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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Noll (ranked 3407 p4p, 25024 weight class) and Nikolai Vartescu (ranked 137 p4p, 351 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isaac Noll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Vartescu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noll moves out of range of the strikes.
Noll throwing a counter right hand but Vartescu manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vartescu 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 Noll has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noll and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nikolai Vartescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vartescu throws a solid leg kick but Noll takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vartescu.
Vartescu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Noll is out of range and Vartescu settles back down.
Noll throws out a powerful jab.
 It looks like Nikolai Vartescu has been cut.
Noll definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vartescu tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Noll misses the target.
Noll avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Noll misses with a straight left.
Vartescu clinches up with Noll and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Noll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vartescu has a couple of punches blocked by Noll.
Vartescu slows down the pace here.
Vartescu blocks a body shot from Noll.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noll.
A frustrated look appears on Noll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vartescu is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartescu is struggling to control the position.
Noll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Noll can't break the clinch.
Noll tries to break the clinch but Vartescu is controlling the position.
Noll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noll keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vartescu misses with an uppercut. Noll saw that one coming.
Vartescu misses with a straight right.
Vartescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noll was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartescu.
Vartescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vartescu ducks under a wild hook from Noll.
Vartescu tries to clinch but Noll is having none of it.
Vartescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vartescu wants to clinch up but Noll keeps it at a distance.
Noll shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vartescu eats them both and turns towards Noll to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vartescu rushes Noll and presses him up against the cage.
Vartescu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Noll to work.
Vartescu throws an elbow but it misses.
Noll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noll thuds his right hand into Vartescu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vartescu blocks a jab.
Vartescu tries to counter with a clinch but Noll shakes him off and moves away.
Vartescu tries to clinch but Noll is having none of it.
Noll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noll blocks a jab.
Noll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vartescu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vartescu lands a leg kick that knocks Noll off balance momentarily.
Vartescu misses with a wild body shot.
Noll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vartescu swings for the body but Noll moves out of range.
Vartescu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vartescu misses with an uppercut. Noll saw that one coming.
Noll scores with a hook.
Noll loads up on a big right hand but Vartescu slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noll avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooh!!! Noll has knocked Vartescu down with a huge combo! Noll steps away and waves a wobbly Vartescu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That has opened up Nikolai Vartescu's cut even more.
Noll lands a big right hook! Vartescu looks hurt but is still standing! Noll lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Vartescu falls down and Noll dives in with a huge hammer fist! Vartescu's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Noll runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Isaac Noll!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Isaac Noll made sure he mentioned Senshi Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koa Kahawaimauna (ranked 3371 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Jesucao Romerao (ranked 134 p4p, 189 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jesucao Romerao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koa Kahawaimauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesucao Romerao!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romerao fails with a takedown attempt.
Kahawaimauna lands a really nice looking cross but Romerao seems unphased.
Jab by Kahawaimauna.
Romerao walks into a straight right hand from Kahawaimauna.
Kahawaimauna drops Romerao with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Romerao looks back up at him and smiles so Kahawaimauna waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Romerao is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romerao looks to throw the jab but Kahawaimauna is out of range.
Kahawaimauna weaves into range and cracks Romerao right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Romerao goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kahawaimauna is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koa Kahawaimauna!
Koa Kahawaimauna took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Senshi Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Knapp (ranked 3688 p4p, 4698 weight class) and Pok Shoy (ranked 146 p4p, 201 weight class). Pok Shoy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pok Shoy!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoy is just out of range.
Knapp lands a body shot.
Knapp looks to land a left hand but Shoy moved out of range nicely.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoy manages to avoid it.
Shoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knapp.
Shoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoy.
Knapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoy moves away.
Knapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knapp is looking to wear down Shoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knapp looks to throw the jab but Shoy is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoy shoots in looking for a takedown but Knapp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shoy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shoy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Edgar Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knapp won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knapp bucks up and tries to throw Shoy off but instead Shoy has got his back!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shoy has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp wants to get back to his feet.
Knapp tries to escape the position.
Shoy wants to control but Knapp manages to buck him off and is now in Shoy's guard! Nice work there by Knapp!
Knapp wanted to stand there but Shoy had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp postures up.
Shoy has a closed guard, preventing Knapp from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoy looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knapp circles away.
Knapp looks to throw the jab but Shoy is out of range.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knapp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shoy's head backwards.
Shoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knapp.
Shoy with the counter takedown but Knapp avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Knapp as Shoy shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Knapp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edgar Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pok Shoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoy moves away.
Shoy feints the counter takedown.
Shoy ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Knapp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knapp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shoy won't allow Knapp to sweep him here.
Knapp has his hands on Shoy's head, controlling the position.
Shoy wants to control from the top but Knapp keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knapp controlling the position.
We've been informed that Shoy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. Shoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Knapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoy feints the counter takedown.
Knapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shoy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knapp!
Shoy trying to control the action but Knapp is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoy prevents Knapp from escaping the position.
Knapp is looking to reverse the position.
Knapp regains half guard.
Shoy wants to control but Knapp is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edgar Knapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Knapp misses with a body shot
and Shoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knapp won't be happy with that.
Knapp is looking to get back to his feet here but Shoy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Knapp's back.
Knapp has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Knapp tries to break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shoy is riding his opponent, not letting Knapp buck him off.
Shoy is looking to control Knapp but Knapp is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knapp is trying to get back to his feet but Shoy has full control of the position and if anything, Knapp has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Knapp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knapp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knapp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoy can do to turn this around?
Knapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shoy.
Shoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knapp misses with a jab to the body
and Shoy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoy is controlling the pace.
Knapp is staying active underneath Shoy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp is looking for a sweep. Shoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp wants to get back to his feet.
Knapp wants to improve his position but Shoy is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shoy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shoy is stalling here. Knapp is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shoy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Knapp has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Knapp tries to stand but Shoy is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Shoy but he's now mounted!
Knapp get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throws a hook to the side of Shoy's head but Shoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knapp defends it well.
Shoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Shoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knapp lands a jab.
Shoy ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Knapp throws a body punch but Shoy moves out of range.
Shoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoy moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Knapp misses the target.
Shoy fails with the takedown.
Knapp misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knapp.
Shoy with the counter takedown but Knapp avoids it easily.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Knapp misses with an uppercut. Shoy saw that one coming.
Shoy ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Shoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Shoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knapp defends it well.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoy.
Shoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Knapp misses with a hook to the body
and Shoy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knapp!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoy wants to take a breather but Knapp manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shoy.
Knapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shoy is controlling him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knapp controlling Shoy's posture.
Shoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shoy won't allow Knapp to sweep him here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shoy pushes down on Knapp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shoy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shoy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knapp can't escape the position.
Knapp squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Knapp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shoy controlling the position easily from mount.
Knapp trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knapp tries to hold on but Shoy pushes him away.
Knapp is looking to improve his position but Shoy isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shoy controlling from mount.
Knapp squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shoy controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shoy is trying to control here but Knapp has managed to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Knapp dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoy manages to avoid it.
Shoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knapp misses with a hook.
Shoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knapp closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Knapp.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knapp.
Knapp tries to break free but Shoy pushes him back against the cage.
Knapp can't find room to land a body shot as Shoy controls the action.
Knapp can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Knapp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
Shoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Knapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp pushes Shoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knapp walks away with a smile on his face. Shoy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knapp throws a jab when Shoy was well out of range.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Knapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shoy slips a straight right by Knapp.
Shoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knapp defends it well.
Knapp misses with a hook to the body
and Shoy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knapp won't be happy with that.
Knapp is looking for a sweep.
Shoy trying to control the position but Knapp is working away.
Knapp is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoy trying to control the action but Knapp is working from the bottom.
Knapp wants to control but Shoy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is looking for a sweep.
Shoy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Knapp's legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shoy blocks a jab.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Shoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shoy looking to score a takedown here. Knapp is defending well but Shoy drives through and ends up in Knapp's guard.
Knapp wants to sweep here but Shoy controlling him for the moment.
Shoy passes Knapp's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is looking for a sweep. Shoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shoy trying to control from half guard but Knapp is working away.
Knapp is trying is best to control the position here.
Knapp wants to get back to full guard but Shoy has passed into side control.
Knapp is trying to control Shoy's posture but Shoy avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is pushing Shoy's head away, looking to escape. Shoy manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoy manages to avoid it.
Shoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knapp clinches up against the cage.
Shoy blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Knapp fails to land.
Shoy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Edgar Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pok Shoy.
Knapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knapp working hard to break the clinch.
Knapp working aggressively here.
Knapp throws a head punch that misses.
Knapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knapp lands with a short shot to the head.
Knapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knapp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knapp throws a right hand that misses
and Shoy counters with a single leg into guard. Knapp didn't expect that.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shoy dives into side control.
Shoy trying to control the position but Knapp is working away.
Shoy tries to move to mount but Knapp blocks the move with his legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knapp tries to escape but Shoy is in control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knapp can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Knapp misses with a body punch
and Shoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shoy.
Knapp seems keen to control Shoy's posture.
Knapp 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Knapp clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knapp misses with a looping left.
Knapp darts in and clinches Shoy up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knapp.
Knapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shoy backwards.
Knapp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Knapp misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Knapp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp tries a body shot but Shoy blocks it.
Edgar Knapp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shoy backwards.
Knapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knapp walks away with a smile on his face. Shoy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Knapp misses the target.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shoy.
Shoy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Knapp looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Knapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shoy is controlling him.
Knapp seems keen to control Shoy's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoy looking to sit in guard and control but Knapp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knapp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Knapp wants to stand and escape but instead Shoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp wants to stand up but Shoy is controlling him.
Knapp keeping moving, preventing Shoy from controlling successfully.
Knapp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four 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.
Knapp trying to control the position here.
Shoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knapp is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp throws the left hand but Shoy avoids the punch easily.
Shoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shoy.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoy.
Knapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knapp defends it well.
Knapp has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knapp misses with an uppercut. Shoy saw that one coming.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Shoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knapp misses with a looping right.
Shoy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knapp looks to throw the jab but Shoy is out of range.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp misses with a straight right.
Knapp misses with an uppercut
so Shoy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knapp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shoy being controlled here momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knapp 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knapp is on top in guard.
Shoy working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is looking to stand up but Shoy won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A swing and a miss from Knapp.
Knapp throws out a loose jab but Shoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shoy.
Edgar Knapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Knapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shoy.
Shoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knapp defends it well.
Knapp throws a right hand that misses
and Shoy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pok Shoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knapp controlling the position.
Shoy looking to sit in guard and control but Knapp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knapp wants to stand and escape but instead Shoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Knapp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knapp has his hands on Shoy's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knapp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shoy is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Knapp had his way with Pok Shoy in that round.
That's time! Knapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Shoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Shoy feints the counter takedown.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoy moves away.
Shoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knapp throws a big shot that misses.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knapp misses with a straight left.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knapp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp closes the distance and clinches.
Knapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knapp misses with a punch to the body.
Shoy tries to pull guard but Knapp won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knapp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knapp gets through Shoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knapp can't break the clinch.
Knapp tries to throw a body punch but Shoy avoids it by throwing Knapp back against the cage.
A short right from Knapp.
Knapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shoy backwards.
Knapp lands a left hand.
Shoy jumps guard but Knapp stands there with Shoy around his waist. Shoy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knapp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with the head strike.
Knapp misses with some punches.
Knapp working hard to break the clinch.
Knapp misses with some punches.
Knapp misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Knapp.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knapp scores with a hook to the body.
Shoy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knapp tries to throw a body punch but Shoy avoids it by throwing Knapp back against the cage.
Knapp scores with a shot to the side of Shoy's head.
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!
Knapp throws a head punch that misses.
Knapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp has a couple of punches blocked by Shoy.
Knapp tries to work over Shoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knapp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knapp misses with the head strike.
Shoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Shoy controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Knapp fails to land.
Knapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
Knapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shoy backwards.
Shoy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knapp walks away with a smile on his face. Shoy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Edgar Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pok Shoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Shoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knapp defends it well.
Knapp throws a body shot but no joy.
And Shoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Knapp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knapp misses with a lunging right hand
so Shoy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Knapp is retaining full guard.
Knapp keeping moving, preventing Shoy from controlling successfully.
Knapp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knapp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shoy is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoy.
Shoy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Shoy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoy manages to avoid it.
Shoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
A big right from Knapp misses.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. Shoy moves away and avoids it.
Knapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Shoy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knapp!
Knapp regains half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knapp wants to get back to his feet.
Shoy controlling the action here.
Knapp wants to get back to his feet.
Knapp wants to get back to full guard but Shoy has mounted him!
That's eight 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.
Knapp squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shoy wants to take Knapp's back here but Knapp is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Edgar Knapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knapp tries to hold on but Shoy pushes him away.
Knapp is squirming around, avoiding Shoy's attempts to control the action.
Knapp can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shoy controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knapp is squirming around, avoiding Shoy's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Knapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knapp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Knapp!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Tran (ranked 3904 p4p, 4218 weight class) and Hamza Kosen (ranked 153 p4p, 174 weight class). The key to victory for Blaze Tran has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blaze Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamza Kosen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kosen's guard.
Tran trying to control but Kosen is working from the bottom.
Kosen trying to control the position here.
Kosen wants to stand up but Tran is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kosen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kosen ducks under a wild hook from Tran.
Kosen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kosen takes the fight into the clinch.
Tran looking to stall.
Kosen being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kosen is trying to trip Tran. He has hold of a leg but Tran is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kosen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kosen advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kosen throwing shots but Tran is blocking nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kosen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kosen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kosen lands a nice short elbow.
Kosen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kosen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tran is breathing heavily.
Tran has hold of Kosen's hands but Kosen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kosen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tran with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kosen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kosen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kosen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kosen working Tran over with strikes.
Tran is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kosen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tran has hold of Kosen's hands but Kosen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kosen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kosen working Tran over with strikes.
 Tran is rocked!
Kosen lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tran quite badly. Tran pulls Kosen in close trying to recover. Kosen postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tran on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tran doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamza Kosen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 3221 p4p, 5131 weight class) and Scott Baum (ranked 125 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Baum!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum tries to clinch there but Dover circles away.
Baum wants to clinch.
Dover dives in and grabs Baum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baum pushes down on Dover's head and hops out.
Baum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dover momentarily.
Baum throws a body shot but no joy.
Dover swats away the attempt to clinch by Baum.
Dover appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.
Dover decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baum's head.
Dover 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.
Dover is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dover controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum is looking for a sweep. Dover is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baum's head.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dover winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dover winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baum taking some punishment here, with Dover in his half guard.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Baum's head.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Baum's head.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Dover is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Baum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dover winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dover working over Baum with some ground and pound. Baum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover slows the pace down in half guard.
Baum on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dover trying to pass the guard but Baum defending well.
Dover is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baum defends it well.
Dover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Dover there.
Baum has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dover working Baum over with strikes.
Baum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dover.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Baum's head.
Baum has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Baum's hands, connecting with Baum's forehead.
Dover seems to be working for a kimura but Baum defends the submission attempt.
Baum looks winded!
Dover is pressing down on Baum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baum is holding on for now.
Baum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dover takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Baum's hands, connecting with Baum's forehead.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Dover lands with a punch from half guard.
Dover is nestled in close to Baum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Dover.
Dover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dover working Baum over with strikes.
Dover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baum sees it coming and defends easily.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Baum's hands, connecting with Baum's forehead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Dover is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dover passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baum!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dover landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dover controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Baum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Baum that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dover wants to finish this one by submission but Baum is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dover.
Dover working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dover takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dover working the ground and pound effectively.
Dover landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dover punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dover putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baum takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dover raining down shots from the mount!
Dover tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dover lands a couple of good shots and Baum has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dover lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Baum.
Dover has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dover has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Baum's body.
Dover scores with strikes from the back.
Dover is looking for the choke from the back position but Baum is controlling his hands well.
Baum won't enjoy being in this position. Dover looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Baum is tapping - it's over boys! Dover picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Dover!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darbo Abott (ranked 3114 p4p, 4520 weight class) and Zack Pin (ranked 120 p4p, 190 weight class). Abott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, That Smell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darbo Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zack Pin!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Abott misses.
Abott closes the distance and pushes Pin back into the cage.
Abott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Abott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abott.
Abott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pin.
Pin misses with a looping left.
Abott scores with a nice right hand.
Pin throws out a loose jab but Abott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pin scrambles back to his feet.
Abott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abott patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott looking to break Pin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Abott will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Pin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Abott.
Abott is hanging on to Pin's back as he tries to escape.
Pin covering up well under a series of strikes from Abott.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abott throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pin!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Abott controlling the positon.
Abott misses with punches from the back.
Pin tries to escape but Abott has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Abott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abott has good solid back control here.
Pin trying to get back to his feet but Abott is in full control for now.
Pin grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Abott connects with a big shot to the side of Pin's head.
Abott missing with strikes.
Abott gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Abott scores with punches to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Abott is punishing Pin with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Abott.
Abott scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Abott somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Abott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Abott punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abott lands shots from the back.
Abott scores with punches and elbows.
Abott controlling well, preventing Pin from escaping the position.
Abott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abott is looking for the choke from the back position but Pin is controlling his hands well.
Abott throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pin!
Abott lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is taking a good look at Pin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Abott!
Abott throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pin!
Abott trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pin doesn't escape.
Abott lands strikes to the head.
Abott punches Pin on the ear.
Abott lands shots from the back.
Abott lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Abott scores with strikes from the back.
Abott throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pin could be in trouble here!
Abott softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Abott throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Abott scores with punches and elbows.
Abott lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pin hold on?!
Abott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pin grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abott throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pin!
Pin is trying to remain composed but Abott is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Abott keeps control of the position easily here as Pin tries to buck him off.
Pin looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abott loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pin hold on?
Pin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Abott is punishing Pin with strikes - can he finish him?!
Pin is trying to remain composed but Abott is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Abott throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pin!
Abott lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Abott.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Abott.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abott lands punches and elbows.
Abott cracks Pin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Abott cracks Pin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Abott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pin is keeping busy.
Abott lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Abott lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Abott lands strikes to the head.
Abott throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pin could be in trouble here!
Abott lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Abott.
The referee is taking a good look at Pin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Abott!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abott lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Pin is rocked!
Pin covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Abott has Pin flattened out and is raining down punches.
Abott is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Abott gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Abott gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Abott apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pin lands a nice looking body shot.
Abott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Abott.
Zack Pin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abott.
Pin lands a nice shot to the body.
Abott throws a good cross that connects.
Abott ducks under a wild hook from Pin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abott looking to score a takedown here. Pin is defending well but Abott drives through and ends up in Pin's guard.
Abott postures up.
Abott landing some decent shots from guard.
Abott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pin keeping moving, preventing Abott from controlling successfully.
Abott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Abott wants to pass the guard but Pin is keeping the position.
Abott lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darbo Abott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pin looks to score with a jab to the body but Abott is just out of range.
As Pin tries to get set, Abott tries to push him back and clinch up but Pin manages to avoid the attempt.
Abott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pin looks to score with a jab to the body but Abott is just out of range.
Abott connects with a body shot that sends Pin's belly button to the back.
Abott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pin misses the body punch
and Abott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left lands for Abott.
Abott instigates a clinch.
Pin scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pin.
Abott breaks from the clinch.
Pin walks into a left hand.
Pin misses with a looping right.
Abott drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pin sprawls and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abott finds it's way round the side to connect with Pin's head.
Pin ducks right into an uppercut from Abott.
Pin misses with a straight right.
Abott throws a head kick that misses.
Pin misses with an uppercut. Abott saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Abott misses the target.
Abott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abott was well out of range. Poor timing from Pin.
Pin is breathing heavily.
Pin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abott tries to land a front kick but Pin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abott.
Abott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abott scores with a decent looking hook.
Pin loads up on a big right hand but Abott slips the punch.
Abott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pin has time to react.
Pin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abott throws a one two combo.
Pin swings for the body but Abott moves out of range.
Pin misses with an uppercut.
Pin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pin misses with a looping left.
Abott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pin throws a body shot but no joy.
Abott drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pin sprawls and moves away.
Pin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abott doesn't manage to clinch there - Pin circles away.
Abott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pin throws a hook but Abott blocks it.
Pin throws a hook but Abott avoids it easily.
Abott connects with a body shot.
Abott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darbo Abott is winning the standup battle so far.
Pin thuds a left hand into Abott's body.
Pin misses with an uppercut. Abott saw that one coming.
Abott moves out of range of the strikes.
Abott throwing a counter right hand but Pin manages to avoid it.
Abott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pin can do to turn this around?
Abott lands a jab.
Abott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pin.
Abott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abott throws a sloppy head kick and Pin moves out of range easily.
Abott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abott throws a jab when Pin was well out of range.
Pin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Abott misses its intended target.
Pin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abott manages to avoid it.
Abott seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Abott has closed the distance and engaged Pin in a clinch.
Abott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pin misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abott.
Pin throws out a loose jab but Abott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pin throws out the jab.
Abott pushes Pin up against the cage in a clinch.
Abott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abott avoids the body shot from Pin.
Abott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pin but Pin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abott moves away.
Abott moves away from the strike by Pin.
Pin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abott is looking to work some ground and pound but Pin has wrist control.
Pin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abott trying to control the position from guard on top but Pin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abott throwing strikes from guard but Pin blocks nicely.
Abott stopping the sweep attempt from Pin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abott postures up in Pin's guard and throws a big left but Pin blocks it.
Abott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pin is trying to keep Abott in close.
Abott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abott 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.
Abott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pin's guard.
Abott stops Pin from standing up.
Pin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abott with a nice head shot there.
Abott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abott is one step ahead there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pin walks into a jab.
Abott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abott connects with the punch.
Abott moves away from the strike by Pin.
Abott clinches with his opponent.
Abott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abott.
Abott cracks Pin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pin misses with a hook
and Abott decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pin's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pin keeping moving, preventing Abott from controlling successfully.
Abott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pin trying to keep a closed guard but Abott is proving a slippery customer.
Abott throws a strike but Pin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abott pulls Pin in to control the position.
Abott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abott tries to get out of the position.
Abott has a closed guard, preventing Pin from standing up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abott pulls Pin in close to prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darbo Abott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pin blocks a jab.
Abott moves out of range of the strikes.
Pin misses with a hook.
Pin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pin.
Abott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pin.
Abott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pin. Pin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pin is trying to defend but Abott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pin is looking for a sweep. Abott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pin is refusing to be controlled, as Abott sits in half guard.
Pin has hold of Abott's hands but Abott slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott is nestled in close to Pin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darbo Abott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abott lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abott lands a nice short elbow.
Abott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abott looks to land a strike but Pin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pin trying to control the position.
Abott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abott cracks Pin with a solid left hand.
Abott connects with a couple of short punches.
Abott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abott throws a strike but Pin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abott is pulling down on Pin's head. It's preventing any offense from Pin, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pin won't allow Abott to get back to his feet.
Abott has his hands on Pin's head, controlling the position.
Pin is looking to stand up but Abott won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abott manages to avoid it.
Abott gets a clinch.
Pin misses with the head strike.
Abott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abott connects with a nice short shot to Pin's temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Abott in particular looking to stall.
Abott wants to pass to mount but Pin is defending the position.
Abott stops Pin from getting back to his feet.
Abott is stalling here. Pin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abott seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Abott holds on to Pin's head and controls the position momentarily.
Pin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abott manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Abott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abott working the head and body with strikes.
Abott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abott working Pin over with strikes.
Abott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pin's head.
Abott is just content to waste time from the top position. Pin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Abott postures up and lands a big shot to Pin's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abott stays in close to Pin's body and controls the position.
Pin has momentary wrist control but Abott slips an elbow through the middle.
Abott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abott landing some decent shots from guard.
Pin wants to stand and escape but Abott is having none of it.
Abott is looking to work some ground and pound but Pin has wrist control.
Abott prevents Pin from getting back to his feet.
Abott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abott throwing strikes but missing.
Pin keeping moving, preventing Abott from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abott drives through with a takedown into Pin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abott lands a couple of elbows.
Abott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pin's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abott looking to sit in guard and control but Pin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Abott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darbo Abott clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pin in his tracks.
Abott scores with a nice strike.
Pin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Abott to counter with a crisp jab.
Abott staying out of range there.
Abott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pin was covering up waiting for the punch and Abott finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pin is looking to stand back up but Abott counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pin.
Abott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pin's head.
Abott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abott is trying to control. Pin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abott thows a huge punch but Pin dodges it nicely.
Abott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abott thows a huge punch but Pin dodges it nicely.
Abott looks to land a strike but Pin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abott postures up and lands a big shot to Pin's brow.
Abott throwing strikes but missing.
Abott cracks Pin with a solid left hand.
Pin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abott distracts Pin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abott tries to free his leg and advance position but Pin is retaining full guard.
Pin keeping moving, preventing Abott from controlling successfully.
Abott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abott throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pin misses the shot to the body.
Pin misses the body punch
and Abott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pin misses with a hook to the body
and Abott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pin thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott lands the left hand.
Pin misses with an uppercut.
Abott drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abott works over Pin with some ground and pound from guard.
Abott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abott connects with a couple of short punches.
Abott throwing strikes but missing.
Pin has momentary wrist control but Abott slips an elbow through the middle.
Abott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abott is in close to Pin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abott.
Abott postures up and lands a big shot to Pin's brow.
Abott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pin's head.
Abott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pin wants to get back to his feet but Abott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abott lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abott seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pin walks into a left hand.
Pin lands with a nice body punch.
Abott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abott tries to clinch up.
Abott with a jab.
Abott closes the distance and clinches.
Pin lands with a right to the head.
Abott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pin misses with a straight right.
Pin blocks a head kick by Abott.
Abott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pin doesn't seem bothered though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pin is trying to defend but Abott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pin wants to control but Abott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pin is looking to improve his position.
Pin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abott.
Abott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abott is controlling the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abott is trying to control the action in half guard but Pin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abott is taking a breather. Pin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Abott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abott.
Abott winds up and cracks Pin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abott working the head and body with strikes.
Abott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abott trying to mount his opponent but Pin defends it.
Abott throwing shots but Pin is blocking nicely.
Abott lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abott connects with a nice short shot to Pin's temple.
Abott is taking a breather. Pin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Abott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pin is staying active underneath Abott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abott lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abott lands a nice short elbow.
Pin is staying active underneath Abott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abott is nestled in close to Pin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darbo Abott had his way with Zack Pin in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pin did well to prevent Abott getting side control.
Abott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abott drops an elbow to the side of Pin's head.
Abott working Pin over with strikes.
Abott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pin tries to roll over but Abott keeps him under control.
Abott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Abott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pin is defending against the submission attempts here by Abott.
Pin taking some punishment here, with Abott in his half guard.
Abott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abott lands with a punch from half guard.
Abott working the head and body with strikes.
Abott slips a nice elbow through Pin's hands, connecting with Pin's forehead.
Abott is looking for a kimura here.
Abott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abott lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pin taking some punishment here, with Abott in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Abott.
Pin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abott.
Abott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Abott lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pin won't allow Abott to pass to mount.
Abott trying to control the action but Pin is working from the bottom.
Abott perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Abott working over Pin with some ground and pound. Pin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Abott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abott slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abott gets a double leg takedown into Pin's guard.
Abott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abott lands a couple of elbows.
Pin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abott controls the pace.
Abott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abott postures up in Pin's guard and throws a big left but Pin blocks it.
Pin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abott throwing strikes but missing.
Abott throws a big elbow that misses.
Abott throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abott dives in and grabs Pin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pin pushes down on Abott's head and hops out.
Pin misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Pin.
Pin throws a body punch but Abott moves out of range.
Pin throws a hook but Abott avoids it easily.
Pin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pin throws a poor cross that misses
and Abott counters with a straight right hand.
Abott gets the takedown into side control.
Pin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Zack Pin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Pin looks to land a left hand but Abott moved out of range nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pin throws a big shot that misses.
Abott scores with a hook to the body. Pin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pin looks to land a right hand but Abott moved out of range.
Abott wants to clinch up but Pin keeps it at a distance.
Abott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pin.
Pin misses with a lunging right hand
and Abott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Pin blocks the low kick.
Pin misses the shot to the body.
Pin throws a jab when Abott was well out of range.
Pin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abott defending well as Pin loads up on a big left hand.
Abott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abott ducks under a wild hook from Pin.
A slow jab from Pin misses its intended target.
Abott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abott scores with a punch to the head.
Pin keeps the fight on the outside.
Pin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abott manages to avoid it.
Abott lands a nice shot that snaps Pin's head back.
Pin throws a body shot but no joy.
Abott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pin.
Abott lands with a good body shot.
Abott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pin throws out the jab.
Pin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pin misses with an uppercut.
Abott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Abott counter with a right hand.
Pin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abott connects with a body shot.
Pin misses with a looping left.
Abott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abott cracks Pin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Abott scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abott lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darbo Abott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abott 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darbo Abott!
Darbo Abott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vytautas Didysis (ranked 2846 p4p, 5551 weight class) and Bartok Dimitriev (ranked 106 p4p, 269 weight class). Bartok Dimitriev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vytautas Didysis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bartok Dimitriev!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didysis throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimitriev.
Dimitriev defending well as Didysis loads up on a big left hand.
Didysis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dimitriev's head backwards.
It looks like Bartok Dimitriev has been cut.
Didysis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Didysis works Dimitriev's body with a nice hook.
Didysis swings widly with a right hand
and Dimitriev moves into the clinch.
Didysis working aggressively here.
Didysis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dimitriev is trying to stall.
Didysis blocks a body shot from Dimitriev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Didysis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Didysis swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitriev uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Didysis.
Didysis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Didysis has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitriev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitriev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Didysis misses with a body punch.
Didysis gets through Dimitriev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimitriev is struggling to control the position.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Didysis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitriev is pushing Didysis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Didysis fails to land.
Dimitriev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Didysis digs a right hand into Dimitriev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitriev's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dimitriev misses with the head strike.
Dimitriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Didysis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dimitriev.
Dimitriev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Didysis throws a shot from downtown. Dimitriev moves away and avoids it.
Didysis sets himself, and Dimitriev steps forward looking for the clinch! Didysis avoids it this time.
Didysis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimitriev.
Dimitriev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Didysis.
Didysis works Dimitriev's body with a nice hook.
Didysis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dimitriev defending well as Didysis loads up on a big left hand.
Dimitriev wants to counter with a clinch but Didysis pushes him away.
Dimitriev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Didysis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimitriev slips a jab from Didysis.
Didysis looks to throw the jab but Dimitriev is out of range.
Dimitriev blocks a jab.
Didysis misses with a double jab.
Didysis scores with a shot to the body.
Didysis throws a shot from downtown. Dimitriev moves away and avoids it.
Dimitriev tries to counter with a clinch but Didysis shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didysis scores with a nice strike.
Didysis misses the jab.
Dimitriev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Didysis misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Dimitriev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Didysis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimitriev.
Dimitriev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dimitriev slips a straight right by Didysis.
Dimitriev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimitriev tries to counter with a clinch but Didysis shakes him off and moves away.
Didysis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Didysis throws a right and a left that Dimitriev avoids nicely.
Dimitriev wants to counter with a clinch but Didysis pushes him away.
We've been informed that Dimitriev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Didysis misses with a straight right.
Dimitriev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Didysis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitriev was well out of range. Poor timing from Didysis.
Dimitriev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vytautas Didysis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Didysis throws a hook but Dimitriev avoids it easily.
Dimitriev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Didysis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didysis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Didysis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitriev's brow.
Dimitriev tries to stall but Didysis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Didysis as the two fighters clinch.
Dimitriev is trying to stall.
Dimitriev has Didysis pushed against the cage.
Didysis blocks a body shot from Dimitriev.
Didysis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didysis can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitriev controls the action.
Dimitriev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Didysis is keeping busy.
Dimitriev wants to stall.
Didysis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimitriev backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Didysis.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Didysis.
A short right from Didysis.
Didysis lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimitriev takes a shot to the head.
Didysis can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitriev controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Didysis.
Didysis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Didysis misses with a body punch.
Didysis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitriev backwards.
Dimitriev is looking to control Didysis's arms but Didysis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dimitriev has his back to the cage.
Didysis misses with a punch to the body.
Didysis lands a right hand.
Didysis lands a body shot.
Dimitriev looks winded!
Didysis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Didysis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimitriev backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Didysis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Didysis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dimitriev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Didysis's elbow.
Didysis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Didysis pushes Dimitriev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Didysis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Didysis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrievs head.
Didysis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitriev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Didysis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dimitriev can't find room to land a body shot as Didysis controls the action.
Didysis lands a shoulder strike.
Didysis lands an uppercut.
Dimitriev is trying to maintain a safe position but Didysis gets an underhook and turns Dimitriev into the cage.
Didysis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dimitriev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Bartok Dimitriev's cut even more.
Didysis throws a head punch that misses.
Didysis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimitriev or not.
Dimitriev throws a punch but it's blocked by Didysis.
Didysis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitriev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Dimitriev to work.
Didysis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Didysis lands with a short shot to the head.
Didysis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Didysis misses with an elbow over the top.
Dimitriev takes a shot to the head.
Didysis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrievs head.
Dimitriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Didysis.
Dimitriev misses with the head strike.
That's eight 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!
Didysis presses Dimitriev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Didysis on the inside.
Dimitriev trying to control the position but instead, Didysis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dimitriev into the cage.
Didysis taking a breather.
Didysis cracks Dimitriev with a nice body shot.
Didysis lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Didysis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Didysis.
Didysis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Didysis scores with a shoulder strike.
Didysis breaks from the clinch.
Didysis pounces like a tiger and cracks Dimitriev with a vicious hook! Dimitriev is down but not out! Didysis follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vytautas Didysis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Okami (ranked 2925 p4p, 3039 weight class) and Heavenly Godsgrace (ranked 109 p4p, 115 weight class). Ryo Okami has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryo Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heavenly Godsgrace!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Godsgrace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godsgrace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okami counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Okami jumps guard but Godsgrace stands there with Okami around his waist. Okami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Godsgrace tries to pull guard but Okami forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryo Okami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heavenly Godsgrace.
Okami gets control of Godsgrace's arms and successfully pulls guard. Okami will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Okami 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godsgrace tries to free his leg and advance position but Okami is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godsgrace content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Okami has locked up a guillotine! Okami's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Godsgrace is holding on here and Okami must be using up a lot of energy. Godsgrace has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Okami gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryo Okami!
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