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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks's entrance music is Eatin P**** & Kickin A**. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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190 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Wu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu gets tackled into the cage by Hicks. Hicks maintains the clinch.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wu gets tackled into the cage by Hicks. Hicks maintains the clinch.
Wu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hicks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wu counters with a left and a right that stings Hicks.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks clinches with his opponent.
Hicks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hicks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Hicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wu is defending well for now.
Hicks pushes off an throws an elbow but Wu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Wu manages to get underhooks.
Hicks breaks the clinch.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hicks. That snapped Wu's head back.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wu.
Hicks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hicks moves into range and clinches up with Wu.
Hicks can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hicks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hicks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hicks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Wu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hicks.
Hicks trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hicks lands a shot to the body.
Hicks lands a body punch.
Hicks has been working on his balance at Island Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wu.
Hicks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hicks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks closes the distance and pushes Wu back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wu, pushing him back against the cage.
Hicks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Hicks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wu gets tackled into the cage by Hicks. Hicks maintains the clinch.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Wu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks rushes Wu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hicks has Wu pressed against the cage, preventing Wu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks slips under a jab from Wu.
Hicks takes the fight into the clinch.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
A little jabbing left from Wu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hicks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wu, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wu.
Wu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hicks tries to clinch but Wu moves away
and Wu counters with a three punch combo that has Hicks backing up. Hicks nods at Wu to acknowledge the strikes.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Wu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Wu moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Wu finds it's way through Hicks's defenses.
Hicks throws a combination that misses
and Wu counters with a straight right hand.
Hicks is rocked!
Wu connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hicks - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Wu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Joutsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sig Farkenheil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sig Farkenheil will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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223 lbs
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227 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jari Joutsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sig Farkenheil!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joutsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farkenheil scores with a three punch combo!
Joutsen throws a hook but Farkenheil avoids it easily.
Joutsen avoids the body shot from Farkenheil.
Joutsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Joutsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farkenheil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joutsen misses with a hook
and Farkenheil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farkenheil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farkenheil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joutsen throws a jab when Farkenheil was well out of range.
Farkenheil slips under a jab from Joutsen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joutsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joutsen throws a hook but Farkenheil blocks it.
Farkenheil connects with a body shot.
We've been informed that Farkenheil has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Farkenheil tries to bum rush Joutsen with a series of wild strikes but Joutsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Farkenheil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joutsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farkenheil to score with a decent uppercut.
Joutsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farkenheil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farkenheil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joutsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joutsen misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Farkenheil - just one landing.
Farkenheil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Farkenheil.
Joutsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farkenheil.
A slow jab from Joutsen misses its intended target.
Farkenheil is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Joutsen with a body shot.
Farkenheil slips a straight right by Joutsen.
Farkenheil slips under a jab from Joutsen.
Joutsen walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Joutsen.
Joutsen throws a looping overhand right but Farkenheil ducks down to avoid it.
Joutsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farkenheil finds it's way round the side to connect with Joutsen's head.
Joutsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Farkenheil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farkenheil scores with a jab to the head.
Joutsen is rocked!
Joutsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Joutsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joutsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joutsen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farkenheil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joutsen.
Farkenheil lands an overhand right.
Farkenheil thuds a left hand into Joutsen's body.
Farkenheil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Farkenheil there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joutsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Farkenheil throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Joutsen stumbling backwards into the cage! Joutsen bounces back off the cage towards Farkenheil, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Farkenheil lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Farkenheil celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sig Farkenheil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyce Bouyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boyce Bouyer!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Bouyer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bouyer.
Bouyer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bouyer prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Diaz tries to buck Bouyer off but Bouyer is having none of it.
Bouyer is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Diaz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bouyer gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Diaz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bouyer lets go of the hold and Diaz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boyce Bouyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malaquias Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Bronie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronie has chosen Dude Love as his entrance music. Malaquias Teixeira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malaquias Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Bronie!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira jabs Bronie right on the nose. Bronie blinks but takes it well.
Teixeira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Harambe Remembrance Hall in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Teixeira finds it's way through Bronie's defenses.
Teixeira misses with a hook. Bronie ducked under it nicely.
Bronie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Teixeira defends it well.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Bronie throws a right hand that Teixeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Teixeira also avoids with ease.
Teixeira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira blocks a head kick by Bronie.
Bronie takes one to the chin there.
Bronie goes for a double leg but Teixeira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Teixeira continues to drive forward.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronie was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Bronie with the counter takedown but Teixeira avoids it easily.
Teixeira scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Bronie moves away and avoids it.
Bronie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Teixeira misses.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaquias Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira cracks Bronie with an open hand slap.
Teixeira misses with a straight right.
Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronie.
Bronie ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Bronie moves out of range.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronie tries to keep at a distance but Teixeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teixeira throws an elbow but it misses.
Teixeira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teixeira blocks an elbow strike from Bronie.
A right handed body shot lands from Teixeira.
Bronie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Teixeira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bronie is rocked!
Bronie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teixeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronie backwards.
Bronie is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Teixeira digs a right hand into Bronie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronie's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Teixeira.
Bronie looks winded!
Teixeira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronies head.
Bronie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teixeira's elbow.
Teixeira avoids a wild elbow strike from Bronie.
Bronie tries to break the clinch but Teixeira is controlling the position.
Teixeira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronie backwards.
Teixeira gets through Bronie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Teixeira.
Bronie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Teixeira is defending well.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Teixeira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Teixeira is stalling here.
Teixeira seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Teixeira lands an uppercut.
Teixeira creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bronie with a big uppercut! Bronie tries to clinch up but Teixeira pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bronie to the mat! Bronie covers up and Teixeira unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malaquias Teixeira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Banter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pius Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chad Banter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pius Ho!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banter lands with a hook. Ho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banter.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banter throws a body shot but no joy.
Banter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banter misses the shot to the body.
Banter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho tries to counter with a clinch but Banter shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banter as he avoids it easily.
Banter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho's head backwards.
Banter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chad Banter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pius Ho.
Ho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chad Banter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banter.
Ho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho dives in for a single leg takedown but Banter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Pius Ho has been cut.
Ho moves away from the strike by Banter.
Banter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chad Banter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Banter does it's job there.
Banter digs a good body shot into Ho's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banter throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banter misses with a looping left.
Ho wants to clinch
and Banter counters with a left to the body.
It looks like Banter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ho looks winded!
Banter lands a jab to the head.
Ho needs to keep his hands up - Banter had a free shot at his head there.
Banter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banter drops Ho with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ho looks back up at him and smiles so Banter waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ho is rocked!
Ho walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Banter! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Banter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Aoki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Kent.
Aoki throws a combination that misses
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Alexander Aoki has been cut.
Kent avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kent. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Aoki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kent throws a shot to the body.
Kent moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki lands a left hand.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Aoki jabs at Kent's body.
Kent moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent missing with knees to the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Kent.
Kent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kent's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kent's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kent misses with a looping right.
Aoki drops Kent with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kent looks back up at him and smiles so Aoki waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kent is rocked!
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Aoki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Kent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Kent.
As Kent tries to get set, Aoki tries to push him back and clinch up but Kent manages to avoid the attempt.
Kent rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Kent can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands an elbow inside that Kent shrugs off.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Kent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Kent wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
Aoki keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kent.
Kent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Kent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kent! Aoki lets Kent back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Kent avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Kent wants to counter with a clinch but Aoki pushes him away.
Aoki misses with a body punch
and Kent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aoki is looking to wear down Kent with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kent lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kent misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Kent looks to move away, Aoki throws a big counter combo but Kent just gets out of the way.
Kent is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Kent scores with a punch to the head.
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 Alexander Aoki will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
A shot to the body from Kent misses
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kent.
Aoki sets himself, and Kent steps forward looking for the clinch! Aoki avoids it this time.
Aoki takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
Kent misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Kent is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kent drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
Kent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki tries a body shot but Kent blocks it.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kent ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Kent's shoulder, as Kent tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kent wants to clinch but Aoki slips to the side
and Aoki counters with a nice right hand that sends Kent toppling to the canvas! Kent scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Aoki finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Alexander Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Aoki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kent.
Aoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kent.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kent.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Aoki lands a really nice looking cross but Kent seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Kent moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Kent doesn't manage to clinch there - Aoki circles away.
Kent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Kent stuns Aoki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kent tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Kent stuns Aoki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aoki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki rushes Kent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Kent tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Kent.
Kent tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki tries a body shot but Kent blocks it.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kent obliges.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Kent working Aoki over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kent scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Kent - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Aoki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent drops his hands momentarily and Aoki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kent throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.
Kent wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Kent. Kent maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Kent trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kent misses with a knee strike.
Aoki tries a body shot but Kent blocks it.
Kent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kent.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Kent throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Kent tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Kent blocks an elbow strike.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Kent won't allow it.
Kent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark Kent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Kent misses with a knee to the head.
Kent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and Aoki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Aoki lunges at Kent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kent's hand.
Aoki sends Kent crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Aoki is motioning to the referee to let Kent up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kent is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Kent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kent to counter with a crisp jab.
Kent fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Aoki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kent out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Aoki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaaki Kanagawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juha Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi swings widly with a right hand
and Kanagawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hirvi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kanagawa looks to land a left hand but Hirvi moved out of range nicely.
Hirvi darts in and clinches Kanagawa up against the cage.
Hirvi controlling the action here for a moment.
Kanagawa misses with a punch to the body.
Hirvi misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirvi.
Kanagawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanagawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kanagawa lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanagawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanagawa lands an uppercut.
Kanagawa can't break the clinch.
Kanagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvi controls his hands.
Hirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hirvi has Kanagawa pressed against the cage, preventing Kanagawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvi controls his hands.
The referee calls for Hirvi to work.
Kanagawa lands with a left to the head.
Kanagawa tries to work over Hirvi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanagawa scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kanagawa has a couple of punches blocked by Hirvi.
Kanagawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanagawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanagawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirvi backwards.
Hirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hirvi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanagawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirvi.
Hirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hirvi trying to control the position but instead, Kanagawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hirvi into the cage.
Kanagawa can't find room to land a body shot as Hirvi controls the action.
Hirvi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hirvi prevents Kanagawa from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanagawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanagawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hirvi.
Hirvi stalling.
Kanagawa is trying to break the clinch but Hirvi has him pressed against the cage.
Hirvi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kanagawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hirvi looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi lands a shot to the body.
Kanagawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirvi.
Kanagawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hirvi swings widly with a right hand
and Kanagawa counters with a series of strikes. Hirvi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hirvi has Kanagawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Hirvi just leaning against Kanagawa, taking a breather.
Hirvi trying to stall but Kanagawa improves his position.
Nice body punch from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa manages to break the clinch.
Hirvi closes the distance and pushes Kanagawa back into the cage.
Kanagawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Hirvi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hirvi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hirvi throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Hirvi.
Kanagawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hirvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hirvi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanagawa's efforts to push away.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch but Hirvi keeps him there for the moment.
Kanagawa tries a body shot but Hirvi blocks it.
Hirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanagawa misses with a body punch.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hirvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvi lands an overhand right.
Kanagawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hirvi is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaaki Kanagawa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirvi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirvi throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanagawa counters with a left to the body.
Kanagawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Juha Hirvi has been cut.
Hirvi ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Hirvi misses with a hook
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanagawa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirvi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hirvi is rocked!
Hirvi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kanagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hirvi.
A countering left hand to the body from Kanagawa misses.
Kanagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa takes a swing at Hirvi's ribcage but misses.
Kanagawa slips under a jab from Hirvi.
Kanagawa is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hirvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanagawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hirvi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hirvi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hirvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Kanagawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hirvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kanagawa to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Hirvi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hirvi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hirvi misses with a left hand
and Kanagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hirvi wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hirvi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hirvi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanagawa misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kanagawa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kanagawa throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Hirvi misses with a shot to the body
and Kanagawa counters with a straight right hand.
Kanagawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hirvi.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot.
Kanagawa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanagawa.
Hirvi moves in looking to clinch but Kanagawa pushes him off.
Kanagawa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanagawa misses the target.
Hirvi misses with a hook. Kanagawa ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kanagawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Hirvi.
Kanagawa throws a looping overhand right but Hirvi ducks down to avoid it.
Hirvi throws a hook but Kanagawa avoids it easily.
Hirvi misses with a left hand
and Kanagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hirvi closes the distance and clinches.
Hirvi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kanagawa backwards.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch.
Kanagawa misses the jab.
Kanagawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hirvi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanagawa looks to throw the jab but Hirvi is out of range.
Hirvi tries to counter by clinching up but Kanagawa breaks away and moves out of range.
Hirvi instigates a clinch.
Hirvi blocks an uppercut.
Hirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanagawa being controlled against the cage.
Hirvi is leaning against Kanagawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hirvi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanagawa backwards.
Kanagawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanagawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanagawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hirvi slips a straight right by Kanagawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaaki Kanagawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juha Hirvi's cut.
That's time! Hirvi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hirvi forces Kanagawa back against the cage and clinches.
Kanagawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masaaki Kanagawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanagawa takes one to the side of the head.
Kanagawa swings for the body but Hirvi moves out of range.
Hirvi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kanagawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirvi throws an off balance right hand
letting Kanagawa counter with a right hand.
Juha Hirvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvi misses the shot to the body.
Hirvi tries to clinch there but Kanagawa circles away.
Hirvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanagawa has time to react.
It looks like Masaaki Kanagawa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvi moves out of range as Kanagawa strikes.
Hirvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanagawa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hirvi's head backwards.
Hirvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvi tries to clinch but Kanagawa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kanagawa misses.
Hirvi misses with a left hand
and Kanagawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanagawa misses with a double jab.
Hirvi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kanagawa in his tracks.
Hirvi moves into range and clinches up with Kanagawa.
Hirvi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hirvi working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kanagawa as Hirvi tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Kanagawa - that landed with a thud.
Kanagawa can't find room to land a body shot as Hirvi controls the action.
Hirvi has Kanagawa pressed against the cage, preventing Kanagawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kanagawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hirvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanagawa manages to avoid it.
As Hirvi backs off Kanagawa throws a huge counter combo but Hirvi manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hirvi misses.
Hirvi forces Kanagawa back against the cage and clinches.
Kanagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hirvi misses with a body punch.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Hirvi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanagawa dips to his left and cracks Hirvi with an uppercut!
Hirvi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirvi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kanagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanagawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Hirvi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Hirvi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanagawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kanagawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirvi.
Hirvi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kanagawa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirvi closes the distance and clinches.
Hirvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hirvi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanagawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hirvi prevents Kanagawa from breaking the clinch.
Kanagawa digs a right hand into Hirvi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hirvi's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Kanagawa as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanagawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirvi's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanagawa.
Kanagawa lands a body shot.
Kanagawa is working Hirvi over against the cage.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Kanagawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kanagawa works Hirvi's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanagawa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hirvi scrambles back to his feet.
Hirvi throws a poor cross that misses
and Hirvi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kanagawa jabs Hirvi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kanagawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hirvi throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanagawa misses with a body shot.
Juha Hirvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvi swings widly with a right hand
letting Kanagawa counter with a right hand.
Hirvi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kanagawa throws out a loose jab but Hirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirvi tries to counter by clinching up but Kanagawa breaks away and moves out of range.
Kanagawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masaaki Kanagawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hirvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanagawa manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaaki Kanagawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanagawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaaki Kanagawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keoji Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Desmond Fairbanks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keoji Takahashi !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks fails to land the takedown.
Fairbanks tries for a takedown but Takahashi circles away easily
and Takahashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takahashi .
Takahashi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takahashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairbanks is retaining full guard.
Takahashi trying to control but Fairbanks is working from the bottom.
Takahashi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fairbanks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takahashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Fairbanks trying to move into half guard but instead Takahashi has managed to sweep!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi trying to control but Fairbanks is working from the bottom.
Fairbanks looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairbanks, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fairbanks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takahashi is still trying to improve position.
Fairbanks keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi pushes down on Fairbanks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takahashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fairbanks is just riding it out for now. Takahashi eventually gives up the hold.
Fairbanks is refusing to be controlled, as Takahashi sits in half guard.
Fairbanks wants to improve his position but Takahashi is controlling well.
Takahashi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fairbanks tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fairbanks manages to get to full guard.
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.
Takahashi wants to pass the guard but Fairbanks is keeping the position.
Fairbanks 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.
Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fairbanks is keeping the position for now.
Fairbanks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takahashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Takahashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fairbanks's guard.
Takahashi passes Fairbanks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Takahashi is looking for a kimura but Fairbanks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Takahashi to get the leverage.
Takahashi is looking to advance position but Fairbanks won't allow it.
Fairbanks is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fairbanks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fairbanks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep. Fairbanks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takahashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takahashi is staying active underneath Fairbanks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takahashi wants to improve his position but Fairbanks is controlling well.
Fairbanks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Takahashi working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks wants to control the action but instead Takahashi gets a body lock and reverses into Fairbanks's guard! Nice work!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairbanks is on top in guard.
Fairbanks trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keoji Takahashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takahashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takahashi trying to pass the guard but Fairbanks defending well.
Takahashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fairbanks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Fairbanks defends the submission attempt.
Takahashi is looking to advance position but Fairbanks won't allow it.
Takahashi keeps trying to improve his position.
Fairbanks trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi prevents Fairbanks from improving his position.
Takahashi is working for a kimura but Fairbanks is defending it quite comfortably.
Fairbanks wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi wants to take a breather but Fairbanks is having none of it.
Fairbanks manages to get to full guard.
Fairbanks 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.
Keoji Takahashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takahashi advances to half guard.
Takahashi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fairbanks sees it coming and defends easily.
Fairbanks is looking to control Takahashi 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairbanks avoid being mounted?
Fairbanks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takahashi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takahashi wants to control but Fairbanks is keeping him busy.
Fairbanks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takahashi is working away from the top position though.
Takahashi seems to be looking for submissions.
Takahashi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fairbanks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takahashi .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks wants to control but Takahashi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takahashi wants to pass to mount but Fairbanks is defending the position.
Fairbanks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fairbanks is keeping the position for now.
Fairbanks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fairbanks is pressing down on Takahashi 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takahashi is holding on for now.
Fairbanks wants to take a breather but Takahashi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Takahashi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fairbanks working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Takahashi staying busy and making it hard for Fairbanks to control.
Takahashi is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks is looking to control Takahashi but Takahashi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Takahashi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fairbanks.
Fairbanks has the hooks in. Takahashi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fairbanks trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairbanks has good solid back control here.
Takahashi is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keoji Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fairbanks fails to land the takedown.
Fairbanks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Takahashi defends well and Fairbanks ends up having to push Takahashi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Takahashi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fairbanks was covering up waiting for the punch and Takahashi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fairbanks controls Takahashi momentarily but Takahashi frees himself.
Takahashi looking to pass the guard.
Fairbanks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fairbanks looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi passes Fairbanks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takahashi wants to pass to mount but Fairbanks is defending the position.
Takahashi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fairbanks tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Takahashi !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keoji Takahashi !
A victorious Keoji Takahashi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivaylo Stoimenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny I Am The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoimenov comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - 100 ft. Drake. Johnny I Am The has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivaylo Stoimenov's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivaylo Stoimenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny I Am The!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoimenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoimenov works I Am The's body with a nice hook.
Stoimenov connects with a body shot.
I Am The takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
I Am The takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoimenov lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Stoimenov.
I Am The shoots in looking for a takedown but Stoimenov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing I Am The's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A quick step to the side and Stoimenov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
I Am The looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stoimenov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stoimenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
I Am The takes a shot to the body in his stride.
I Am The looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I Am The walks into a left hand.
I Am The takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Stoimenov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoimenov, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Stoimenov.
Stoimenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stoimenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoimenov digs a good body shot into I Am The's ribs.
Ivaylo Stoimenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoimenov with a hook.
Stoimenov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by Stoimenov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoimenov.
Stoimenov lands a head shot.
I Am The is rocked!
I Am The looks up at the clock. Bad move! Stoimenov lands a right hand from hell, dropping I Am The. Stoimenov pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivaylo Stoimenov!
Ivaylo Stoimenov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackett has chosen Genesis - Firth of Fith as his entrance music. Steve Hackett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Schmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett tries to clinch but Schmo is having none of it.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmo.
Schmo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schmo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hackett slips a jab from Schmo.
Schmo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hackett is fending him off so far but Schmo persists. Nope, Hackett circles away and we're back to standing.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hackett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmo blocks the body kick.
Schmo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Hackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Schmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Hackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmo blocking some punches.
Schmo breaks the clinch.
Steve Hackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmo misses with a looping left.
Schmo looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Schmo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Hackett tries to land a body kick
and Schmo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hackett's guard.
Hackett pushes Schmo off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hackett to the ground. Schmo is now in Hackett's guard.
Hackett is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo gets through Hackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hackett blocking some punches.
Hackett misses with a punch to the body.
Schmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hackett tests Schmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Joe Schmo has been cut.
Schmo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hackett quickly recovers to half guard.
Hackett kicks Schmo off and gets back to his feet.
Schmo looks for a takedown but Hackett sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Schmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Hackett lands but Schmo takes it in his stride.
Hackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hackett tries a low kick but Schmo avoids it.
Hackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schmo throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett looks for the body kick but Schmo saw that one coming.
Hackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett moves away from the strike by Schmo.
Hackett throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a head kick but Schmo moves out of range.
Schmo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hackett tries to land a body kick
and Schmo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmo is trying to ground and pound but Hackett uses the momentary lack of control by Schmo to regain half guard.
Schmo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schmo throws a strike but Hackett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Schmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hackett's head.
Schmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hackett's head.
Hackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Schmo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Schmo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hackett.
Schmo throws an overhand right that lands on Hackett's shoulder, as Hackett tries to avoid the shot.
Hackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Schmo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hackett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schmo looks to clinch
and Hackett counters with a nice body kick.
Hackett tries to clinch up.
Schmo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schmo counters with a shoot takedown. Hackett fights it but they end up in guard.
Schmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo postures up and lands a big shot to Hackett's brow.
Schmo is in close to Hackett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hackett has wrist control.
Schmo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schmo throws a strike but Hackett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schmo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schmo 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.
Schmo is working hard here to advance position.
Schmo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schmo tries to get out of the position.
Schmo wants to improve his position but instead Hackett has moved into half guard.
Schmo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hackett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hackett is thwarting Schmo's attempts to control the position.
Schmo is looking for a sweep. Hackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steve Hackett has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo is refusing to be controlled, as Hackett sits in half guard.
Schmo wants to get back to full guard but Hackett has passed into side control.
Schmo is looking to reverse the position.
Hackett controls the position.
Hackett decides to stand back up.
Steve Hackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hackett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett cracks Schmo with a good jab.
Hackett is looking to land body kicks.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett jabs Schmo right on the nose. Schmo blinks but takes it well.
Hackett slips a straight right by Schmo.
Hackett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schmo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hackett's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmo throws a strike but Hackett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schmo is striking but Hackett is not phased and passes to half guard.
Schmo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hackett stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Schmo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A lazy body kick from Hackett
and Schmo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schmo.
Schmo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo pushing down on Hackett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Schmo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hackett to regain full guard.
Schmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schmo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schmo manages to get himself to full guard.
Schmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmo, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo wants to improve his position but instead Hackett has moved into half guard.
Hackett prevents Schmo from improving his position.
That's two 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.
Schmo manages to get to full guard.
Schmo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett trying to control but Schmo is working from the bottom.
Schmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmo, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schmo misses with a hook. Hackett ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackett.
Schmo avoids the head kick by Hackett.
It looked like Schmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schmo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hackett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Schmo walks into a left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hackett!
Schmo shoots in for a takedown but Hackett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Hackett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice shot lands for Hackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmo defending well as Hackett loads up on a big left hand.
Schmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hackett.
Hackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schmo.
Joe Schmo's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Schmo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hackett misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hackett really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Schmo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hackett scores with a head kick. Schmo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schmo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schmo.
Schmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hackett's head.
Schmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schmo throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmo lands a couple of elbows.
Hackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmo.
Schmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hackett has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Schmo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hackett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Schmo working some strikes from top position.
Hackett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hackett has wrist control.
Schmo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schmo throwing strikes from guard but Hackett blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schmo postures up in Hackett's guard and throws a big left but Hackett blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schmo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hackett defends it nicely.
Hackett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schmo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hackett. Hackett obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schmo throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmo looks for a takedown but Hackett sprawls well.
Hackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schmo. Schmo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmo throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schmo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schmo throws the left hand but Hackett avoids the punch easily.
Hackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmo had his way with Steve Hackett in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Schmo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schmo misses with a looping left.
Hackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hackett misses with the body kick
and Schmo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hackett won't be happy with that.
Hackett explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hackett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Schmo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hackett's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo throws a strike but Hackett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hackett wants to control from the top but Schmo keeps moving.
Schmo is looking to sweep but instead, Hackett has passed into half guard.
Hackett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Schmo is looking for a sweep. Hackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schmo is not content to let Hackett control the position.
Schmo wants to improve his position but Hackett is controlling well.
Joe Schmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Hackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Schmo moves into full guard.
Schmo 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.
Schmo wants to hit a switch here but Hackett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schmo there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo tries to reverse the position but Hackett maintains control.
Hackett looking to control but Schmo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Schmo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schmo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Hackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hackett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hackett!
Steve Hackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
Steve Hackett made sure to mention his sponsor, Island's Forbidden Fruits in his post fight interview.
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