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LH21:Harrak vs Hackett II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Deluxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon James 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Deluxe!
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, Simon James!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James lands a nice hook to Deluxe's body. Deluxe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Deluxe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James scores with a nice head shot.
Deluxe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Deluxe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Deluxe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deluxe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Deluxe looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deluxe moves out of range as James strikes.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James misses with a looping left.
James throws a body punch but Deluxe moves out of range.
Deluxe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Deluxe misses.
Deluxe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluxe misses with a hook.
Deluxe tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Deluxe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Deluxe there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Deluxe misses.
Deluxe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James sneaks out the side door and pushes Deluxe away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deluxe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Deluxe cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James throws a nice looking combination but Deluxe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deluxe fails to land with a series of punches.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deluxe lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Deluxe. Those never looked like landing.
Deluxe misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
A jab from James misses.
Deluxe scores with a takedown into James's guard.
Deluxe stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Deluxe postures up.
Deluxe won't allow James to get back to his feet.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Deluxe tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Deluxe has gone for a leg lock! James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Deluxe's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deluxe looking for a sweep. Not yet Deluxe, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. James is aware though and is defending well.
James postures up.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deluxe is keeping the position for now.
Deluxe wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deluxe is on top in guard.
Deluxe throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Deluxe is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deluxe.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to get back to his feet but Deluxe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Deluxe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deluxe distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Deluxe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James keeping moving, preventing Deluxe from controlling successfully.
James wants to sweep here but Deluxe controlling him for the moment.
James managing to control the position.
Deluxe stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon James's cut.
That's time! Deluxe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Deluxe avoids the head kick by James.
Deluxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deluxe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deluxe shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Deluxe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James swings for the body but Deluxe moves out of range.
Deluxe moves away from the strike by James.
James slips under a jab from Deluxe.
Deluxe swings for the body but James moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deluxe moves out of range as James strikes.
James throws a lazy right hand but Deluxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deluxe is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James tries to sprawl but Deluxe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Deluxe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is staying active underneath Deluxe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Deluxe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deluxe stops James from getting back to his feet.
James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deluxe is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Deluxe trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
Deluxe passes the guard and advances to mount!
James avoids a series of strikes thrown by Deluxe.
Deluxe looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is squirming around, avoiding Deluxe's attempts to control the action.
Deluxe looking to ground and pound but James is blocking nicely.
James taking shots to the head.
James trying desperately to get to his feet.
James wants to control but Deluxe is having none of it.
Deluxe lands a nice shot to the head.
That has opened up Simon James's cut even more.
Deluxe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Deluxe with the ground and pound from mount.
Simon James's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Simon James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Deluxe!
Our winner, Johnny Deluxe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Wun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wun has chosen Wonderboy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawrence Wun!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wu misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wun.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wun.
Wu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wun's head.
Wun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wu's calf.
Wu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wun.
Wun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wu blocks a jab.
Wu lands with a hook. Wun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Wu misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wu lands in his opponent's guard.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wu looking to pass the guard.
Wun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wun wants to take a breather but Wu is having none of it.
Wu is looking for a sweep. Wun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wu tries to get out of the position.
Wu is staying active underneath Wun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wun is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wun trying to control the action but Wu is working from the bottom.
Wun trying to control the pace.
Wun is pressing down on Wu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wu is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu is controlling Wun's trapped leg to prevent Wun from advancing to side control.
Wu is staying active underneath Wun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wun is thwarting Wu's attempts to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wun. That's going to slow Wu down.
Wun takes a swing at Wu's ribcage but misses.
Wu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wun misses with a wild body shot.
Wun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wu. That did some damage!
Lawrence Wun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wun misses with a leg kick
and Wu counters with a straight right hand.
Wun ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wun misses its intended target.
Wun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wun was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wu drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wun controls Wu momentarily but Wu frees himself.
Wu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wu looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM inform us that Wun has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Wun has his feet on Wu's thighs here. He's pushed Wu off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wu screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lawrence Wun!
Lawrence Wun decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siesztrzewitowski has chosen snoop dogg-serial killa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
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, Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov Jr. Siesztrzewitowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siesztrzewitowski moves away from the strike by Khrapov Jr.
Siesztrzewitowski swings for the body but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Khrapov Jr misses
and Siesztrzewitowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Khrapov Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Siesztrzewitowski is just out of range.
Khrapov Jr thuds a left hand into Siesztrzewitowski's body.
Khrapov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Siesztrzewitowski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khrapov Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siesztrzewitowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siesztrzewitowski blocking some punches.
Siesztrzewitowski can't find room to land a body shot as Khrapov Jr controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Siesztrzewitowski.
Siesztrzewitowski lands an uppercut.
Khrapov Jr blocks a body shot from Siesztrzewitowski.
Khrapov Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Siesztrzewitowski has him pressed against the cage.
Siesztrzewitowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khrapov Jr lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siesztrzewitowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Siesztrzewitowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr tries to throw a body punch but Siesztrzewitowski avoids it by throwing Khrapov Jr back against the cage.
Siesztrzewitowski tries to throw a body punch but Khrapov Jr avoids it by throwing Siesztrzewitowski back against the cage.
Siesztrzewitowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Siesztrzewitowski lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Siesztrzewitowski.
Khrapov Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Siesztrzewitowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khrapov Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khrapov Jr is rocked!
A short right from Siesztrzewitowski on the inside.
Oh Khrapov Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siesztrzewitowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Siesztrzewitowski throws a big uppercut that drops Khrapov Jr! More strikes from Siesztrzewitowski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Khrapov Jr lies dazed against the cage as Siesztrzewitowski celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Knezevic Siesztrzewitowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Saenchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Caffey!
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, Saenchai Saenchai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saenchai slips a jab from Caffey.
Caffey throws a jab when Saenchai was well out of range.
Saenchai moves away from the strike by Caffey.
A slow jab from Caffey misses its intended target.
Saenchai misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Caffey misses the target.
Saenchai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caffey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caffey lands a slapping body shot.
Caffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saenchai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saenchai ducks under a wild hook from Caffey.
Caffey just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caffey throws an off balance right hand
and Saenchai counters with a nice uppercut.
Saenchai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saenchai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caffey circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Saenchai.
Caffey just misses with a punch to the body.
Saenchai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Caffey looks to land a right hand but Saenchai moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenchai tries to clinch but Caffey is having none of it.
Saenchai ducks under a wild hook from Caffey.
Saenchai throws out a counter right but Caffey avoids it with no problem.
Saenchai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caffey momentarily.
Caffey throws a hook but Saenchai avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Saenchai.
Caffey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Saenchai. That snapped Caffey's head back.
Caffey is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saenchai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Caffey swings widly with a right hand
and Saenchai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saenchai slips a straight right by Caffey.
Saenchai clinches.
Caffey'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.
Caffey effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Caffey for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Saenchai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Saenchai tries a body shot but Caffey blocks it.
Saenchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saenchai has a couple of punches blocked by Caffey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saenchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saenchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Saenchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caffey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saenchai prevents Caffey from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saenchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Saenchai misses with the head strike.
Saenchai has a couple of punches blocked by Caffey.
Saenchai throws a head punch that misses.
Saenchai misses with some punches.
A short right from Saenchai.
Caffey is struggling to control the position.
Caffey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Saenchai catches Caffey right on the button with a cross.
Caffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saenchai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saenchai connects with a body shot.
Saenchai slips under a jab from Caffey.
Saenchai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Caffey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caffey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saenchai moves out of range as Caffey strikes.
Caffey is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Caffey misses its intended target.
Caffey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caffey throws out a loose jab but Saenchai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caffey misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caffey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saenchai. Saenchai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saenchai swinging wildly here.
Caffey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caffey cracks Saenchai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Caffey misses.
Caffey throws an overhand right that lands on Saenchai's shoulder, as Saenchai tries to avoid the shot.
Saenchai moves into the clinch.
Caffey tries to break the clinch but Saenchai is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Saenchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caffey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saenchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saenchai Saenchai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saenchai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caffey lands with a right hand.
It looks like Saenchai Saenchai has been cut.
Saenchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caffey was well out of range. Poor timing from Saenchai.
Saenchai lands a jab to Caffey's midsection.
Caffey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saenchai to score with a decent uppercut.
Saenchai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caffey in his tracks.
Caffey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caffey misses with an uppercut.
Saenchai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saenchai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dave Caffey is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Caffey misses its intended target.
Caffey throws a shot from downtown. Saenchai moves away and avoids it.
Caffey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saenchai.
Saenchai Saenchai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Saenchai swinging wildly here.
Caffey just misses with a punch to the body.
Caffey connects with a looping right hand.
Saenchai moves out of range as Caffey strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenchai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caffey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saenchai finds it's way round the side to connect with Caffey's head.
Saenchai is looking to clinch but Caffey is avoiding it.
Caffey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Saenchai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saenchai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Caffey throws a body shot but no joy.
Saenchai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caffey.
A big left from Caffey misses.
Caffey throws a hook but Saenchai avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Saenchai.
Saenchai throws a hook to the side of Caffey's head but Caffey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Caffey.
Saenchai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saenchai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caffey misses with a wild body shot.
Saenchai cracks Caffey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caffey looks to land a right hand but Saenchai moved out of range.
Saenchai connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Saenchai to counter with a crisp jab.
Saenchai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caffey throws a hook to the side of Saenchai's head but Saenchai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caffey throws a jab when Saenchai was well out of range.
Saenchai looks to throw the jab but Caffey is out of range.
Caffey misses with a hook. Saenchai ducked under it nicely.
Saenchai scores with a jab to the head.
Saenchai clobbers Caffey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saenchai lands with a shot to the body.
Caffey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caffey throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Caffey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saenchai misses with a two punch combination.
Saenchai lands a two punch combo.
Caffey misses with a wild body shot.
Caffey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caffey throws a looping overhand right but Saenchai ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saenchai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caffey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Caffey misses.
Saenchai scores with a jab.
No joy there for Saenchai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caffey slips a jab and a cross from Saenchai.
Saenchai doesn't manage to clinch there - Caffey circles away.
Nice cross by Caffey.
Saenchai throws a good cross that connects.
Caffey throws a looping overhand right but Saenchai ducks down to avoid it.
Saenchai wants to counter with a clinch but Caffey pushes him away.
Caffey throws a hook but Saenchai blocks it.
Caffey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saenchai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saenchai lands a jab to the nose.
Saenchai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caffey.
Saenchai missing with a left hand there. Caffey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caffey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saenchai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Caffey misses.
Saenchai throws out a powerful jab.
Caffey throws a jab when Saenchai was well out of range.
Caffey 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 cheers as Saenchai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caffey doesn't seem phased though.
Saenchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caffey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saenchai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saenchai slips a jab from Caffey.
Caffey swings widly with a right hand
and Saenchai counters with a nice uppercut.
Saenchai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saenchai moves out of range as Caffey strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Saenchai. That snapped Caffey's head back.
Saenchai jabs Caffey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caffey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caffey looks to land a combination but Saenchai avoids it well.
Saenchai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Caffey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saenchai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caffey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Saenchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saenchai Saenchai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Caffey throws a jab when Saenchai was well out of range.
Caffey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saenchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caffey.
Saenchai connects with a crisp jab.
Saenchai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Saenchai does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saenchai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caffey connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Saenchai does no damage.
Saenchai moves away from the strike by Caffey.
Saenchai swings widly with a right hand
and Caffey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caffey misses with an uppercut.
Saenchai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caffey.
Nice shot lands for Saenchai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saenchai jabs Caffey right on the nose. Caffey blinks but takes it well.
Saenchai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caffey throws out the jab.
Caffey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saenchai manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenchai is looking to clinch.
Caffey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caffey misses the shot to the body.
Caffey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Saenchai.
Saenchai stalks Caffey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caffey's face. Caffey staggers backwards, shaken.
Saenchai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saenchai lands a really nice looking cross but Caffey seems unphased.
Caffey throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Saenchai to counter with a crisp jab.
Saenchai connects with a jab.
Saenchai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caffey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saenchai moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Saenchai fails to land.
Saenchai scores with a hook to the body.
Saenchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Caffey blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey is trying to stall.
Saenchai tries to throw a body punch but Caffey avoids it by throwing Saenchai back against the cage.
Saenchai throws a head punch that misses.
Saenchai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caffey's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saenchai.
Caffey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saenchai misses with the head strike.
Saenchai misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Saenchai.
Caffey stalling in the clinch but Saenchai improves position.
Saenchai Saenchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caffey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saenchai up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffey blocks a body shot from Saenchai.
A head punch on the inside from Saenchai fails to land.
Caffey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saenchai tries to throw a body punch but Caffey avoids it by throwing Saenchai back against the cage.
Saenchai Saenchai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caffey stalling.
Dave Caffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caffey tries to break free but Saenchai pushes him back against the cage.
Saenchai throws a head punch that misses.
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.
Caffey blocks a body shot from Saenchai.
Caffey throws a head punch that misses.
Caffey is stalling here.
Saenchai blocking some punches.
Caffey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caffey scores with a shot to the side of Saenchai's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saenchai Saenchai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saenchai 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saenchai Saenchai!
Saenchai Saenchai spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desmond Fairbanks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wyatt Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Desmond Fairbanks!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks shoots in but Storm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Storm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fairbanks to the mat! Fairbanks manages to get full guard.
Storm wants to control from the top but Fairbanks keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairbanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Storm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Storm is adopting a defensive guard.
Fairbanks stands and throws Storm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fairbanks advances to mount.
Fairbanks wants to take his opponent's back but Storm doesn't allow it.
Storm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is wriggling around trying to escape.
I've been told that Fairbanks has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairbanks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Storm is surviving well by controlling Fairbanks's body position as best he can.
Fairbanks wants to take Storm's back here but Storm is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fairbanks looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Storm is trying desperately to improve position.
Fairbanks tries to control but Storm wriggling away.
Fairbanks takes Storm's back.
Fairbanks doesn't have the hooks in and Storm manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairbanks is on top in guard.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks advances to half guard.
Fairbanks prevents Storm from improving his position.
Fairbanks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbanks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fairbanks takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Fairbanks looking for the choke but no joy.
Storm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fairbanks looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fairbanks trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fairbanks controls the position.
Will Fairbanks go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Storm trying to control the action but Fairbanks just sinks the hooks in.
Fairbanks is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Storm is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at KING OF PAIN, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fairbanks has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Storm's chin but Storm turns very nicely into Fairbanks's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Storm.
Fairbanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Fairbanks passes Storm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fairbanks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm tries to improve his position but instead Fairbanks has taken his back!
Fairbanks controlling from the back.
Fairbanks is persistently looking for the submission but Storm is defending it well.
Storm looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fairbanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Fairbanks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fairbanks scores with a jab. Storm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Fairbanks sprawls well.
Storm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Storm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fairbanks defends it nicely.
Storm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Storm is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Fairbanks misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm dives in and grabs Fairbanks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fairbanks pushes down on Storm's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wyatt Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fairbanks defends well and Storm ends up having to push Fairbanks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Fairbanks as he connects with a hook.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks closes the distance and clinches.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks - that landed with a thud.
Fairbanks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks lands with a light punch inside.
Fairbanks throws a big uppercut that drops Storm! More strikes from Fairbanks and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Storm lies dazed against the cage as Fairbanks celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Fairbanks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uber Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaye Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uber Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaye Pu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem moves into the clinch.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reem blocks an elbow strike.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reem looking to slow down the pace here.
Reem blocks the elbow strike.
Reem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Reem looking to slow down the pace here.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Pu is controlling him.
Reem wants to break free but Pu has control.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
Reem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pu lands an elbow just above Reem 's eye.
Reem takes an elbow to the temple.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Reem shrugs off.
Reem is trying to force a seperation but Pu has the dominant position.
Reem looking to slow down the pace here.
Pu misses with an elbow strike.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Reem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Uber Reem has been cut.
Reem blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pu.
Reem takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Pu.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Pu has him pressed against the cage.
Reem blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pu misses with an elbow strike.
Reem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Reem shrugs off.
Pu effectively controlling the action here.
Pu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reem up against the cage.
Reem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reem blocks the elbow strike.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reem tries to break the clinch but Pu is controlling the position.
Reem is trying to maintain a safe position but Pu gets an underhook and turns Reem into the cage.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Reem shrugs off.
Reem blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
Reem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pu checks a low kick from Reem.
Reem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pu rushes Reem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pu lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Pu.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Reem tries to break free but Pu pushes him back against the cage.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Pu controls the action.
Reem tries to stall but Pu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reem misses with a knee to the head.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Reem in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reem takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reem is trying to stall.
Pu misses with an elbow strike.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pu is keeping busy.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reem blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pu avoiding damage.
Reem blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Pu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uber Reem's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reem moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pu.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Reem can't break the clinch.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Reem in his tracks for a moment.
Reem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Pu controls the action.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Reem shrugs off.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Reem shrugs off.
Pu lands a damaging elbow.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pu has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
Pu has Reem pressed against the cage, preventing Reem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pu.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reem looking to slow down the pace here.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu lands an elbow just above Reem 's eye.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Reem in his tracks for a moment.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Reem is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
Reem tries to circle away but Pu has him pinned against the cage.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reem's defenses.
Pu slowing the pace effectively.
Reem dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reem blocks the elbow strike.
Reem has a couple of punches blocked by Pu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reem.
Reem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reem working aggressively here.
Reem taking a breather.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Reem shrugs off.
Pu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reem up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
Reem breaks the clinch.
Pu instigates a clinch.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu throws an elbow that misses.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem letting Pu take a breather here.
Come on Pu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pu receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reem takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Pu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reem's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Reem in his tracks for a moment.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Pu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uber Reem's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pu pushes Reem up against the cage in a clinch.
Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Reem in his tracks for a moment.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reem is trying to push Pu away but Pu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu leaning against his opponent.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reem's defenses.
The referee calls for Pu to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaye Pu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reem looking to stall.
Reem blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reem up against the cage.
Pu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Uber Reem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reem clinches with his opponent.
Reem blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pu.
Reem taking a breather.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pu throws an elbow that misses.
Reem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pu effectively controlling the action here.
Reem is looking to break free of the clinch but Pu has double underhooks.
Reem tries to break free but Pu pushes him back against the cage.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Reem blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pu has him pressed against the cage.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem tries a head kick but it misses.
Pu wants to counter the offense by Reem and move into the clinch position.
Reem looks to throw a body kick
and Pu moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reem wants to break free but Pu has control.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reem trying to stall but Pu improves his position.
Reem avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Pu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reem up against the cage.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Pu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but Reem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reem tries to break the clinch but Pu is controlling the position.
Pu stalling.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Pu is controlling him.
Pu slows down the pace here.
Reem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reem misses with a punch on the inside.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reem dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaye Pu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reem blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaye Pu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pu 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaye Pu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Laponov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laponov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oxxxymiron - Where we don't have. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Laponov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laponov throws a body shot but no joy.
Laponov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Laponov's head but Laponov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickolson slips a straight right by Laponov.
Nickolson moves into range and clinches up with Laponov.
Laponov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Laponov tries to pull guard but Nickolson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nickolson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laponov backwards.
Nickolson lands a body punch.
Laponov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nickolson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Laponov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nickolson breaks from the clinch.
Nickolson rushes Laponov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nickolson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickolson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laponov.
Laponov tries to pull guard but Nickolson won't allow it.
Nickolson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nickolson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Laponov stops Nickolson from standing up.
Laponov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laponov is one step ahead there.
Laponov trying to control but Nickolson is working from the bottom.
Laponov throws a big elbow that misses.
Nickolson keeping moving, preventing Laponov from controlling successfully.
Laponov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickolson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laponov pushing down on Nickolson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nickolson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nickolson is trying to stand up here but Laponov is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nickolson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laponov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nickolson!
Laponov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nickolson is working to get back to half guard.
Laponov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Laponov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nickolson?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laponov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Laponov looking to finish with strikes here!
Laponov 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.
Laponov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nickolson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Laponov trying to control but Nickolson is having none of it.
Nickolson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Laponov.
Laponov has isolated one of Nickolson's arms. Nickolson looking to fight him off but Laponov twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Laponov!
Igor Laponov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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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). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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260 lbs
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279 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the cage.
Kent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aoki or not.
Kent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexander Aoki has been cut.
Kent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to Aoki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Kent connects with a knee to the head.
Kent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kent lands with a light punch inside.
Kent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Kent working Aoki over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aoki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kent's brow.
Kent has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Aoki - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kent, and another! Aoki is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Clark Kent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titing Tumulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titing Tumulak!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rockwell wants to take a breather but Tumulak is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tumulak looking for submissions off his back.
Tumulak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tumulak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rockwell moves nicely into side control.
Tumulak is not content to let Rockwell control the position.
Tumulak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockwell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumulak tries to improve position but can't.
Rockwell tries to advance to mount but Tumulak denies him.
Tumulak is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumulak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tumulak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rockwell is trying to control but can't.
Rockwell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rockwell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockwell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tumulak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tumulak postures up and lands a big shot to Rockwell's brow.
Tumulak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tumulak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rockwell has momentary wrist control but Tumulak slips an elbow through the middle.
Tumulak scoring with some ground and pound.
Rockwell looking for a guillotine here but Tumulak defends easily.
Tumulak landing some decent shots from guard.
Rockwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumulak cracks Rockwell with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tumulak works over Rockwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Rockwell is rocked!
Tumulak lands a couple of digs.
Oh Rockwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rockwell working for a triangle but Tumulak defends it easily.
Tumulak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tumulak looking to pass the guard.
Tumulak pushes down on Rockwell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tumulak is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rockwell is hurt! He's hurt bad - Tumulak fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rockwell from any more punishment! Congratulations to Tumulak! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titing Tumulak!
During a confident post fight interview, Titing Tumulak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (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. The key to victory for Omar Harrak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett scores with a head kick. Harrak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Omar Harrak has been cut.
Harrak moves out of range as Hackett throws a body kick.
Harrak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrak throws a lazy uppercut
and Hackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Harrak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Harrak - just one landing.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Harrak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrak digs a good body shot into Hackett's ribs.
Harrak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Harrak throws a series of punches but Hackett avoids them all with ease.
Harrak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Harrak's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrak tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hackett cracks the inside of Harrak's front leg.
Harrak with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Harrak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harrak throws out a powerful jab.
Hackett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harrak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hackett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hackett throws a body punch but Harrak moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harrak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steve Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett is looking to slow Harrak down with leg kicks.
Harrak lands with a hook. Hackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harrak tests Hackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harrak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hackett throws a body kick that misses.
Harrak missing with a left hand there. Hackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrak misses the shot to the body.
Hackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Harrak tumbling to the mat! Hackett takes a step backwards and waves Harrak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hackett has time to react.
Hackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Harrak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Harrak misses.
Hackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrak.
Hackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrak.
Hackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Harrak finds it's target.
Harrak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hackett.
Harrak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hackett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak tries to clinch up.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Hackett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Harrak to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hackett at a distance.
Hackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrak counters with a straight right hand.
Harrak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harrak is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrak. That snapped Hackett's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Harrak there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrak blocks the body kick.
Harrak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Harrak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
That's time! Harrak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Harrak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hackett can do to turn this around?
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett tries to move into range but Harrak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hackett in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hackett breaks from the clinch.
Hackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Hackett.
It seemed like Hackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hackett looks for the body kick but Harrak saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Harrak.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Harrak finds it's way through Hackett's defenses.
Harrak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hackett needs to keep his hands up - Harrak had a free shot at his head there.
Harrak misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrak moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett slips under a jab from Harrak.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Harrak to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrak throws a lazy uppercut
and Hackett counters with a low kick, right behind Harrak 's knee.
Hackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harrak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hackett is rocked!
Harrak misses with a looping right.
Harrak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hackett. Hackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrak's sensitive parts.
Hackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrak lands with a right hand.
Hackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrak finish him?
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!
Harrak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hackett counters with an inside leg kick.
Hackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrak stuns Hackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrak moves into the clinch.
Harrak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
Hackett's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM 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 tries to work over Harrak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrak working hard to break the clinch.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrak throws out a powerful jab.
Hackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Omar Harrak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackett takes one to the chin there.
Harrak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hackett.
Hackett throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Harrak.
Harrak lands with a good body shot.
Harrak throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Harrak cracks Hackett with a good jab.
Harrak looks to land a left hand but Hackett moved out of range nicely.
Harrak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hackett throws a head kick but Harrak moves out of range.
Harrak clinches.
Harrak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hackett backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrak lands a right hand.
Harrak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a low kick, looking for Harrak's leg but Harrak calmly moves out of range.
Harrak misses with a straight left.
Hackett throws a low kick but Harrak avoids it.
Harrak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrak scores with the left hand. Hackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrak scores with a nice right hand.
Harrak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hackett misses with a right hand
and Harrak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harrak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harrak slips a straight right by Hackett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrak swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Harrak.
Harrak swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Harrak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackett.
Harrak lands a nice shot that snaps Hackett's head back.
Harrak throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Hackett.
Hackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hackett.
Harrak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hackett feints and then cracks Harrak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrak down.
Harrak digs a good hook to Hackett's body.
A low kick from Hackett is predictable there
and Harrak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrak misses with a wild combination.
Harrak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrak throws a big shot that misses.
Hackett lands a leg kick that knocks Harrak off balance momentarily.
Hackett lands a front kick.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrak. That did some damage!
Harrak's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Harrak throws a looping overhand right but Hackett ducks down to avoid it.
Hackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hackett lands a jab to Harrak's midsection.
Harrak connects with a body shot.
Hackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrak misses with a looping left.
Harrak scores with a decent looking hook.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrak slips under a jab from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a left hand
and Harrak counters with a nice body shot.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Harrak moves out of range easily.
Harrak connects with a body shot that sends Hackett's belly button to the back.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Harrak is wise to it.
Hackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hackett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrak with a hook.
Hackett lands a nice looking body kick.
A shot to the body from Harrak misses
and Hackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrak tries to clinch but Hackett is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrak scores with a hook.
Hackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Harrak does no damage.
Hackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrak throws a shot to the body.
Harrak throws a shot to the body.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harrak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Hackett responds with a good body kick, but Harrak manages to step out the way in time.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
Hackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrak swings for the body but Hackett moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak lands with a good body shot.
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackett lands a head kick!
Hackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Harrak.
Hackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Harrak's head but Harrak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrak seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harrak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Harrak. Beautiful body shot.
Harrak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrak tries to clinch up but Hackett circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Harrak clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harrak works Hackett's body with a nice hook.
Harrak lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Hackett misses with a body kick.
Harrak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harrak's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Harrak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Harrak scores with a hook.
Hackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Harrak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hackett throws a leg kick which misses Harrak's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrak tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrak misses with a hook. Hackett ducked under it nicely.
Harrak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrak throws a hook but Hackett avoids it easily.
Hackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrak's calf.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrak. That did some damage!
Harrak throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Harrak connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrak cracks Hackett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Hackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackett.
Harrak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hackett.
Hackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hackett takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrak throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrak misses with a two punch combination.
Harrak misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hackett throws the kick towards the body but Harrak avoids it.
Harrak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Hackett scores with a leg kick.
Harrak lands with a hook. Hackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hackett cracks the inside of Harrak's front leg.
Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Harrak tumbling to the mat! Hackett takes a step backwards and waves Harrak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrak is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hackett.
Harrak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Harrak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to slow Harrak down by chopping away at his legs.
Harrak throws a lazy right hand but Hackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws out a counter right but Harrak avoids it with no problem.
Hackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrak's head.
Oh Harrak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrak connects with a single shot there.
Hackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harrak lands a jab to Hackett's midsection.
Harrak seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Harrak.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hackett.
Harrak wants to clinch.
Hackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrak's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hackett.
Harrak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackett is just out of range.
Hackett shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrak avoids the head kick by Hackett.
Harrak closes the distance but Hackett moves to the side
and Hackett counters with a big head kick but Harrak shrugs it off.
Harrak moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harrak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harrak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Steve Hackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Omar Harrak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hackett misses with a left hand
letting Harrak counter with a right hand.
Hackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrak throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrak counters with a straight right hand.
Hackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrak.
Hackett throws a low kick, looking for Harrak's leg but Harrak calmly moves out of range.
Harrak checks a low kick from Hackett.
Hackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harrak's head.
Harrak throws a hook but Hackett avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hackett raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hackett scores with a head kick.
Harrak throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Harrak coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett throws a nice looking combination but Harrak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Harrak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Hackett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Hackett misses the body punch
and Harrak counters with a stiff right hand.
Hackett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Harrak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hackett under the eye.
Harrak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrak digs a good hook to Hackett's body.
Harrak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hackett throws a head kick that misses
and Harrak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrak throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Steve Hackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett moves away from the strike by Harrak.
Harrak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackett momentarily.
Harrak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harrak checks a low kick from Hackett.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Harrak.
Harrak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hackett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrak thinking.
Harrak looks to land a combination. Hackett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Hackett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Hackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hackett misses the shot to the body.
Hackett throws a powerful right kick. Harrak tried to block low but the kick was high! Harrak was taken right off of his feet! Hackett jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Hackett!
Steve Hackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steve Hackett waved his t-shirt featuring Island's Forbidden Fruits's logo in front of the cameras.
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