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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Klopotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klopotek comes into the arena with Nas ft Puff Daddy Hate Me Now blaring out of the sound system. Pawel Klopotek had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Klopotek
vs
Sanders

184 cm
25
202 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
22
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Klopotek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanders looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klopotek!
Klopotek blocking the ground and pound.
Klopotek wants to try and get back to his feet.
Klopotek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Klopotek is rocked!
Sanders is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Klopotek goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sanders!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Barry Sanders!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Young
vs
Wayne

185 cm
21
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Young.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wayne scores with a body shot.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Young.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Young gets a clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Wayne's takedown attempt.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Young.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wayne looks gassed!
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Young throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a head kick.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.

Young clinches up against the ropes.

Young breaks the clinch.
Wayne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Young misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Young lands a high kick!
Donk. Wayne catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Wayne feints a jab promting Young to slip. Wayne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Young slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne is trying to stall.
Young lands a left hand.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne jumps guard but Young stands there with Wayne around his waist. Wayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
Young works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not.
Wayne cracks Young with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands an elbow inside that Wayne shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Young moves into the clinch.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young is stalling here.
Wayne has Young pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Young rushes Wayne and presses him up against the ropes.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wayne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Young pushes Wayne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Young pushes Wayne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Young.
Nice elbow from Young.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Young stalling the fight.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wayne up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne wants to break free but Young has control.
Wayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.

Young rushes Wayne and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Young.
Wayne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Dan Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Young taking a breather.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young misses with a body shot.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
A left and a right from Wayne both land. Nice combination.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
Young throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne lands a jab-cross combination.

Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Wayne fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young lands an elbow inside that Wayne shrugs off.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Young jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
Wayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wayne.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wayne tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Young moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young lands a left hand.
Wayne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Wayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Young.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Wayne wants to stall.
Wayne tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne wants a takedown.
Bruce Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Wayne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wayne tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wayne.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Wayne works Young's body with a nice hook.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Young clinches.
Wayne is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Wayne tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wayne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruce Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Wayne lands.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Wayne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne tries a body shot but Young blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, 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... Dan Young!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sis Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis Martinez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Sis Martinez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Martinez
vs
Down

170 cm
18
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $150)

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sis Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Down!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Down.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Martinez closes the distance but Down moves to the side

and Down counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martinez won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Down working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez taking a bit of punishment here - Down scoring with strikes.
Down is putting a hurting on Martinez here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Down creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martinez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Down working the head with strikes.
Down lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Down has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Down works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Down scoring with punches and elbows.
Down just content to control the position.
Down scoring with punches from side control.
Martinez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Down working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Down on the ground.
Down is chipping away with strikes.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down cracks Martinez with a big elbow.
Down grinds an elbow into Martinez's temple.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Martinez is rocked!
Down cracks Martinez with a big right hand but Martinez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Down! That's hurt Martinez! Will he recover? Down fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Take Down!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tu Lalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garo Gambini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lalla
vs
Gambini

185 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Narcissus Unlimited Everything $4.00 (SOLD OUT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tu Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garo Gambini!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Gambini scores with a four punch combination!
Gambini looks to land a right hand but Lalla moved out of range.
Lalla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gambini takes a step back to recover.
Lalla throws a sloppy head kick and Gambini moves out of range easily.
Lalla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gambini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lalla's head backwards.
Lalla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lalla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lalla lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gambini will feel that in the morning.
Lalla misses with a head kick.
Gambini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambini moves out of range of the body kick from Lalla.
Gambini misses with a straight left.
Lalla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gambini changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lalla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gambini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lalla doesn't seem bothered though.
Lalla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lalla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gambini looks to score with a jab to the body but Lalla is just out of range.

Lalla gets tackled into the ropes by Gambini. Gambini maintains the clinch.
Gambini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gambini lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gambini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lalla is breathing heavily.
A short right from Gambini.
Gambini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gambini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Lalla is rocked!
Gambini lands a big right hand that drops Lalla! The killer instinct kicks in and Gambini finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gambini!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garo Gambini!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Luiz Soto enters the ring!

Mann
vs
Soto

172 cm
20
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mann manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soto wants to pass the guard but Mann is keeping the position.
Soto advances position into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Soto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mann, who protects the arm well.

Soto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Soto working the strikes but Mann uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soto works his foot free and advances to mount.

Soto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mann has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Soto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to control but Mann wriggling away.

Soto goes for an armbar but Mann turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mann.

Mann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mann has managed to get both his arms back between Soto's legs - danger averted.
Soto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mann is one step ahead there.

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.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soto is looking for a triangle but Mann pushes his legs off easily.
Soto is trying to keep Mann in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soto scores with a nice head shot.
Soto fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann misses with a combination

and Soto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soto is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soto stalling away here and it's allowed Mann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Soto wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.

Soto drops back looking for a leg! Mann is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mann manages to kick Soto off! Soto jumps back into Mann's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto prevents Mann from getting back to his feet.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.
Soto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Soto wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Soto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luiz Soto wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Mann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a double jab

and Soto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mann won't be happy with that.
Soto wants to control but Mann is keeping him busy.

Soto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mann rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Soto's guard! Nice work there by Mann!

Soto looking for a guillotine here but Mann defends easily.
Mann wants to get up but he can't break Soto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto has Mann pulled in close to control his posture.
Soto wants to get back to his feet but Mann is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soto looking for a sweep. Not yet Soto, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mann.
Mann misses with a double jab

and Soto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soto.
Mann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soto on the ground.
Soto pushes down on Mann's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mann is not content to let Soto control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soto in particular looking to stall.
Mann wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Soto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mann has managed to free his arm - good work.
Soto wants to control but Mann is keeping him busy.

Soto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soto.

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.

Soto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soto.

Soto seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soto is keen to just control but Mann is a slippery customer.
Tommy Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soto passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soto looking to finish with strikes here!
Mann wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soto.
Luiz Soto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Soto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soto 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... Luiz Soto!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Kazee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Surya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fanfare for the Common Man. Ezra Kazee is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kazee
vs
Surya

180 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezra Kazee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Surya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Surya.
A chopping leg kick lands by Surya.
Kazee is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Surya lands a big head kick that sends Kazee tumbling to the mat! Surya takes a step backwards and waves Kazee back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kazee is rocked!

It looks like Ezra Kazee has been cut.
Surya feints a jab and as Kazee dips his head, Surya unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kazee right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kazee falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Surya smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Surya!

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C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ice Ice Baby. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hulahula
vs
Silva

176 cm
26
182 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

(T.H.C) BlackOut Supplements
(T.H.C) BlackOut Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hulahula misses with a low kick.
Hulahula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Hulahula walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hulahula's sensitive parts.
Hulahula swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hulahula thinking.
Hulahula changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Hulahula manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hulahula tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Hulahula circles away.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hulahula slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hulahula is defended easily by Silva.
Hulahula shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulahula misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

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.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Hulahula to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hulahula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Hulahula throwing strikes but missing.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulahula.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hulahula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Hulahula is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hulahula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hulahula might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Hulahula preventing the sweep.
Hulahula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hulahula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Hulahula is proving a slippery customer.
Hulahula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hulahula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hulahula throws a big right hand that misses.
Hulahula throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Hulahula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hulahula's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hulahula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hulahula throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Hulahula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hulahula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hulahula stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hulahula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hulahula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hulahula seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heimo Hulahula dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Hulahula counters with a nice body shot.
Hulahula swings widly with a right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Hulahula shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hulahula's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hulahula swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hulahula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the body from Hulahula misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

Hulahula gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A short left from Silva.
Silva works on Hulahula's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Hulahula's ribcage. Hulahula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hulahula.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hulahula controls the action.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulahulas head.
Hulahula stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Hulahula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Hulahula presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a left hand.
Hulahula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Hulahula.
Silva pushes Hulahula back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hulahula can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Hulahula.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hulahula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hulahula fails to land.
Hulahula wants a takedown.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Hulahula's ribcage. Hulahula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hulahula tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva works on Hulahula's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Hulahula is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hulahula has his back to the ropes.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Hulahula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Silva.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hulahula tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva cracks Hulahula with a nice body shot.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Hulahula's head.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva pushes Hulahula back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hulahula.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
Hulahula is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva trying to stall but Hulahula improves his position.
Hulahula looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hulahula fails to land.
Silva pushes Hulahula back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Hulahula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva lands a right hand.
Anderson Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulahula can't get the takedown.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva tries to stall but Hulahula uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hulahula has time to react.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulahula circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulahula on the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch there but Hulahula circles away.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Hulahula looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Hulahula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hulahula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hulahula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva stuns Hulahula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hulahula. Beautiful body shot.
Hulahula throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Hulahula tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Hulahula back against the cage.
Silva is leaning against Hulahula and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Hulahula.
Silva cracks Hulahula with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
Hulahula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva blocks a body shot from Hulahula.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hulahula wants a takedown.
Silva blocks a body shot from Hulahula.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulahulas head.
Hulahula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulahula shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Hulahula throws a right hand that misses

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Hulahula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Hulahula blocks a body shot from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hulahula tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hulahula.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Hulahula's knee but Hulahula avoids it well.
Silva throws a right and a left that Hulahula avoids nicely.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hulahula lands the left hand.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Hulahula's shoulder, as Hulahula tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Hulahula circles away and keeps his distance.
Hulahula keeps the fight on the outside.
Hulahula tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hulahula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulahula throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva tries to clinch there but Hulahula circles away.
Hulahula misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulahula slips under a jab.
Silva throws a jab when Hulahula was well out of range.
Hulahula misses the shot to the body.
Hulahula lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hulahula.
Hulahula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Hulahula fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a hook. Hulahula ducked under it nicely.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Hulahula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hulahula steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hulahula shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Hulahula finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hulahula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva wants to improve his position but Hulahula is controlling well.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Hulahula is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hulahula working the head and body with strikes.
Silva wants to improve his position but Hulahula is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hulahula thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hulahula trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Hulahula has wrist control.
Hulahula working a defensive guard here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hulahula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to stand up but Hulahula won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Hulahula gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hulahula wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hulahula is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hulahula working some strikes from top position.
Hulahula won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Hulahula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heimo Hulahula had his way with Anderson Silva in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hulahula throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hulahula shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Hulahula passes to side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hulahula wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Hulahula tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hulahula 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.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hulahula seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hulahula thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Hulahula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hulahula not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Hulahula.
Silva trying to control but Hulahula postures up.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hulahula lands a nice short elbow.
Hulahula frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hulahula pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hulahula thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Hulahula landing strikes from the mount.
Hulahula cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Silva is rocked!
Hulahula working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Hulahula finish him?
Hulahula lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Heimo Hulahula!
Heimo Hulahula retains his welterweight title!

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Douglas Santana's chin.

Gracie
vs
Santana

183 cm
28
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

182 cm
23
183 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Santana!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Santana misses.
Douglas Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie stuns Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Santana misses

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santana's guard now.
Santana working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now.
Gracie stops Santana from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santana manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Santana in his guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.

Gracie working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Santana slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Santana tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.

Santana is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.

Santana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Santana is looking to escape.
Santana moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santana!
Santana tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie takes Santana's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Santana is in trouble.

Gracie looking for the choke but no joy.
Santana breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Santana wants to stand but Gracie has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Santana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.

That's two 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.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Santana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.

Santana drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santana jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Santana is breathing heavily.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie 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.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Santana defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Santana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.

Santana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Santana misses the shot to the body.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Santana misses.
Santana misses with a straight left.
Santana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana scores with a jab to the body.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santana's waist but Santana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Santana misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santana misses with a wild body shot.
Santana thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Santana moved out of range.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.

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.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Douglas Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana thows a body shot but no joy.
Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vitor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santana throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santana!
Santana tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Vitor Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Santana wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santana is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Santana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie tries to control but Santana wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vitor Gracie.
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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... Vitor Gracie!