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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yury Konstantin (ranked 7722 p4p, 587 weight class) and Vilkas Nuutti (ranked 7147 p4p, 573 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yury Konstantin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vilkas Nuutti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuutti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Konstantin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Konstantin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nuutti throws out the jab.
Nuutti misses with a body shot
and Nuutti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuutti throws a right hand that misses
and Konstantin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nuutti misses with a combination
and Nuutti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Konstantin shoots in but no luck this time.
Nuutti is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nuutti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Yury Konstantin has been cut.
Nuutti misses the body punch
and Konstantin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nuutti misses with a hook
and Konstantin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuutti throws a sloppy body shot
and Konstantin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nuutti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Konstantin.
Konstantin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nuutti manages to circle out of the way.
Konstantin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nuutti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nuutti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Konstantin doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Nuutti finds it's target.
Konstantin shoots in and drives through. Nuutti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Konstantin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nuutti. That's going to slow Konstantin down.
Nuutti lands a jab.
Nuutti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Konstantin on the side of the head.
Konstantin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nuutti can pounce on him.
Nuutti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Konstantin is rocked!
Vilkas Nuutti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konstantin looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nuutti lands a right hand from hell, dropping Konstantin. Nuutti pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vilkas Nuutti!
During a confident post fight interview, Vilkas Nuutti 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 Rajon Dal Garin (ranked 6527 p4p, 594 weight class) and Antonio Sanchez (ranked 7796 p4p, 633 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rajon Dal Garin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dal Garin 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 Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dal Garin scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sanchez manages to mount him!
Dal Garin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanchez working for a guillotine from mount but Dal Garin is in no mood to give up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dal Garin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dal Garin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dal Garin tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dal Garin hang on?
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez get's back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dal Garin enables Sanchez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dal Garin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dal Garin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dal Garin is wriggling around but Sanchez manages to pass to half guard.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Sanchez prevents Dal Garin from standing back up.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dal Garin is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dal Garin tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dal Garin wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Dal Garin is looking to get back to is feet but Sanchez passes into side control.
Dal Garin is breathing heavily.
Sanchez controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dal Garin is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Dal Garin blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dal Garin is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez is putting a hurting on Dal Garin here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Dal Garin tries to escape but Sanchez is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez forces Dal Garin back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dal Garin regains guard immediately.
Dal Garin is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dal Garin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dal Garin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Dal Garin working hard to break the clinch.
Dal Garin working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dal Garin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sanchez biding his time, looking for the opening.
Dal Garin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sanchez's arms.
Dal Garin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sanchez.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sanchez controlling the positon.
Dal Garin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanchez won't let Dal Garin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Antonio Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dal Garin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dal Garin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dal Garin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dal Garin is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dal Garin flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sanchez anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dal Garin and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sanchez slips an arm under Dal Garin chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sanchez has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sanchez is squeezing on Dal Garin like an anaconda would it's prey. Dal Garin fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Holt Dennis (ranked 5186 p4p, 385 weight class) and Manny Nibak (ranked 6751 p4p, 434 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holt Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Nibak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibak moves in looking to clinch but Dennis pushes him off.
Dennis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dennis looking to throw knees to the head but Nibak is blocking nicely.
Nibak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dennis looking for a takedown.
Nibak stops a takedown attempt from Dennis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holt Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nibak stops a takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis successfully pulls guard.
Nibak slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis won't allow Nibak to pass to mount.
Dennis is trying to get back to full guard.
Nibak is thwarting Dennis's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dennis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dennis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dennis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nibak is trying to control the action in half guard but Dennis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dennis is pressing down on Nibak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dennis looking for a guillotine here but Nibak defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nibak throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis wants to sweep but no luck.
Dennis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nibak manages to get himself to full guard.
Nibak is working an open guard so Dennis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nibak as he avoids it easily.
Nibak wants to counter with a clinch but Dennis pushes him away.
Dennis dives in for a single leg takedown but Nibak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dennis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dennis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dennis stops Nibak from standing up.
Dennis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dennis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis postures up and lands a big shot to Nibak's brow.
Dennis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nibak actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennis seems to be working for a kimura but Nibak defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holt Dennis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dennis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dennis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nibak can do to turn this around?
Dennis instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nibak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nibak misses with an elbow over the top.
Nibak goes for a takedown attempt but Dennis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dennis rushes Nibak and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis wants the takedown. Nibak is fighting it off but Dennis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nibak's guard against the cage.
Nibak looking for a guillotine here but Dennis defends easily.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Nibak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis throws a big elbow that misses.
Nibak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dennis controls the pace.
Nibak keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dennis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dennis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dennis.
Dennis staying calm.
Dennis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dennis scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis clinches up against the cage.
Dennis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dennis stands and steps away. Nibak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from Nibak as Dennis shoots in.
Dennis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nibak is trying to break free.
Dennis pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nibak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dennis is proving hard to escape from.
Nibak won't allow Dennis to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is pulling down on Nibak's head to control his posture.
Dennis wants to stand but Nibak is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dennis is on top in guard.
Nibak keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis gets to his feet. Nibak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis darts in and clinches Nibak up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holt Dennis dominated that second round.
That's time! Dennis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dennis tries for a takedown but Nibak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dennis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nibak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dennis is fending him off so far but Nibak persists. Nope, Dennis circles away and we're back to standing.
Dennis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dennis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nibak's waist but Nibak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dennis off to one side.
Dennis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nibak avoids it really well and circles away.
Nibak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holt Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nibak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dennis moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis pulls guard.
Dennis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dennis tries to get out of the position.
Nibak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dennis moves into the clinch successfully.
Nibak is pressed up against the cage. Dennis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nibak down to the mat. Nibak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Nibak keeps moving.
Dennis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dennis gets to his feet - Nibak follows without any prompting.
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Nibak throws a sloppy head kick and Dennis moves out of range easily.
Nibak tries to clinch up.
Dennis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nibak.
Nibak tries to keep at a distance but Dennis has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nibak wants to take the fight to the mat but Dennis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dennis has Nibak pressed against the cage, preventing Nibak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nibak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dennis walks away with a smile on his face. Nibak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dennis clinches up with Nibak and pushes him back against the cage.
Nibak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dennis smiles and moves away.
Dennis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dennis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nibak uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nibak trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to strike off his back.
Dennis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nibak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holt Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dennis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nibak is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Nibak misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis leaves Nibak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dennis is looking to slow Nibak down with leg kicks.
Nibak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Nibak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dennis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dennis gets a takedown into half guard.
Nibak is not content to let Dennis control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holt Dennis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dennis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holt Dennis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bane Lewis (ranked 6329 p4p, 183 weight class) and Tires Quickly (ranked 25117 p4p, 210 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bane Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tires Quickly!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quickly loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis drives through and clinches with Quickly against the cage.
Lewis has Quickly pressed against the cage, preventing Quickly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis has Quickly pressed against the cage, preventing Quickly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quickly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quickly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Quickly uses from the top position.
Lewis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quickly's guard.
Quickly doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Quickly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lewis stands and throws Quickly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lewis is staying tight to Quickly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Quickly lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
Quickly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
Quickly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis feints and as Quickly raises his hands in defense, Lewis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quickly is looking to stand back up but Lewis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Quickly.
Quickly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lewis working Quickly over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Quickly is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bane Lewis!
Tires Quickly spoke after the fight, saying 'I fought hard to entertain and that's all that matters'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Perkins (ranked 8373 p4p, 489 weight class) and Tyson Powers (ranked 23976 p4p, 509 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Powers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Perkins as Powers shoots in.
Powers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkins has managed to clinch.
Perkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Perkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Perkins lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Perkins as the two fighters clinch.
Powers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkins gets through Powers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Powers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Perkins scores with a shot to the side of Powers's head.
Powers is rocked!
Perkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkins finish him?
Perkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkins throws a head punch that misses.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
Perkins manages to break the clinch.
Perkins has managed to clinch.
Perkins lands a body shot.
Powers seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perkins .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Powers up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Powers has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Perkins is stalling here.
Perkins seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Perkins tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Perkins back against the cage.
Powers wants a takedown.
Perkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Powers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkins throws a big uppercut that drops Powers! More strikes from Perkins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Powers lies dazed against the cage as Perkins celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Perkins !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boa Link (ranked 7528 p4p, 626 weight class) and Damon Henrick (ranked 5147 p4p, 545 weight class). Link comes into the arena with Peak Times by Switch blaring out of the sound system. Boa Link has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boa Link!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damon Henrick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Link bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henrick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Boa Link has been cut.
A jab from Henrick does it's job there.
A punch combination from Henrick misses.
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link avoids them all with ease.
Link gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Link moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Link misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Link misses with an uppercut.
Henrick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Link avoids a punch combination nicely.
Link lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Link goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Link backs off Henrick throws a huge counter combo but Link manages to avoid it all.
Henrick works over Link's head and body with a nice combination.
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link avoids them all with ease.
We've been told by Link's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Link fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Link avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Link looks to land a body kick but Henrick moved away.
Good leg kick by Link there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damon Henrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Link fails in his attempt to clinch.
Link misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Henrick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link moves out of range.
Henrick checks the leg kick.
Henrick is looking for the big counter here.
Henrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Link lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henrick misses with a double jab.
Link showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henrick.
Henrick scores with a three punch combo!
Henrick looks winded!
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!
Henrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henrick tries to bum rush Link with a series of wild strikes but Link uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Link lands with a nice body kick.
Link dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henrick. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link fakes the leg kick and cracks Henrick in the body.
Good leg kick by Link there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Link lands a leg kick that knocks Henrick off balance momentarily.
Link goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Link defending well as Henrick loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Henrick. Those never looked like landing.
Henrick throws a right and a left that Link avoids nicely.
Link pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Link fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henrick is looking for the big counter here.
Henrick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Link.
Henrick misses with a few strikes there.
Link shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henrick as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boa Link. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link avoids them all with ease.
Link looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Link.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Link throws a quick counter kick to the body but Henrick avoids it.
Henrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henrick throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears Link was looking to counter with a kick there.
Link thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henrick if he has to take too many more of those.
Link throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Link, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Link.
Henrick looks to land a left hand but Link moved out of range nicely.
Link tries to counter with a takedown but Henrick is quick to defend against it.
Link has a takedown stuffed.
Henrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Link lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henrick takes a step back to recover.
Link shoots in looking for a takedown but Henrick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Link's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good leg kick by Link there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henrick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Link thows a body kick. Henrick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Henrick. Those never looked like landing.
Link feinted with a counter takedown.
Link connects with an inside leg kick.
Link shoots in looking for a takedown. Henrick tries to sprawl out of it but Link keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henrick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henrick misses with a double jab.
Link looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Link is controlling the pace.
Link is pressing down on Henrick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henrick is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Link is keen to just control but Henrick is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Henrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boa Link's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henrick throws an overhand right that lands on Link's shoulder, as Link tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Link. That's going to slow Henrick down.
Link scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henrick misses with a few strikes there.
Link is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henrick.
Henrick misses with a wild combination.
Henrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Link counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henrick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damon Henrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henrick looks to land a combination but Link avoids it well.
Henrick throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Link shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henrick as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Henrick. Those never looked like landing.
Henrick tries to bum rush Link with a series of wild strikes but Link uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrick is breathing heavily.
Link lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Link tries to bum rush Henrick with a series of wild strikes but Henrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Link has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Link.
Henrick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick from Link lands but Henrick takes it in his stride.
Link throws a leg kick which misses Henrick's front leg but catches the back leg as Henrick tries to avoid it.
Henrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Link counters with a left and a right that stings Henrick.
Link chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henrick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLink.
Link dodges the punch combination from Henrick.
Link goes for a double leg but Henrick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henrick continues to drive forward.
Link lands with a kick to the ribs.
Link shoots in for a takedown but Henrick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boa Link. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Henrick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Link moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Link, right into the meat.
Henrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Link counters with a three punch combo that has Henrick backing up. Henrick nods at Link to acknowledge the strikes.
Henrick misses with a double jab.
Link delivers a nice body kick.
Henrick slaps away a takedown attempt from Link, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Link buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Link chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henrick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henrick throws a right and a left that Link avoids nicely.
Henrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Link.
Damon Henrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Link lands with a kick to the ribs.
Henrick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Link closes the distance and clinches up with Henrick, looking for a takedown. Link pushes Henrick against the cage but Henrick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link fails with a takedown attempt.
Henrick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henrick scores with a three punch combo!
Link shoots in but Henrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Link shoots in looking for a takedown. Henrick tries to sprawl out of it but Link keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henrick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Link is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henrick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Link changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link keeps Henrick at a distance using the push kick.
Link lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Link tenderised Henrick's leg. Henrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrick misses with a few strikes there.
Henrick 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.
Sloppy strikes from Henrick. Those never looked like landing.
Link looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Link goes for a double leg but Henrick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henrick continues to drive forward.
Link showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henrick.
Henrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Link.
Link scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Link. Link obviously looking to wear him down.
Link lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henrick's sensitive parts.
Henrick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Link.
Link throws a head kick but Henrick moves out of range.
Henrick misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boa Link will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boa Link's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henrick throws a right hand that Link ducks under and follows up with a left that Link also avoids with ease.
Link cracks the inside of Henrick's front leg.
Link throws the kick towards the body but Henrick avoids it.
Henrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henrick misses with the combination.
Crunch! Link slams his shin into Henrick's torso.
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link avoids them all with ease.
Link throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Henrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Link circles away quickly and effectively.
Link lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Link moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Link darts in looking for a takedown but Henrick gets double underhooks and turns Link into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Link!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Link fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henrick to the ground. Link is now in Henrick's guard.
Link controlling from the top position.
Link stands and steps away. Henrick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Link is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henrick misses with a few strikes there.
Link throws a head kick that Henrick semi-blocks.
Henrick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Link, right into the meat.
Link shoots in and drives through. Henrick sprawls well.
Boa Link is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Link thumps Henrick with a low kick.
Henrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Link circles away quickly and effectively.
Link scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Link lands with a kick to the ribs.
Henrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Link or perhaps it was just good defense by Henrick, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boa Link. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henrick misses with a combination
and Link counters with a good low kick that Henrick was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Link tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Link tries to clinch up but Henrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Link tries a low kick but Henrick avoids it.
Link with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henrick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henrick looks to land a combination but Link avoids it well.
Link seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Link throws a front kick that sends Henrick stumbling back into the cage.
Link looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Link tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Link dodges the punch combination from Henrick.
Link throws a head kick that half lands.
Henrick avoids the head kick by Link.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henrick. That did some damage!
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link avoids them all with ease.
Link lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henrick backs up against the cage.
Henrick misses with a few strikes there.
Henrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Link can pounce on him.
Link scores with a head kick. Henrick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Link.
Link shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henrick pushes Link off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Link makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henrick really felt that one!
Link lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Link pushes Henrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Henrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Link goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Link scores with a kick to the body.
Henrick throws a series of punches but Link moves out of range.
Link tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henrick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Link attempts a counter takedown but Henrick avoids it well and moves away.
Link lands a nice looking body kick.
Link tries to clinch but Henrick moves out of range.
Link throws a nice head kick!
Henrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Link shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henrick as he jumps to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Link 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrick throws a right and a left that Link avoids nicely.
Henrick throws a nice looking combination but Link bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Link lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Boa Link showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Link has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boa Link!
Boa Link 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Stewart (ranked 6773 p4p, 186 weight class) and Lowell Bockert (ranked 4243 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Stewart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lowell Bockert!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart tries to clinch but Bockert is having none of it.
Bockert changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stewart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stewart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bockert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A big shot lands for Bockert! That's hurt Stewart! Will he recover? Bockert fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lowell Bockert!
Lowell Bockert is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Lowell Bockert rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Comeon Hitme (ranked 4483 p4p, 503 weight class) and Luukas Porvola (ranked 6835 p4p, 606 weight class). Hitme's entrance music is Face Fisted - Dethklok. A fine choice. Comeon Hitme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comeon Hitme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luukas Porvola!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitme tests Porvola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porvola's coach down at Cozad MMA Helsinki was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Porvola's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Porvola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitme.
Porvola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hitme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Porvola throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Comeon Hitme has been cut.
Porvola throws a lazy right hand but Hitme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitme throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hitme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porvola throws a nice looking combination but Hitme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hitme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porvola, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porvola is trying to force a seperation but Hitme has the dominant position.
Porvola lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitme 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.
Hitme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porvola circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitme.
Hitme lands with a nice combination. Porvola backs away looking to recover.
Porvola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Porvola throws a right hand that Hitme ducks under and follows up with a left that Hitme also avoids with ease.
Porvola avoids the head kick by Hitme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitme shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Porvola uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hitme shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porvola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitme prevents Porvola from improving his position.
Hitme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitme looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Porvola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitme is looking to advance position but Porvola won't allow it.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Porvola defending well though.
Porvola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
Hitme throwing shots but Porvola is blocking nicely.
Porvola trying to control but Hitme postures up.
Porvola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hitme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hitme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Porvola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
Porvola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitme.
Hitme 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.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hitme lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Porvola! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hitme jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Comeon Hitme!
A victorious Comeon Hitme thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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RATING
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