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ROF 30 - R & R PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - I'm Broken. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Penn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson pulls Penn in close to prevent any damage.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Penn won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Penn's guard.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Penn is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Penn is looking to escape.
Jackson prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jackson not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson is taking a breather. Penn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Penn striking off his back but it's not causing Jackson any problems.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sage Jackson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn trying to control here.
Jackson throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Penn wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Penn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Penn!
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Sage Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson blocks Penn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jackson. What's that going to do exactly?
Penn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn has left one of his arms exposed and Jackson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Penn screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sage Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamehameha Kalua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Summer In The City by St. Lunatics. Kamehameha Kalua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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249 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamehameha Kalua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Love!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kalua misses.
Love closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Love is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Love breaks the clinch.
Kalua circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Kalua misses its intended target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.
A big right from Kalua misses.
Kalua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Love has time to react.
It looks like Jonny Love has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Kamehameha Kalua has been cut.
Kalua steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Love is out on his feet! Kalua sets himself and nearly takes Love's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kamehameha Kalua!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artemis Entreri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Take A Ride On My Bologna Pony! ! !. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artemis Entreri!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Simmons gets a takedown into half guard.
Simmons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Entreri is refusing to be controlled, as Simmons sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simmons wants to pass to mount but Entreri is defending the position.
Entreri regains full guard. Nicely done.
Entreri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Entreri is pressing down on Simmons's thigh, looking to free his foot. Simmons is holding on for now.
Entreri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entreri is working for a submission of some sort.
Simmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Entreri tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Simmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Entreri.
Entreri trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons is concentrating on defense, preventing Entreri from advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Entreri moves away.
Entreri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Entreri looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Entreri.
Entreri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Entreri takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Entreri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Simmons scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simmons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Entreri taking some punishment here, with Simmons in his half guard.
Simmons is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Simmons drops an elbow to the side of Entreri's head.
Simmons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Simmons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Entreri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simmons working the head and body with strikes.
Simmons drops an elbow to the side of Entreri's head.
Entreri is in trouble now - Simmons has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons breaks from Entreri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Simmons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Entreri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simmons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simmons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Simmons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Entreri can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Simmons.
Entreri is rocked!
Entreri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Entreri is still in real trouble! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Entreri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Simmons connects with a bit shot that sees Entreri covering up! More strikes from Simmons and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Simmons is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Simmons!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Scott Miller has been cut.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Parker delivers a nice body kick.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Parker tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker thumps Miller with a low kick.
Parker instigates a clinch.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker lands a big head kick that sends Miller tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Miller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miller looks gassed!
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker rushes Miller with punches - Miller moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Miller goes down! Parker follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liibor Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Streicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prohaska comes to the cage accompanied by I gotta feeling. Streicher has chosen Wait And Bleed as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liibor Prohaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunter Streicher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prohaska has a takedown stuffed.
Prohaska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prohaska loads up on a big right hand but Streicher slips the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Streicher.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Streicher as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prohaska has a takedown stuffed.
Prohaska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Streicher tries to avoid it but Prohaska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Streicher to the ground. Streicher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Prohaska is breathing heavily.
Prohaska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Streicher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Streicher. That's going to slow Prohaska down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Streicher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Streicher is looking to clinch.
Streicher misses with a head kick.
Prohaska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prohaska tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Streicher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Streicher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Streicher takes a swing at Prohaska's ribcage but misses.
Streicher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prohaska if he has to take too many more of those.
Streicher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Streicher scores with a leg kick.
Prohaska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Streicher. Streicher obviously looking to wear him down.
Streicher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Streicher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Streicher lands a big head kick that sends Prohaska tumbling to the mat! Streicher takes a step backwards and waves Prohaska back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Liibor Prohaska has been cut.
Streicher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prohaska, pushing him back against the cage.
Streicher missing with knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Prohaska. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Streicher breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Streicher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses.
Streicher scores with a shot to the body.
Streicher lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Streicher.
Streicher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prohaska takes a kick to the side of the head.
Streicher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prohaska manages to avoid it.
Streicher is looking to slow Prohaska down with leg kicks.
Streicher drives through and clinches with Prohaska against the cage.
Streicher lands a good knee to the midsection. Prohaska won't want to take too many of those.
Streicher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Streicher gets a clinch.
Streicher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Streicher manages to break the clinch.
Streicher wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Streicher.
Prohaska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Streicher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prohaska rather than just go for the knockout.
Streicher tries to clinch but Prohaska is having none of it.
Streicher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Streicher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Streicher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
A good leg kick by Streicher.
Streicher moves in looking to clinch but Prohaska pushes him off.
Prohaska takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher thows a body shot but no joy.
Streicher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prohaska.
Streicher stuffs the takedown.
Prohaska takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liibor Prohaska's cut is getting worse.
Streicher thows a body shot but no joy.
Streicher takes the fight into the clinch.
Streicher trying to land knees to the body.
Streicher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prohaska up against the cage.
Streicher lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Streicher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prohaska up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Streicher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liibor Prohaska's cut.
That's time! Prohaska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Streicher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prohaska manages to avoid it.
Prohaska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Streicher defends it nicely.
Gunter Streicher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prohaska tries to keep at a distance but Streicher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prohaska as Streicher tries to tie him up.
Prohaska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prohaska avoiding damage as Streicher throws knees to the body.
Streicher lands a good knee to the midsection. Prohaska won't want to take too many of those.
Streicher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prohaska avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Streicher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher stops a takedown attempt from Prohaska.
Streicher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Prohaska up against the cage.
Streicher trying to land knees to the body.
Prohaska managing to block the knees to the body from Streicher.
Streicher working Prohaska over with knees to the body.
Streicher breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Streicher. No joy for Prohaska on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Streicher throws a head kick that half lands.
Streicher tries to clinch but Prohaska is having none of it.
Streicher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Streicher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prohaska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Streicher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prohaska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Streicher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gunter Streicher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Streicher moves out of range as Prohaska strikes.
Streicher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prohaska takes a knee to the side of the body.
Streicher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prohaska in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Streicher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Streicher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Prohaska can't get the takedown.
Streicher misses with a knee to the head.
Streicher is stalling here.
Streicher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Streicher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Streicher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prohaska.
Streicher manages to break the clinch.
Prohaska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Streicher lands a slapping body shot.
Streicher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Streicher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Streicher thows a body kick. Prohaska tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Streicher doesn't manage to clinch there - Prohaska circles away.
Streicher swinging wilding here.
Prohaska lands a jab to Streicher's midsection.
Prohaska fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Streicher avoids it really well and circles away.
Prohaska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Streicher. Streicher obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Streicher closes the distance and clinches.
Streicher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Streicher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Streicher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prohaska's head.
Prohaska fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Streicher avoids it really well and circles away.
Streicher rushes Prohaska and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Streicher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prohaska is defending well for now.
Prohaska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Streicher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Prohaska up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Streicher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liibor Prohaska's cut.
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!
Good leg kick by Streicher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Streicher lands with a slapping head kick.
Prohaska is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Streicher.
Streicher lands a big head kick that sends Prohaska tumbling to the mat! Streicher takes a step backwards and waves Prohaska back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Prohaska is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Streicher scores with a leg kick.
Oh Prohaska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Streicher slaps away a takedown attempt from Prohaska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prohaska seems to have got his legs back now.
Streicher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prohaska.
Streicher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Streicher.
Streicher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Streicher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prohaska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Streicher.
Streicher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prohaska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Streicher can pounce on him.
Streicher doesn't manage to clinch there - Prohaska circles away.
Prohaska looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Streicher is fending him off so far but Prohaska persists. Nope, Streicher circles away and we're back to standing.
Streicher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prohaska, pushing him back against the cage.
Streicher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Streicher rushes Prohaska and presses him up against the cage.
Streicher is stalling here.
Streicher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Streicher pushes Prohaska up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunter Streicher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska managing to block the knees to the body from Streicher.
Streicher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prohaska blocks it with crossed arms.
Prohaska avoids a wild elbow strike from Streicher.
Streicher missing with knees to the body.
Streicher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Streicher continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Prohaska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Streicher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prohaska avoids it.
Streicher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prohaska is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Streicher keeps control of Prohaska as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Streicher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prohaska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liibor Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Streicher tries to clinch but Prohaska is having none of it.
Streicher tries to clinch up but Prohaska circles away and keeps his distance.
Streicher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prohaska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Streicher tries to avoid it but Prohaska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Streicher to the ground. Streicher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Streicher lands a jab to Prohaska's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Streicher.
Prohaska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Streicher.
Streicher throws a nice head kick!
Jab by Streicher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Streicher. That's going to slow Prohaska down.
Streicher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prohaska. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prohaska takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Streicher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Streicher tries to clinch there but Prohaska circles away.
Prohaska avoids the head kick by Streicher.
Streicher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prohaska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Streicher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liibor Prohaska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Streicher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Streicher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prohaska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Streicher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Streicher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter Streicher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Streicher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunter Streicher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke comes to the cage accompanied by Star Wars - Imperial March. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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201 lbs
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203 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pit Lord!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord misses with a looping right.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Locke slips under a jab from Lord.
Lord fails to land with a series of punches.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Lord defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Locke.
Locke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Lord moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Locke looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Locke throws a series of punches but Lord moves out of range.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Lord stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Lord tries to bum rush Locke with a series of wild strikes but Locke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lord misses.
Lord takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lord looks to throw the jab but Locke is out of range.
Locke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Locke lands in his opponent's guard.
Locke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Locke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Locke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Locke is looking to work some ground and pound but Lord has wrist control.
Locke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lord is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke thows a big elbow that misses.
Locke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Locke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Locke staying out of range there.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke dives in and grabs Lord's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lord pushes down on Locke's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Lord.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Locke's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Locke scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Locke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Locke unloads with some shots from mount but Lord bucks and avoids them well.
Locke 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.
Locke misses with a head shot.
Lord wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Locke.
Locke goes for an armbar but Lord turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lord.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Locke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Locke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lord defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Lord dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lord scores with a shot to the body.
Locke slips a straight right by Lord.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Locke walks into a jab.
Lord throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord connects with a single shot there.
Pit Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Lord. That snapped Locke's head back.
Locke slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord throws a combination that misses
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Locke dodges the punch combination from Lord.
Lord uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
A jab from Lord misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Locke throws a series of punches but Lord moves out of range.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Locke was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Locke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Locke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lord scores with a decent looking hook.
Lord is breathing heavily.
A big left from Locke misses.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Lord misses.
Locke misses with an uppercut. Lord saw that one coming.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lord sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lord lands a nice hook to Locke's body. Locke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Locke moved out of range nicely.
Locke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Locke tries to free his leg and advance position but Lord is retaining full guard.
Locke has gone for a leg lock! Lord slips out almost immediately though and dives into Locke's guard.
Lord wants to stand but Locke is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lord won't allow Locke to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lord with a hook.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Locke's defenses.
A big right from Locke misses.
Pit Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Locke throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Lord moves away from the strike by Locke.
Locke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Lord cracks Locke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Locke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lord finish him?
Locke is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Locke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord cracks Locke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Locke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lord finish him?
Locke throws a looping overhand right but Lord ducks down to avoid it.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Locke seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Locke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pit Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Locke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
Locke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lord pinned against the cage. Lord gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lord scores with a hook.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke lands a two punch combo.
Locke slips under a jab from Lord.
Locke throws a shot from downtown. Lord moves away and avoids it.
Lord blocks a jab.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke avoids the body shot from Lord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lord as he jumps to the side.
Locke moves away from the strike by Lord.
A punch lands to the side of Locke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke blocks a jab.
Lord connects with a single shot there.
Lord throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Lord misses with a few strikes there.
Locke lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
A jab from Locke misses.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Locke had a free shot at his head there.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord misses the jab.
Lord gets caught flat footed, as Locke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Locke throws a big right hand that misses.
Locke thows a big elbow that misses.
Locke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord wants to get back to his feet but Locke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Locke lands a couple of digs.
Pit Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Locke throwing strikes but missing.
Locke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Locke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lord really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Locke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Locke stands up and waves to Lord to follow him.
Locke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pit Lord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lord winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Lord!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krammer Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krammer Hussein's chin.
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255 lbs
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231 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jet Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krammer Hussein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Hussein. Hussein gets slowly back to his feet.
Hussein shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Hussein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black tries to land a leg kick but Hussein saw it coming and moves away.
Hussein scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hussein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hussein goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Black rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hussein's guard! Nice work there by Black!
Black passes Hussein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black trying to control from half guard but Hussein is working away.
Black is looking to advance position but Hussein won't allow it.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hussein keeps working.
Hussein actively working from the bottom here.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Hussein shoots in.
Jet Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krammer Hussein.
Hussein tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Black missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black swinging wilding here.
Black throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black shoots in and bounces Hussein off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black throws and elbow that misses. Hussein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Hussein!
Hussein stops Black from standing up.
Black controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein scoring with some ground and pound.
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussein trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.
Black seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hussein throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hussein won't allow Black to get back to his feet.
Black has his feet on Hussein's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four 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.
Black misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Black scores with a jab.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Hussein. Hussein gets slowly back to his feet.
Black misses with a low kick as Hussein jumps back.
Black looks to throw the jab but Hussein is out of range.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein looks gassed!
Black with a poor takedown
and Hussein counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black pushes Hussein off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Black dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black lands a big right hand that sends Hussein crashing to the mat! Black stays standing though and waves Hussein back to his feet!
Hussein is rocked!
It looks like Krammer Hussein has been cut.
Hussein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black cracks Hussein with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hussein tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Black pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hussein is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Black!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristo Napz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nerubian Assasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kristo Napz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assasin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Assasin misses with a wild body shot.
Napz ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Napz connects with a solid leg kick.
Napz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Napz connects with a body shot.
Napz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Nerubian Assasin has been cut.
Napz misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Napz.
Assasin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Napz moved out of range nicely.
Assasin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Assasin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Napz scores with a nice head shot.
Assasin misses with a few strikes there.
Kristo Napz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assasin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Napz.
Assasin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Napz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Assasin's calf.
Napz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Napz, right into the meat.
Napz circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Assasin drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Napz follows Assasin to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristo Napz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Pomfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Denn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Pomfrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Denn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pomfrey as he jumps to the side.
Pomfrey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Denn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pomfrey.
Denn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pomfrey as he avoids it easily.
Pomfrey connects with a body shot.
Pomfrey throws a looping overhand right but Denn ducks down to avoid it.
Denn has a takedown stuffed.
Felix Pomfrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Denn.
Pomfrey throws a body punch but Denn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomfrey scores with a decent looking hook.
Denn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pomfrey.
Pomfrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Denn. Denn gets slowly back to his feet.
Pomfrey misses with a series of wild punches.
Denn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pomfrey is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Denn is looking for a kimura but Pomfrey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Denn to get the leverage.
Denn throws a strike but Pomfrey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Denn drops back looking for a leg! Pomfrey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pomfrey manages to kick Denn off! Denn jumps back into Pomfrey's guard.
Pomfrey is looking to stand up but Denn isn't so interested in that idea.
Denn is fighting to break Pomfrey's control of his arms but Pomfrey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pomfrey wants to stand but Denn is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pomfrey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Denn, into his guard.
Denn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Denn looks gassed!
Denn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pomfrey is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Denn.
Pomfrey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pomfrey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pomfrey's corner calls for a 1-2. Pomfrey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pomfrey throws a right and a left that Denn avoids nicely.
Pomfrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pomfrey.
Denn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pomfrey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Denn somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Pomfrey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Denn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pomfrey cracks Denn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pomfrey misses with a low kick as Denn jumps back.
No luck for Denn with that takedown attempt.
Pomfrey lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denn avoids the body shot from Pomfrey.
Pomfrey checks a low kick from Denn.
Felix Pomfrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pomfrey scores with a decent looking hook.
Pomfrey misses with a double jab.
Denn dives in and grabs Pomfrey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pomfrey pushes down on Denn's head and hops out.
Pomfrey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denn on the side of the head.
Felix Pomfrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Felix Pomfrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Denn.
Denn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pomfrey to the mat! Pomfrey manages to get full guard.
Denn is breathing heavily.
Pomfrey pulls Denn in close to his closed guard and prevents Denn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Denn stops Pomfrey from standing up.
Denn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pomfrey is keeping the position for now.
Denn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pomfrey dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomfrey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denn is proving hard to escape from.
Denn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pomfrey wants to stand but Denn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Denn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pomfrey has passed into half guard!
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.
Denn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pomfrey escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pomfrey!
Pomfrey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denn on the ground.
Pomfrey stands up.
Pomfrey misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Pomfrey dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Denn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pomfrey as he jumps to the side.
Denn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pomfrey but Pomfrey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pomfrey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pomfrey.
Denn shoots in and drives through. Pomfrey sprawls well.
Felix Pomfrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Denn.
Denn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomfrey scores with a hook.
Pomfrey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pomfrey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denn.
Denn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pomfrey.
Denn ducks under a wild hook from Pomfrey.
Pomfrey misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pomfrey defends it nicely.
Pomfrey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pomfrey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pomfrey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pomfrey.
DJ Denn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pomfrey counter with a right hand.
Pomfrey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Felix Pomfrey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pomfrey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denn has his takedown stuffed
and Denn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pomfrey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pomfrey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Pomfrey catches Denn right on the button with a cross.
Denn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pomfrey throws a good cross that connects.
Denn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pomfrey.
Denn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pomfrey counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Pomfrey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pomfrey 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... Felix Pomfrey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Rayner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23
169 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre Romano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jethro Rayner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano lands a head kick!
It looks like Jethro Rayner has been cut.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick.
Romano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayner throws a push kick but Romano slaps the foot to one side.
Romano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rayner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rayner dives in and grabs Romano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romano pushes down on Rayner's head and hops out.
Romano throws a nice looking combination but Rayner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rayner misses with a two punch combination.
Rayner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Romano prevents Rayner from moving into mount.
Rayner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rayner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Romano's legs.
Romano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner tries to pass to full mount but Romano defends it.
Rayner is working for a kimura but Romano is defending it quite comfortably.
Romano trying to control from the bottom.
Rayner is looking for a kimura but Romano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rayner to get the leverage.
Rayner is trying to control. Romano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rayner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rayner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rayner unloads with some shots from mount but Romano bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rayner is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Romano has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Romano!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romano wants to stand but Rayner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rayner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rayner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rayner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romano manages to get himself to full guard.
Rayner looking to pass the guard.
Romano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rayner is controlling him.
Rayner is looking to work some ground and pound but Romano has wrist control.
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.
Rayner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Romano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rayner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romano actively working from the bottom here.
Romano trying to control but Rayner postures up.
Rayner is working for a kimura here but Romano manages to reverse the position and he's now in Rayner's guard.
Romano preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Romano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Rayner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayner is looking to chop away at Romano's legs.
Rayner throws a series of punches but Romano avoids them all with ease.
Rayner closes the distance and clinches up with Romano, looking for a takedown. Rayner pushes Romano against the cage but Romano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rayner shoots in and drives through. Romano sprawls well.
Romano tries a head kick but it misses.
Romano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rayner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rayner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Romano avoids the body shot from Rayner.
Romano misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Andre Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rayner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romano as he jumps to the side.
Andre Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Rayner.
Rayner throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
A head kick from Romano lands but Rayner takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Rayner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rayner swinging wilding here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rayner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Romano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Romano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Romano doesn't manage to clinch there - Rayner circles away.
Romano fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romano dodges the punch combination from Rayner.
Romano wants to clinch up but Rayner keeps it at a distance.
Romano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rayner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romano throws a head kick that half lands.
Andre Romano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romano throws a head kick but Rayner moves out of range.
Rayner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rayner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rayner misses with a body shot.
Rayner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romano throws a nice head kick!
Romano moves in looking to clinch but Rayner pushes him off.
Rayner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romano circles away.
Rayner thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Rayner misses.
Romano tries a head kick but it misses.
Rayner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Romano tries to avoid it but Rayner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Romano to the ground. Romano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romano wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Romano. No joy for Rayner on that attempt.
Rayner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romano.
Romano throws a combination that misses
and Rayner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Romano!
Rayner goes for an armbar but Romano turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Romano.
Romano stopping the sweep attempt from Rayner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Romano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Rayner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rayner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rayner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Romano won't be happy with that.
Rayner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Romano wants to control but Rayner postures up.
Romano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rayner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Romano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rayner.
Rayner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romano sees it coming and defends easily.
Rayner trying to control from Romano's half guard. Romano has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rayner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rayner looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano is trying to keep Rayner in close.
Rayner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rayner looking to sit in guard and control but Romano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romano wants to get up but he can't break Rayner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rayner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Romano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Romano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Romano stopping the sweep attempt from Rayner.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rayner is looking for a triangle here but Romano uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rayner tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano decides to stand back up.
Romano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick by Rayner misses
and Romano counters with a big head kick but Rayner shrugs it off.
Romano misses with a combination
and Rayner counters with a good low kick that Romano was not able to check.
Rayner blocks a head kick by Romano.
Rayner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Romano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rayner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rayner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rayner is trying to move to mount but Romano reverses beautifully and ends up in Rayner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Romano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Romano rather than just go for the knockout.
Romano tries a head kick but it misses.
Romano throws a series of punches but Rayner avoids them all with ease.
Rayner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romano at a distance.
Rayner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayner.
Rayner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romano counters with a series of strikes. Rayner will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Andre Romano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jethro Rayner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rayner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romano's guard.
Rayner 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.
Rayner pushing down on Romano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rayner wants to pass the guard but Romano is defending well.
Rayner is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Romano is looking to stand up but Rayner isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner is pushing down on Romano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romano is fighting to maintain full guard but Rayner has managed to sneak the leg through.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rayner is looking for a kimura but Romano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rayner to get the leverage.
Rayner is looking for a kimura but Romano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rayner to get the leverage.
Romano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rayner is working away from the top position though.
Rayner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romano sees it coming and defends easily.
Romano wants to get back to his feet.
Rayner seems to be looking for submissions.
Rayner 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.
Romano keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Rayner saw that one coming.
Rayner looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rayner.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romano's waist but Romano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rayner off to one side.
Romano scores with a one two! Rayner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rayner tries for a takedown but Romano circles away easily
and Romano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rayner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rayner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Rayner.
Andre Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
Rayner scores with a hook.
Romano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rayner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayner tries for a takedown but Romano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andre Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Rayner.
Romano moves out of range of the leg kick from Rayner.
Romano darts in trying to clinch
and Rayner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romano's guard now.
Rayner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romano is keeping the position for now.
Rayner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Romano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rayner has Romano in his guard.
Romano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Rayner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Rayner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romano tries to clinch but Rayner moves away
and Rayner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Romano keeping full guard, as Rayner tries to pass.
Romano wants to sweep here but Rayner controlling him for the moment.
Rayner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romano is keeping the position for now.
Rayner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romano's guard.
Rayner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Romano defending well though.
Rayner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rayner trying to control from Romano's half guard. Romano has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Romano manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rayner working for a triangle but Romano defends it easily.
Rayner trying to control the position.
Rayner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rayner is working an open guard so Romano takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Rayner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Rayner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romano.
Romano connects with a high kick.
Rayner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano throws a sloppy head kick and Rayner moves out of range easily.
Rayner avoids the head kick by Romano.
Some wild striking there from Romano.
Romano throws an overhand right that lands on Rayner's shoulder, as Rayner tries to avoid the shot.
Rayner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rayner works his way into full mount!
Rayner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Romano is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Romano and Rayner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Andre Romano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jethro Rayner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rayner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Romano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romano manages to get back to half guard.
Rayner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Romano wants to control but Rayner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rayner is looking for a kimura here.
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 Andre Romano.
I think Romano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andre Romano!
Andre Romano is the new lightweight champion!
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