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Reach 25 - Warrior PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thuyani Iopniu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thuyani Iopniu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thuyani Iopniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iopniu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Iopniu fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iopniu closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Iopniu pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Iopniu's guard.
Iopniu looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Iopniu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Iopniu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Iopniu's legs - danger averted.
Iopniu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Iopniu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones won't allow Iopniu to sweep him here.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Iopniu keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two 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.
Iopniu working a defensive guard here.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Iopniu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Iopniu has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Iopniu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Iopniu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iopniu tries to improve position but can't.
Iopniu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Iopniu is trying to control but can't.
Iopniu wants to get back to full guard.
Iopniu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Iopniu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Iopniu is trying to get back to full guard.
Iopniu is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Iopniu avoid being mounted?
Iopniu is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Jones 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.
Iopniu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones wants to stand but Iopniu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Iopniu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead Iopniu has managed to sweep!
Jones has his hands on Iopniu's head, controlling the position.
Iopniu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Iopniu has Jones in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Mike Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabs Iopniu right on the nose. Iopniu blinks but takes it well.
Jones shoots and misses
and Iopniu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Iopniu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Iopniu postures up.
Iopniu seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jones is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thuyani Iopniu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tooney Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krammer Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tooney highlight reel. Krammer Hussein 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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272 lbs
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231 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tooney Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krammer Hussein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greco lands with a nice body kick.
Hussein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussein defending well as Greco loads up on a big left hand.
Hussein moves forwards but Greco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Greco looks to land a body kick but Hussein moved away.
Hussein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greco circles away quickly and effectively.
Hussein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Greco.
Greco throws a wild body kick that Hussein sees coming a mile off.
Greco catches Hussein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hussein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greco. That one must have hurt.
Greco stuns Hussein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussein looks gassed!
Greco clobbers Hussein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greco feints and then cracks Hussein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussein down.
Tooney Greco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greco scores with a hook to the body. Hussein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greco.
Greco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Greco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussein at a distance.
Greco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hussein takes a step back to recover.
Greco scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Greco.
Greco with a nice cross.
Hussein drops his hands momentarily and Greco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hussein takes one on the button.
Greco cracks the inside of Hussein's front leg.
Greco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Greco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussein avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greco.
Greco lands with a hook. Hussein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Greco delivers a nice body kick.
Greco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greco scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussein should have avoided that one.
Greco lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Greco dips to his left and cracks Hussein with an uppercut!
Greco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Greco jabs Hussein right on the nose. Hussein blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Greco.
Hussein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Greco scores with a sloppy right hand. Hussein should have avoided that one.
Hussein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Greco.
Hussein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hussein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greco stuns Hussein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Greco lands a head kick!
Greco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Greco finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greco.
Hussein is rocked!
Hussein walks straight into a right hand from Greco - that's dropped him! Greco jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hussein from any more punishment! Hussein complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tooney Greco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Weston tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali cracks Weston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Weston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ali tries to avoid it but Weston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ali to the ground. Ali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weston on the side of the head.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weston takes one on the button.
Muhammad Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali scores with a body shot.
Weston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Weston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weston just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weston shoots in for a double leg but Ali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Weston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weston is breathing heavily.
Weston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Weston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Weston. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weston is rocked!
Ali digs a good body shot into Weston's ribs.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ali and Weston goes tumbling to the canvas! Ali follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Weston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali stands up from half guard.
Ali thuds a left hand into Weston's body.
Weston seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali connects with a superb combination that knocks Weston out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Ali before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Weston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Muhammad Ali!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Karellin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UnDead. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Karellin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dell moves away from the strike by Karellin.
Dell slips a straight right by Karellin.
Dell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dell slips under a jab from Karellin.
Dell fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karellin leaves Dell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karellin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Alexander Karellin has been cut.
Karellin throws a hook to the side of Dell's head but Dell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karellin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karellin lands a nice looking body shot.
Karellin throws a right hand that Dell ducks under and follows up with a left that Dell also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karellin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dell was well out of range. Poor timing from Karellin.
Karellin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karellin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Karellin throws a body punch but Dell moves out of range.
Dell looks to score with a jab to the body but Karellin is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell misses the shot to the body.
Dell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karellin.
Dell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexander Karellin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Karellin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dell misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dell takes a swing at Karellin's ribcage but misses.
Dell tries to clinch but Karellin is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Dell.
Dell misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Karellin misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Karellin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Karellin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karellin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dell avoids the body shot from Karellin.
Dell takes a swing at Karellin's ribcage but misses.
Karellin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dell.
Dell throws a leg kick but Karellin moved away.
Bowman Dell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Karellin misses
and Dell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dell misses with a hook. Karellin ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell throws a lazy right hand but Karellin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karellin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dell misses with a shot to the body
and Karellin counters with a nice uppercut.
Karellin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dell.
Dell throws a leg kick but Karellin checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dell cracks Karellin with an open hand slap.
Karellin checks a low kick from Dell.
Karellin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karellin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dell throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karellin throws a chopping leg kick but Dell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karellin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dell lands a nice looking body kick.
Karellin takes a swing at Dell's ribcage but misses.
Dell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karellin throws a leg kick
and Dell counters with a good low kick that Karellin was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dell looks to land a left hand but Karellin moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Karellin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dell connects with a nice looking jab.
Dell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karellin manages to avoid it.
Dell looks to land a left hand but Karellin moved out of range nicely.
Dell throws a looping overhand right but Karellin ducks down to avoid it.
Karellin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karellin misses with a leg kick
so Dell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dell trying to control the position from guard on top but Karellin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Karellin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Karellin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karellin controls the pace.
Dell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karellin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karellin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dell is retaining full guard.
Karellin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Karellin wants to control from the top but Dell keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karellin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowman Dell is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karellin throws a jab when Dell was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell dives in and grabs Karellin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karellin pushes down on Dell's head and hops out.
Karellin thuds a left hand into Dell's body.
Nice defenses there by Dell.
Dell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karellin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Karellin misses with an uppercut.
Dell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dell punishes Karellin's body with a nice straight punch.
Dell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Dell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Dell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coal Hagride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McCreey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagride comes to the cage accompanied by I am Black Torment. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coal Hagride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy McCreey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCreey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hagride to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagride passes McCreey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCreey wants to control but Hagride is keeping busy.
Hagride working over McCreey with some ground and pound. McCreey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McCreey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hagride.
Hagride thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCreey's head.
McCreey is looking to control Hagride's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCreey avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Hagride.
Hagride not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hagride 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagride passes to full mount!
McCreey taking shots to the head.
McCreey is desperately trying to improve his position but Hagride has a good base and remains in mount.
Hagride thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Hagride connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCreey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hagride.
Hagride lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hagride putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McCreey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCreey can't escape the position.
Hagride lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCreey hang on?
McCreey is rocked!
Hagride drops a big elbow. That's hurt McCreey! More shots from Hagride and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coal Hagride!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes into the arena with God's Gonna Cut You Down By Jonny Cash blaring out of the sound system. Stryker has chosen Die Motherfucker Die as his entrance music. Travis Edwards is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Stryker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a hook but Stryker blocks it.
Stryker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stryker staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stryker. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stryker on the side of the head.
Edwards throws a right and a left that Stryker avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Stryker's shoulder, as Stryker tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Travis Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stryker walks into a jab.
Edwards tries a low kick but Stryker avoids it.
Edwards misses with the combination.
Stryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Edwards misses its intended target.
That's two 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.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Stryker throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stryker manages to avoid it.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Stryker's head but Stryker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Stryker. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker slips under a jab.
Stryker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edwards throws the left hand but Stryker avoids the punch easily.
Edwards misses with a hook to the body
and Stryker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stryker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards misses with a shot to the body
and Stryker counters with a head kick.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Stryker's head but Stryker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards works Stryker's body with a nice hook.
Stryker slips a straight right by Edwards.
Stryker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Edwards lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Edwards dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Edwards does it's job there.
Edwards blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Stryker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Edwards's knee momentarily.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Stryker moved away.
A jab from Edwards misses.
Stryker connects with a leg kick. Edwards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stryker walks into a left hand.
Stryker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Travis Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Stryker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a shot from downtown. Stryker moves away and avoids it.
Edwards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edwards misses with a body shot
and Stryker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Edwards misses the body punch
and Stryker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Stryker slips under a jab.
Edwards slaps away a takedown attempt from Stryker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a shot to the body.
Stryker moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Edwards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stryker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Stryker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards throws a jab but it's blocked by Stryker.
Stryker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a looping right.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Stryker counters with a series of strikes. Edwards will be more careful next time no doubt.
Edwards tries to land a leg kick but Stryker saw it coming and moves away.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
Stryker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards misses with a shot to the body
and Stryker counters with a right hand to the body.
Edwards lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stryker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Edwards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Stryker's shoulder, as Stryker tries to avoid the shot.
Stryker is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stryker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edwards pinned against the cage. Edwards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Stryker's shoulder, as Stryker tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Travis Edwards will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Edwards misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
A low kick from Edwards misses
and Stryker counters with a right hand to the body.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stryker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stryker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards misses with a body shot
and Stryker counters with an outside leg kick.
Stryker moves away from the strike by Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards swinging wildly here.
Edwards scores with the left hand. Stryker knows he should have avoided that one.
Stryker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Edwards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edwards works Stryker's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Edwards finds it's way through Stryker's defenses.
Edwards throws a big shot that misses.
Charles Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edwards throws a body punch but Stryker moves out of range.
Edwards throws a body punch but Stryker moves out of range.
Edwards misses the jab.
Stryker avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stryker on the side of the head.
Jab from Edwards.
A big right from Stryker misses.
Travis Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Stryker saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Stryker throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stryker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
A punch lands to the side of Stryker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Edwards to score with a decent uppercut.
Stryker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edwards rather than just go for the knockout.
Edwards lands a nice shot that snaps Stryker's head back.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards misses with a body punch
and Stryker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Stryker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stryker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Travis Edwards.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Edwards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelino Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
177 lbs
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177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelino Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Landry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landry takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landry throws a body kick that misses.
Landry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Landry staying out of range there.
Landry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Landry misses with an uppercut.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Good work by Landry as he checks the leg kick.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Landry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan looks to land a combination but Landry avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Landry misses the target.
Landry connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Landry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Landry wants to clinch.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Landry defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Landry lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landry 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.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Landry forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Landry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
Landry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Landry.
Landry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Landry lands a left hand.
Landry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Landry digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan blocking some punches.
Landry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Landry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Landry manages to break the clinch.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landry can pounce on him.
Landry scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landry.
Landry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Landry looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelino Landry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Landry throws out the jab.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Landry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Landry doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landry.
Landry swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Landry lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Landry tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Landry throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Marcelino Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands with a nice body punch.
Khan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Landry.
Khan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Landry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left and a right from Landry both land. Nice combination.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
That kick from Landry tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Landry. Beautiful body shot.
Landry connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
Landry throws a shot to the body.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Landry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Landry.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Landry tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landry lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Landry.
Khan throws a series of punches but Landry avoids them all with ease.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Landry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Landry scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelino Landry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Landry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Landry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan throws a push kick but Landry slaps the foot to one side.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Landry counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Landry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Landry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Landry lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Landry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Landry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Landry with a knee to the head.
Landry breaks the clinch.
Landry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
A jab from Landry misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Landry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Landry jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
Landry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Landry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Landry.
Landry lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Nice body punch from Landry - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry lands with a light punch inside.
Landry lands a nice uppercut.
Landry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Landry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Landry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Landry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcelino Landry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Decent striking displayed by Landry there.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Landry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Landry on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Landry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Landry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
Landry scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelino Landry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelino Landry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manjinder Dhaliwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Go To Church. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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21
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manjinder Dhaliwal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhaliwal misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Dhaliwal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn checks a low kick from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Dhaliwal looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Dhaliwal throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Dhaliwal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn with a nice cross.
Dhaliwal throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhaliwal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhaliwal moves out of range of the strikes.
Dhaliwal takes one to the side of the head.
Penn looks to land a combination but Dhaliwal avoids it well.
Dhaliwal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dhaliwal misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn slips under a jab from Dhaliwal.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Penn.
Dhaliwal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dhaliwal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Dhaliwal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Dhaliwal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dhaliwal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Dhaliwal's ribs.
Penn defending well as Dhaliwal loads up on a big left hand.
Penn lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dhaliwal looking for a kimura from the bottom but Penn passes into side control!
Penn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dhaliwal is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal is looking for a sweep.
Dhaliwal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn trying to control from half guard but Dhaliwal is working away.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn working Dhaliwal over with strikes.
Dhaliwal is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dhaliwal's head.
Dhaliwal is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhaliwal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Dhaliwal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dhaliwal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Dhaliwal's legs - danger averted.
Penn wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
Dhaliwal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dhaliwal looks gassed!
Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dhaliwal ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Dhaliwal.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Dhaliwal with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Dhaliwal throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dhaliwal throws out the jab.
Dhaliwal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dhaliwal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhaliwal throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dhaliwal's head backwards.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Dhaliwal counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dhaliwal.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Dhaliwal misses.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dhaliwal is just out of range.
Penn moves out of range as Dhaliwal strikes.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dhaliwal.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Manjinder Dhaliwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Dhaliwal misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dhaliwal looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Dhaliwal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dhaliwal misses with a straight right.
Dhaliwal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dhaliwal misses with an uppercut.
Penn slips a jab from Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dhaliwal throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Dhaliwal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Dhaliwal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
A big right from Dhaliwal misses.
Penn stalks Dhaliwal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dhaliwal's face. Dhaliwal staggers backwards, shaken.
Dhaliwal throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dhaliwal misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Dhaliwal misses the target.
Dhaliwal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Dhaliwal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Dhaliwal's head.
Dhaliwal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook.
Dhaliwal throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn slips a straight right by Dhaliwal.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Dhaliwal misses.
A big left from Dhaliwal misses.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dhaliwal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Penn wants to take a breather but Dhaliwal is having none of it.
Penn not doing much here.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Dhaliwal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dhaliwal throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Dhaliwal throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn defending well as Dhaliwal loads up on a big left hand.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Dhaliwal misses its intended target.
Penn stuns Dhaliwal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dhaliwal misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Dhaliwal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Dhaliwal didn't expect that.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Penn wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhaliwal trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhaliwal working for a triangle but Penn defends it easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
Dhaliwal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn passes Dhaliwal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dhaliwal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Dhaliwal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dhaliwal is trying to get back to full guard.
Dhaliwal actively working from the bottom here.
Dhaliwal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dhaliwal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dhaliwal is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Dhaliwal is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dhaliwal actively working from the bottom here.
Dhaliwal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dhaliwal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dhaliwal pulls Penn in close to his closed guard and prevents Penn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dhaliwal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn wants to control from the top but Dhaliwal keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Penn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dhaliwal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dhaliwal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dhaliwal, who protects the arm well.
Penn tries for a kimura but Dhaliwal is defending well.
Manjinder Dhaliwal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dhaliwal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Penn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LA twotwo star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). star comes into the arena with Nicki Minaj Ft. Eminem - Romans Revenge blaring out of the sound system. James Howlett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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28
159 lbs
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26
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, LA twotwo star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
star stuffs the takedown attempt from Howlett. Howlett gets slowly back to his feet.
star tries to sprawl but Howlett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Howlett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. star defending well though.
star slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Howlett throws and elbow that misses. star uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howlett's guard. Nice move by star!
Howlett throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
star drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and star jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
star is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Howlett striking off his back but it's not causing star any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett is striking from the bottom but star uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute star jumps into side control!
Howlett is looking for a sweep.
Howlett looks gassed!
Howlett throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Howlett is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but star is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Howlett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Howlett srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
star working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Howlett is doing well to defend. star seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Howlett is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). LA twotwo star!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Knockout. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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221 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Mills!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mills looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross walks into a stiff left hand from Mills.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cross misses with a series of wild punches.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills misses with a leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Mills jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Mills catches Cross right on the button with a cross.
Mills tries to land a leg kick but Cross saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Mills lands a nice looking body shot.
Mills throws a head kick that half lands.
Mills swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills connects with a jab.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills cracks Cross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cross looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Mills looks for a takedown but Cross sprawls well.
Cross wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot.
Cross tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross digs a good body shot into Mills's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Cross blocks the leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Mills tenderised Cross's leg. Cross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mills takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Mills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Mills connects with a crisp jab.
Cross slips a straight right by Mills.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills cracks the inside of Cross's front leg.
Cross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cross wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Cross checks a low kick from Mills.
Cross misses with a body shot
and Mills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Mills counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mills dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Mills counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mills.
Jimmy Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.
Mills is looking to score with low kicks.
Mills scores with a jab to the body.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mills counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mills doesn't seem phased though.
Mills attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mills avoids the body shot from Cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills is looking to chop away at Cross's legs.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Cross checks the leg kick.
Cross slips under a jab from Mills.
Cross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cross wants to clinch
and Mills counters with a good low kick that Cross was not able to check.
Cross throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Jimmy Mills is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross closes the distance but Mills moves to the side
and Mills makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cross tries to clinch
and Mills counters with a series of strikes. Cross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cross takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mills misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Good work by Cross as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cross looks to clinch
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Cross works Mills's body with a nice hook.
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Mills lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cross is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mills rather than just go for the knockout.
Cross clinches but Mills breaks the clinch
and Mills counters with a stiff right hand.
Caiden Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills thuds a left hand into Cross's body.
Cross closes the distance but Mills moves to the side
and Mills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mills finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mills throws a body kick that misses.
Mills tries to land a leg kick but Cross saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross looks to clinch
and Mills counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cross avoids a kick to the body.
Cross swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills misses with a looping right.
Cross clinches but Mills breaks the clinch
and Mills counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mills dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cross avoids a kick to the body.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mills connects with a right hand. Cross shakes it off.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cross manages to avoid it.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills moves away
and Mills counters with a left to the body.
Cross checks a low kick from Mills.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mills connects with a body shot.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills misses with a jab to the body
and Cross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mills scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mills jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills moves away
and Mills counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cross moves out of range as Mills strikes.
Mills does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cross has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cross misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross checks a leg kick nicely.
Mills throws a series of strikes that have Cross backpedaling.
Cross throws a sloppy body shot
and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Cross.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mills. Mills obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Mills.
Cross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Cross tries to clinch
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross wants to clinch but Mills slips to the side
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mills tries a low kick but Cross avoids it.
Mills throws a push kick but Cross slaps the foot to one side.
Mills lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cross wants to clinch but Mills slips to the side
and Mills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross punishes Mills's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills connects with the punch.
Cross moves into range and clinches up with Mills.
Mills is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Mills works on Cross's body with a couple of short punches.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Cross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mills breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mills lands the left hand.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills moves away
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross clinches.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross misses with a knee to the head.
Cross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mills is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Mills blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mills clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mills scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cross blocks a leg kick.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mills.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Mills counters with a left to the body.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mills bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cross's head.
Cross wants to clinch
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills tries a low kick but Cross avoids it.
Cross clinches with his opponent.
Mills breaks the clinch.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with an outside leg kick.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Cross misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Cross closes the distance but Mills moves to the side
and Mills counters with a three punch combo that has Cross backing up. Cross nods at Mills to acknowledge the strikes.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross closes the distance but Mills moves to the side
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.
Mills connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cross. Cross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross looks to clinch
and Mills counters with a left to the body.
Cross tries to clinch up
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.
Mills misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mills darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mills fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cross on the side of the head.
Cross looks to clinch
and Mills counters with an inside leg kick.
Mills tries to score with a low kick but Cross moves his leg out of the way.
Mills misses the body punch
and Cross counters by moving into the clinch.
Cross misses with an elbow strike.
Cross keeps control of Mills as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mills just leaning against Cross, taking a breather.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jimmy Mills has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cross.
Cross missing with knees to the body.
Mills cracks Cross with a nice body shot.
Mills lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Cross is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mills breaks the clinch.
Cross closes the distance but Mills moves to the side
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cross looks to clinch
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cross tries to clinch
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Cross tries to clinch but Mills moves away
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mills had his way with Caiden Cross in that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Mills's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mills connects with a right hand. Cross shakes it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mills, right into the meat.
Cross wants to clinch
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Cross clinches but Mills breaks the clinch
and Mills counters with a two punch combo.
Mills throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cross wants to clinch but Mills slips to the side
and Mills counters with a stiff right hand.
Cross clinches but Mills breaks the clinch
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caiden Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills connects with a body shot.
Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cross can do to turn this around?
Mills throws a combination. Cross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mills misses with a double jab.
Jimmy Mills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mills counters with a three punch combo that has Cross backing up. Cross nods at Mills to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mills counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a nice leg kick.
Mills jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mills throws a solid leg kick but Cross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mills.
That's four 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.
Mills misses with a series of wild punches.
Mills lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mills.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Mills cracks the inside of Cross's front leg.
Cross tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mills, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Mills!
Jimmy Mills retains his light heavyweight title!
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