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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komedor DKasada (ranked 1878 p4p, 2501 weight class) and Turner Meeks (ranked 275 p4p, 340 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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6 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Komedor DKasada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeks doesn't manage to clinch there - DKasada circles away.
DKasada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meeks wants to clinch but DKasada slips to the side
and DKasada counters with a stiff right hand.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DKasada counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Turner Meeks has been cut.
Meeks wants to clinch but DKasada slips to the side
and DKasada counters with a nice uppercut.
Meeks darts in trying to clinch
and DKasada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Meeks is rocked!
Turner Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DKasada counters with a huge right that knocks Meeks out cold! DKasada is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Komedor DKasada!
A relieved looking Komedor DKasada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Turner Meeks had this to say: 'I blame the Ivermectin'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joanderson Ribeiro (ranked 2184 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Hirata Hitoshi (ranked 207 p4p, 182 weight class). Ribeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Tropkillaz-Gorilla. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Counter fighter
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joanderson Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hirata Hitoshi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ribeiro enables Hitoshi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ribeiro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hitoshi passes into side control.
Ribeiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Ribeiro tries to buck Hitoshi off but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Ribeiro wants to control but Hitoshi postures up.
Ribeiro is looking to reverse the position.
Ribeiro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitoshi is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hitoshi is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Ribeiro has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Ribeiro! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joanderson Ribeiro!
Joanderson Ribeiro 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1921 p4p, 1804 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 279 p4p, 262 weight class). Oliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Biscuit Oliva enters the cage!
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18 - 13 - 2 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire misses with a hook.
Oliva with a jab.
Zaire scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliva should have avoided that one.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Zaire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oliva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaire closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliva did well to prevent Zaire getting side control.
Zaire slips a nice elbow through Oliva's hands, connecting with Oliva's forehead.
Oliva is trying to escape back to his feet but Zaire uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Oliva struggling a bit here.
Oliva is looking to regain half guard here but Zaire keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zaire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliva struggling a bit here.
Zaire in side control, throwing shots but Oliva defends.
Zaire tries for a kimura but Oliva is defending well.
Oliva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva keeps Zaire under control for a moment.
Oliva is looking to reverse the position.
Zaire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaire.
You can see the frustration on Oliva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oliva is looking to reverse the position.
Oliva dodges the ground and pound from Zaire.
Zaire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oliva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands an elbow.
Zaire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oliva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oliva is trying to control Zaire's posture but Zaire avoids it.
Zaire with the ground and pound but Oliva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zaire is trying to work for a kimura but Oliva is defending well.
Oliva works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaire.
Oliva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zaire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaire throwing strikes from guard but Oliva blocks nicely.
Zaire wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zaire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zaire escapes and throws Oliva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Zaire misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaire or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliva, which made it look bad.
Oliva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Zaire.
Zaire defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliva looks to land a combination but Zaire avoids it well.
Oliva connects with the punch.
Zaire lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oliva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliva checks a leg kick.
Oliva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
It seemed like Oliva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Zaire misses with a hook.
Zaire has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Oliva. Those never looked like landing.
Zaire throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliva is able to avoid easily.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oliva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oliva connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Oliva. Those never looked like landing.
Zaire gets a double leg takedown into Oliva's guard.
Oliva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliva.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Oliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Oliva presses Zaire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Oliva.
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaire works on Oliva's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaire shoots in but Oliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva with a nice calf kick.
Oliva swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.
Oliva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oliva trying to control from the bottom.
Oliva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oliva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zaire chips away with some ground and pound.
Oliva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliva holds on and takes a little breather.
Oliva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oliva is controlling Zaire's posture.
Zaire controlling from the top position.
Zaire wants to pass the guard but Oliva is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zaire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliva checks a leg kick nicely.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva moves away from the strike by Zaire.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Oliva moved out of range.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaire.
Oliva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire misses with a hook.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Oliva lands a jab-cross combination.
Oliva connects with a looping right hand.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire misses with an uppercut
and Oliva counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and Oliva counters with a left to the body.
Jab by Oliva.
Oliva tries to clinch up.
Zaire misses with a right hand
and Zaire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Oliva checks it.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Zaire misses with a left hand
and Oliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oliva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zaire scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
Zaire scores with punches from side control.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Zaire scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliva to see if he's OK.
Oliva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliva keeps Zaire under control for a moment.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zaire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zaire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliva keeps working.
Oliva wants to control but Zaire postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva is still trying to improve position.
Zaire in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zaire cracks Oliva with a big right hand but Oliva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oliva tries to bench press Zaire off him but Zaire keeps the position.
Oliva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zaire working the ground and pound.
Oliva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaire.
Abdullah Zaire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliva keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biscuit Oliva.
I think Oliva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Ojo (ranked 2064 p4p, 1382 weight class) and Qing Wu (ranked 248 p4p, 174 weight class). Qing Wu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Obi Ojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qing Wu!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Qing Wu has been cut.
A left lands for Ojo.
Jab, jab by Wu - just one landing.
Wu needs to keep his hands up - Ojo had a free shot at his head there.
Wu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ojo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wu is rocked!
Wu throws a lazy right hand but Ojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wu cracks Ojo with an open hand slap.
Ojo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wu to the canvas! Wu doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ojo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Ojo!
Obi Ojo 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nightey Knights (ranked 961 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 53 p4p, 61 weight class). Aleksandar Ivkov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nightey Knights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivkov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knights looks to land a left hand but Ivkov moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Ivkov.
Ivkov throws a lazy right hand but Knights sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivkov misses with the combination.
Knights looks to throw the jab but Ivkov is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Knights. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Ivkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivkov throws a shot from downtown. Knights moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Knights wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knights.
Knights swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knights misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ivkov counter with a right hand.
Knights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knights throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivkov counters with a series of strikes. Knights will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knights definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knights takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knights misses the jab.
Knights swings widly with a right hand
and Knights takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Knights misses the target.
Nice body punch from Ivkov.
Ivkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knights swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knights comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Ivkov lands.
Knights moves out of range as Ivkov strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Knights misses the target.
Ivkov moves away from the strike by Knights.
A jab from Knights misses.
Knights with a jab.
Knights swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knights throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ivkov scores with a head kick. Knights tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Nightey Knights has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knights. Ivkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knights throws a combination that misses
and Ivkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knights cracks Ivkov with an open hand slap.
Ivkov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knights misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivkov.
Ivkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Knights finish him?
Knights fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ivkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivkov throws a series of punches but Knights moves out of range.
Ivkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivkov misses with a left hand
and Knights counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Ivkov misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivkov. That snapped Knights's head back.
Ivkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knights throws a lazy right hand but Ivkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivkov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov missing with a left hand there. Knights was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ivkov throws a body punch but Knights moves out of range.
Knights scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knights digs a good body shot into Ivkov's ribs.
Knights is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivkov.
Knights throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knights moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Knights on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Ivkov.
Ivkov misses with a looping right.
Knights cracks Ivkov with an uppercut from hell and Ivkov crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Knights's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksandar Ivkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nightey Knights's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Knights misses.
Ivkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
It looks like Aleksandar Ivkov has been cut.
Knights changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knights misses with a hook.
Knights cracks Ivkov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ivkov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Knights pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ivkov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nightey Knights!
Nightey Knights bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 786 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 117 p4p, 232 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Burnett clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Burnett lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee clinches.
Burnett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burnett walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khalil Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
Burnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Burnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Burnett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Burnett lands a body punch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Burnett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Burnett.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Burnett.
Lee tries to pull guard but Burnett holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee blocking some punches.
Burnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee has Burnett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burnett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Burnett.
Burnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burnett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burnett smiles and moves away.
Burnett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khalil Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee glances at the clock... BAM! Burnett nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Lee crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Lee is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Burnett!
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Erwin Schrodinger had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 268.6, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with San Yan Chong was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 836 p4p, 445 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 123 p4p, 74 weight class). Crawley has chosen Jewelry - One More Time as his entrance music. Billy Crawley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley slips a straight right by Jarvinen.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley scores with a punch to the head.
Jarvinen looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jarvinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jarvinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawley counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Arto Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jarvinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Jarvinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crawley manages to circle out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a body shot.
Crawley throws out a powerful jab.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvinen scores with a jab. Crawley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Jarvinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley moves out of range as Jarvinen strikes.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
We've been told by Jarvinen's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarvinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Jarvinen's leg but Jarvinen calmly moves out of range.
Jarvinen misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Jarvinen throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Jarvinen lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Jarvinen.
Jarvinen blocks a jab.
Crawley defending well as Jarvinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
A cross from Jarvinen lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws an off balance right hand
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Jarvinen - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Jarvinen misses the target.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Jarvinen steps away.
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!
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands with a shot to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with an inside leg kick.
Jarvinen missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jarvinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Crawley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Jarvinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jarvinen thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jarvinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarvinen. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Jarvinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvinen.
Crawley tried to score with a low kick but Jarvinen checks it.
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Jarvinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Crawley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Jarvinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
Jarvinen misses with an uppercut
and Crawley counters with a good low kick that Jarvinen was not able to check.
Arto Jarvinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jarvinen cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crawley.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley tries to keep at a distance but Jarvinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jarvinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawley tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Jarvinen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jarvinen.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jarvinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Jarvinen misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.
Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley is breathing heavily.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarvinen.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Crawley can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Jarvinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jarvinen has him pressed against the cage.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arto Jarvinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jarvinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crawleys head.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Jarvinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
A short body shot lands from Jarvinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarvinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawley tries to break free but Jarvinen pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley tries to circle away but Jarvinen has him pinned against the cage.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarvinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarvinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Jarvinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Jarvinen.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Jarvinen avoids it with no problem.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Crawley lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarvinen throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jarvinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jarvinen, as that shot connected.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Crawley avoids the punch easily.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jarvinen tries to clinch up
and Crawley counters with a low kick, right behind Jarvinen 's knee.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
As Crawley tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Crawley manages to avoid the attempt.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarvinen.
A shot to the liver by Jarvinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jarvinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarvinen has Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Jarvinen.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Crawley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen digs a right hand underneath Crawley's ribcage. Crawley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Jarvinen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen lands a body punch.
Jarvinen misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crawley or not.
Jarvinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jarvinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Jarvinen pushes Crawley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arto Jarvinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jarvinen tries to work over Crawley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jarvinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley wants to break free but Jarvinen has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarvinen.
Crawley is trying to break the clinch but Jarvinen is controlling him.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
Crawley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Jarvinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley tries to break free but Jarvinen pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley tries to work over Jarvinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawley working hard to break the clinch.
Jarvinen blocks an uppercut.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley has had enough of the clinch but Jarvinen keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Jarvinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarvinen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Jarvinen!
A victorious Arto Jarvinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 233 p4p, 1148 weight class) and Stevo Caruga (ranked 40 p4p, 178 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kil Bon Hwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevo Caruga!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon Hwa cracks Caruga with an open hand slap.
Bon Hwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caruga manages to avoid it.
Caruga dives in and grabs Bon Hwa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bon Hwa pushes down on Caruga's head and hops out.
Caruga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bon Hwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevo Caruga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bon Hwa throws a shot from downtown. Caruga moves away and avoids it.
Caruga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Caruga tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bon Hwa's legs.
Caruga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bon Hwa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Caruga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bon Hwa is trying to control Caruga's posture but Caruga avoids it.
Caruga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caruga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caruga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bon Hwa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Caruga is trying to get an arm triangle but Bon Hwa is defending well.
Caruga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bon Hwa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Bon Hwa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Caruga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caruga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Caruga goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bon Hwa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Caruga's guard! Nice work there by Bon Hwa!
Caruga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caruga controlling the position.
Caruga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bon Hwa is aware though and is defending well.
Caruga throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bon Hwa escapes and throws Caruga's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Caruga can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bon Hwa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Caruga but he's now mounted!
Bon Hwa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Caruga gets back to half guard.
Caruga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bon Hwa pulls his head out easily.
Bon Hwa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bon Hwa pulls his head out easily.
Caruga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bon Hwa pulls his head out easily.
Caruga wants to improve his position but Bon Hwa is controlling well.
Caruga actively working from the bottom here.
Caruga trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Caruga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caruga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kil Bon Hwa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caruga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bon Hwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caruga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bon Hwa throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bon Hwa misses its intended target.
Caruga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bon Hwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bon Hwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caruga thinking.
Kil Bon Hwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Caruga.
Caruga dives in for a single leg takedown but Bon Hwa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Bon Hwa misses the target.
Bon Hwa misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Hwa works the jab nicely.
Bon Hwa lands a jab to Caruga's midsection.
Bon Hwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Caruga is breathing heavily.
Caruga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bon Hwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bon Hwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caruga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa scores with a nice strike.
Bon Hwa lands a big uppercut and Caruga crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Caruga looks OK. Bon Hwa waves Caruga back to his feet!
Caruga is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caruga gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bon Hwa points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Caruga wakes up just in time to hear Bon Hwa thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kil Bon Hwa!
After winning the bout, Kil Bon Hwa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 83 p4p, 683 weight class) and Red Greene (ranked 15 p4p, 109 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Greene!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thibodeaux tries a knee to the head but Greene blocks it.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greene is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux slowing the pace effectively.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greene has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thibodeaux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thibodeaux with a knee to the head.
It looks like Red Greene has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a good knee to the midsection. Greene won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux is working Greene over against the cage.
Greene jumps guard and drags Thibodeaux to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene pushes a forearm under Thibodeaux's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Thibodeaux is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Greene!
Karockas Thibodeaux spoke after the fight, saying 'You just added yourself as a destination on my revenge tour. '.
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