.
Oliweli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Russo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliweli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Russo backs up against the cage.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliweli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliweli throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Oliweli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliweli throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Oliweli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliweli tries to move into range but Russo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Russo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliweli with a jab.
Oliweli lands with a shot to the body.
Kaleki Oliweli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Oliweli does no damage.
Russo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oliweli on the side of the head.
Oliweli throws a one two combo.
Russo avoids the body shot from Oliweli.
Oliweli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Russo controlling the position easily from mount.
Russo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russo avoids the attempt from Oliweli to control.
Oliweli is looking to get to half guard.
Russo controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli is squirming around, avoiding Russo's attempts to control the action.
Russo controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliweli can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russo content just to control the position here.
Oliweli working to try and regain half guard.
Russo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Russo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleki Oliweli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Russo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliweli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Russo fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliweli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliweli is letting Russo control him for a moment.
Russo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Russo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Oliweli looks to land a combination but Russo avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo misses with a combination
and Russo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oliweli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Oliweli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
Oliweli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Russo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliweli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Oliweli. No joy for Russo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Oliweli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kaleki Oliweli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Russo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Russo controlling from the full mount.
Oliweli working to try and regain half guard.
Russo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Russo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Russo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oliweli is looking to escape.
Jimmy Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliweli tries to hold on but Russo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Russo controlling from the full mount.
Russo misses with a head shot.
Russo controlling his opponent.
Russo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Oliweli manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kaleki Oliweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliweli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oliweli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleki Oliweli!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Winter Warz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
212 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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24
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenji misses the shot to the body.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rhymes finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenji's head.
Rhymes fails with the takedown.
Rhymes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rhymes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenji jabs at Rhymes's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenji.
Rhymes blocks a jab.
Rhymes lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rhymes misses with a straight left.
Rhymes throws a nice looking combination but Kenji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji slips a straight right by Rhymes.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Rhymes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhymes fails to land the takedown.
Kurokawa Kenji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Busta Rhymes.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhymes is just out of range.
Rhymes throws a lazy right hand but Kenji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhymes is just out of range.
Kurokawa Kenji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhymes.
Kenji is looking to wear down Rhymes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rhymes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenji.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenji sizes up Rhymes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
Kenji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenji swings for the body but Rhymes moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenji. Rhymes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhymes fails with the takedown.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhymes moves away.
Rhymes ducks under a wild hook from Kenji.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhymes.
Kenji swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhymes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rhymes lands a really nice looking cross but Kenji seems unphased.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhymes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhymes on the side of the head.
Kenji misses with a wild body shot.
Rhymes ducks under a wild hook from Kenji.
Kenji misses with a body shot
and Rhymes counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenji lands a body shot.
Kenji misses with a body shot
and Rhymes counters with a takedown into side control.
Rhymes working away.
Rhymes working the ground and pound but Kenji is defending the strikes.
Kenji is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rhymes connects with a decent elbow.
Kenji regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenji trying to hold on to Rhymes's head to control him but Rhymes postures up.
Rhymes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rhymes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kenji's head.
Kenji on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kenji tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes with the ground and pound but Kenji uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kenji is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rhymes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhymes won't allow Kenji to sweep him here.
Kenji is trying to keep Rhymes in close.
Kenji utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Kenji.
Kenji connects with a body shot.
Kenji throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rhymes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Busta Rhymes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's time! Kenji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rhymes shoots in for a takedown but Kenji shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenji leaves Rhymes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenji swings for the body but Rhymes moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Rhymes or perhaps it was just good defense by Kenji which made him look bad.
Kurokawa Kenji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Busta Rhymes.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhymes moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhymes avoids the body shot from Kenji.
Rhymes throws a series of punches but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji misses with a body shot
and Rhymes counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenji misses the body punch
and Rhymes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kenji's guard now.
Rhymes throws a strike but Kenji rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes keeping full guard, as Kenji tries to pass.
Rhymes being controlled here, momentarily.
Rhymes keeping moving, preventing Kenji from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhymes is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kenji trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rhymes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rhymes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rhymes is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenji has wrist control.
Kenji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenji is really struggling to control Rhymes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rhymes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rhymes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kenji looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kenji looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kenji!
Rhymes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kenji's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rhymes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rhymes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenji manages to get himself to full guard.
Kenji wants to control the position but Rhymes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kenji trying to hold on to Rhymes's head to control him but Rhymes postures up.
Rhymes wants to control but Kenji is keeping him busy.
Rhymes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kenji is looking for a sweep. Rhymes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rhymes working Kenji over with strikes.
Rhymes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenji manages to get to full guard.
Kenji working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rhymes.
Rhymes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rhymes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kenji looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rhymes throws a big right hand that misses.
Rhymes throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Rhymes.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
Rhymes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Kenji. No joy for Rhymes on that attempt.
Rhymes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rhymes showed some decent athleticism there.
Rhymes winds up and cracks Kenji with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kenji moves into full guard.
Rhymes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rhymes preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji has Rhymes pulled in close to control his posture.
Rhymes won't allow Kenji to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes throwing strikes from guard but Kenji blocks nicely.
Rhymes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenji pulls Rhymes in close to prevent any damage.
Rhymes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rhymes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rhymes advances to full mount.
Busta Rhymes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenji takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rhymes throwing strikes here but Kenji is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rhymes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kenji because Rhymes loaded up on that one.
Kenji is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rhymes avoids the attempt from Kenji to control.
Kenji wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rhymes.
Rhymes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Rhymes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rhymes avoids the attempt from Kenji to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes looking to ground and pound but Kenji is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Rhymes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rhymes breaks from Kenji's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kenji avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rhymes.
Kenji wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rhymes.
Rhymes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes cracks Kenji with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is getting worse.
Rhymes prevents Kenji from getting the reversal.
Rhymes dominating with strikes here.
Kurokawa Kenji's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurokawa Kenji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Busta Rhymes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Sushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Taborda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taborda has chosen New Noise by Refused as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshi Sushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarzan Taborda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taborda misses with a few strikes there.
Taborda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sushi. Sushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Taborda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Taborda.
Taborda misses with a wild body shot.
Taborda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taborda.
It looks like Yoshi Sushi has been cut.
Taborda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sushi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sushi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sushi 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.
Sushi is looking to stall here but Taborda recovers full guard.
Sushi throwing strikes but missing.
Sushi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sushi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Taborda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Taborda has escaped and now he's on top!
Sushi has Taborda pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sushi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taborda wants to pass the guard but Sushi is keeping the position.
Sushi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sushi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taborda manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sushi content to stall in guard here.
Taborda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sushi's guard.
Taborda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taborda throws a big right hand that misses.
Taborda wants to stand and escape but instead Sushi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sushi wants to control from the top but Taborda keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taborda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sushi postures up in Taborda's guard and throws a big left but Taborda blocks it.
Sushi is standing up over Taborda. Taborda looks to escape but Sushi dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sushi in side control, throwing shots but Taborda defends.
Taborda is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Sushi.
Sushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taborda.
Sushi staying out of range there.
Sushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taborda.
Taborda looks to land a left hand but Sushi moved out of range nicely.
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 Yoshi Sushi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Sushi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sushi throws and low kick but Taborda moves out of range easily.
Sushi misses with a low kick.
Sushi misses with a low kick.
Taborda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sushi.
Taborda swings for the body but Sushi moves out of range.
Sushi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sushi dips to his left and cracks Taborda with an uppercut!
Taborda misses the jab.
Sushi closes the distance and clinches up with Taborda, looking for a takedown. Sushi pushes Taborda against the cage but Taborda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sushi is looking to clinch.
Sushi ducks under a wild hook from Taborda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sushi.
Sushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sushi misses with a low kick.
Taborda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sushi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda misses with a hook.
Taborda loads up on a big right hand but Sushi slips the punch.
Sushi slips under a jab.
Taborda lands a nice shot to the body.
Taborda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sushi slips a jab and a cross from Taborda.
Sushi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taborda misses with a wild combination.
Taborda connects with a jab.
Tarzan Taborda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sushi.
Taborda misses with a hook. Sushi ducked under it nicely.
Taborda throws an overhand right that lands on Sushi's shoulder, as Sushi tries to avoid the shot.
Taborda slips a jab from Sushi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taborda checks a low kick from Sushi.
Taborda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taborda misses with the combination.
Taborda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sushi.
Taborda cracks Sushi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sushi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarzan Taborda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taborda.
Taborda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taborda loads up on a big right hand but Sushi slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Sushi.
Taborda looks to throw the jab but Sushi is out of range.
Taborda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taborda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sushi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Taborda misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taborda swinging wildly here.
Taborda looks to throw the jab but Sushi is out of range.
Sushi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taborda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sushi happy to just control the position for now.
Taborda dodges the ground and pound from Sushi.
Taborda stops Sushi from passing to mount.
Taborda is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sushi throws an elbow but Taborda slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sushi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sushi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taborda wants to control but Sushi postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taborda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sushi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarzan Taborda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taborda throws a nice looking combination but Sushi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taborda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taborda throws out a loose jab but Sushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Taborda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Sushi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sushi connects with a high kick.
Taborda looks to land a right hand but Sushi moved out of range.
Sushi gets a takedown into half guard.
Taborda tries to roll over but Sushi keeps him under control.
Taborda gets back to full guard.
Sushi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taborda manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sushi has Taborda in his guard.
Taborda preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taborda postures up.
Taborda preventing the sweep.
Taborda is looking to stand up but Sushi won't let him.
Sushi is trying to keep Taborda in close.
Taborda wants to stand but Sushi is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taborda tries to free his leg and advance position but Sushi is retaining full guard.
Taborda wants to control from the top but Sushi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taborda just misses with a punch to the body.
Taborda just misses with a punch to the body.
Taborda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taborda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sushi.
Sushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sushi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taborda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taborda looks to land a left hand but Sushi moved out of range nicely.
Sushi tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Taborda misses.
Sushi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taborda misses with a looping right.
Taborda avoids the body shot from Sushi.
Taborda blocks a low kick nicely.
Taborda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taborda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Taborda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushi ducks under a wild hook from Taborda.
Taborda misses with a wild combination.
Taborda throws a body punch but Sushi moves out of range.
Taborda takes a swing at Sushi's ribcage but misses.
Sushi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sushi moves out of range of the strikes.
Taborda stuns Sushi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taborda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sushi.
Tarzan Taborda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taborda.
Taborda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taborda throws a right hand that Sushi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sushi also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarzan Taborda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taborda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarzan Taborda!
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