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Blitz 151: Endless Wire PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mongo has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaia Ky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Mongo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky tries to work over Mongo's front leg with a kick but Mongo checks it.
Mongo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mongo has closed the distance and engaged Ky in a clinch.
Ky managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
Ky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Ky.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Ky lands a body shot.
Mongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ky's defenses.
Mongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
Mongo missing with knees to the body.
Ky misses with some punches.
Ky lands a shot to the body.
Mongo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Ky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ky pushes Mongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ky lands a body punch.
Mongo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ky lands a hook that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
Mongo trying to stall but Ky improves his position.
Ky blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ky.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Mongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ky is defending well for now.
Mongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ky's defenses.
Mongo misses with a knee strike.
Mongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ky.
Ky manages to break the clinch.
Ky scores with the left hand. Mongo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mongo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mongo looks gassed!
Ky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Ky.
Ky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ky thows a body kick. Mongo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ky connects with a single shot there.
Ky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ky lands a jab to Mongo's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mongo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mongo is rocked!
Ky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ky finish him?
Ky is looking to wear down Mongo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ky.
Mongo seems to have recovered his senses.
Ky works the jab nicely.
Ky scores with a jab to the body.
Ky swings for the body but Mongo moves out of range.
Mongo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Ky.
Mongo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mongo takes a step back to recover.
Mongo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mongo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ky scores with a nice strike.
Mongo throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to land a body kick
and Ky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ky connects with a body shot that sends Mongo's belly button to the back.
Ky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ky, right into the meat.
Ky tests Mongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robert Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Ky. That snapped Mongo's head back.
Mongo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mongo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mongo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ky.
Ky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mongo.
Ky scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Ky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ky scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ky throws a front kick that sends Mongo stumbling back into the cage.
Mongo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ky.
Ky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ky feints and then cracks Mongo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mongo down.
Ky misses with a body kick.
Ky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mongo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ky scores with a jab. Mongo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mongo's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mongo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donk. Ky catches Mongo right on the button with a cross.
Ky scores with a jab to the body.
Mongo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ky.
Mongo tries to clinch but Ky moves away
letting Ky counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ky.
Gaia Ky is winning the standup battle so far.
Ky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mongo takes a step back to recover.
Mongo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ky, right into the meat.
Ky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ky.
Ky is looking to land body kicks.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Mongo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ky cracks Mongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Mongo is predictable there
and Ky counters with a nice body shot.
Ky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ky throws a one two combo.
Mongo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ky fails to land with a series of punches.
Ky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mongo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo misses with a leg kick
and Ky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ky scores with a one two! Mongo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ky misses with a body kick.
Ky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mongo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mongo throws a chopping leg kick but Ky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ky lands with a cross.
Ky scores with a sloppy right hand. Mongo should have avoided that one.
Ky tests Mongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mongo throws a leg kick
letting Ky counter with a right hand.
Ky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mongo.
Mongo closes the distance and clinches.
Mongo lands a knee to the head.
Ky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mongo can do to turn this around?
Mongo connects with a knee to the head.
Mongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ky works on Mongo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ky.
Ky lands with a left to the head.
Ky managing to block the knees to the body from Mongo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ky has Mongo pushed against the cage.
Ky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Ky.
Ky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ky digs a right hand into Mongo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mongo's gas tank.
Ky lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Ky.
Ky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but Ky blocks it.
Ky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mongo or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
A right hand to the body from Ky.
Ky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky cracks Mongo with a nice body shot.
Ky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mongo backwards.
Ky is leaning against Mongo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ky.
A short right from Ky.
Mongo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ky lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Ky.
Ky lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Ky.
Ky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ky lands with a light punch inside.
Ky is leaning against Mongo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ky lands a big right hand that drops Mongo! The killer instinct kicks in and Ky finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaia Ky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buer Eremiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 Las Vegas, Buer Eremiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Shinobi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shinobi misses its intended target.
Shinobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Eremiel.
Eremiel lands a head kick. Shinobi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinobi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eremiel counters with a low kick, right behind Shinobi 's knee.
Eremiel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shinobi just misses with a punch to the body.
Eremiel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Eremiel.
Shinobi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eremiel is looking to slow Shinobi down with leg kicks.
Shinobi avoids the head kick by Eremiel.
Shinobi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eremiel.
Shinobi keeps the fight on the outside.
Eremiel throws a sloppy head kick and Shinobi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremiel blocks a leg kick.
Shinobi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eremiel counters with a nice leg kick.
Shinobi swats away the attempt to clinch by Eremiel.
Eremiel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinobi lands a nice looking body kick.
Eremiel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shinobi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Shinobi finds it's target.
Eremiel delivers a nice body kick.
Eremiel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shinobi's head.
A low kick from Shinobi misses
and Eremiel counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eremiel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eremiel stalling in the clinch but Shinobi improves position.
Nice elbow from Eremiel.
It looks like Max Shinobi has been cut.
Eremiel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eremiel taking a breather.
Shinobi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shinobi tries to throw a body punch but Eremiel avoids it by throwing Shinobi back against the cage.
Shinobi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eremiel or not.
Eremiel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shinobi working hard to break the clinch.
Shinobi is trying to maintain a safe position but Eremiel gets an underhook and turns Shinobi into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eremiel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shinobi's brow.
Shinobi avoids a wild elbow strike from Eremiel.
Shinobi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eremiel trying to control the position but instead, Shinobi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eremiel into the cage.
Shinobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinobi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shinobi misses the shot to the body.
Shinobi throws a right hand that misses
and Eremiel counters with a nice body kick.
Shinobi looks gassed!
Eremiel connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eremiel lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinobi off the cage and back into rage.
Shinobi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Eremiel.
Shinobi avoids the head kick by Eremiel.
Eremiel misses with a head kick.
Eremiel scores with a kick to the body.
Eremiel throws a head kick but Shinobi moves out of range.
Eremiel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eremiel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi throws a leg kick but Eremiel moved away.
A head kick misses from Shinobi.
Shinobi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eremiel can pounce on him.
Eremiel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eremiel thumps Shinobi with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremiel lands a head kick. Shinobi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinobi takes one to the chin there.
Max Shinobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinobi scores with a jab to the body.
Eremiel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eremiel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shinobi's head.
Shinobi throws a head kick that misses
and Eremiel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buer Eremiel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Shinobi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eremiel, right into the meat.
Shinobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinobi throws the kick towards the body but Eremiel avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Eremiel.
Shinobi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buer Eremiel is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Eremiel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Max Shinobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eremiel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinobi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinobi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eremiel to score with a decent uppercut.
Shinobi is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Eremiel. Shinobi shrugs it off though.
Eremiel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinobi. That did some damage!
Shinobi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinobi swats away the attempt to clinch by Eremiel.
Shinobi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eremiel lands a high kick!
Shinobi is rocked!
Eremiel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shinobi.
Shinobi is still on wobbly legs! Can Eremiel finish him?
Shinobi throws a lazy uppercut
and Eremiel counters with a nice body kick.
Eremiel scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinobi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Eremiel gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shinobi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buer Eremiel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieve comes to the cage accompanied by Do Ya Think Im sexy. Wright has chosen On the Eve of War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Nieve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Nieve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adron Wright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nieve throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Adron Wright has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nieve.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nieve throws out the jab.
Nieve ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Nieve moves away from the strike by Wright.
Nice defenses there by Nieve.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nieve throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Nieve tries to clinch up.
Nieve darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Nieve misses with a head kick.
Wright thuds his right hand into Nieve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adron Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieve tries to clinch
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nieve closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nieve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Nieve ducks down to avoid it.
Nieve tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Nieve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Nieve should have avoided that one.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nieve backs up against the cage.
Wright lands a jab.
Nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nieve slips a jab from Wright.
Nieve clinches with his opponent.
Nieve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nieve tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wright's face.
Nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
Nieve tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Nieve is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Nieve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nieve lands a nice knee to the body.
Nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Nieve.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
Nieve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve scores a nice knee to the body.
Nieve tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright stalls.
Nieve misses with a knee to the head.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright tries to circle away but Nieve has him pinned against the cage.
Nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wright is trying to break free.
Nieve is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
That's four 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.
Nieve lands a knee to the body.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Nieve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nieve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Nieve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Nieve tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Wright tries to break free but Nieve pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Nieve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adron Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nieve lands with a slapping head kick.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nieve avoids the body shot from Wright.
Nieve gets a clinch.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nieve has him pressed against the cage.
Nieve misses with a knee strike.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Nieve has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieve.
Nieve doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Nieve walks into a left hand.
Nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Nieve dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nieve's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieve walks into a jab.
Nieve lands a big head kick that sends Wright tumbling to the mat! Nieve takes a step backwards and waves Wright back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wright is rocked!
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Nieve finish him?
Nieve tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Nieve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nieve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Nieve's defenses.
Wright stuns Nieve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Nieve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nieve tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nieve counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That has opened up Adron Wright's cut even more.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nieve eats them both and turns towards Wright to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nieve.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieve manages to avoid it.
Wright throws the left hand but Nieve avoids the punch easily.
Nieve slips a jab from Wright.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nieve counters by moving into the clinch.
Nieve lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Nieve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wright tries to break free but Nieve pushes him back against the cage.
Nieve is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nieve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Nieve scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Adron Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nieve looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Nieve is controlling him.
Nieve looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nieve prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Nieve trying to land knees to the body.
Nieve tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Nieve tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
Nieve missing with knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Nieve throws knees to the body.
Nieve missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Nieve is out of range.
Nieve pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Nieve settles back down.
A nice combination there by Wright.
Nieve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nieve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright checks a low kick from Nieve.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Nieve takes one to the side of the head.
Nieve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nieve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Nieve.
Wright looks to land a combination. Nieve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nieve defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adron Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adron Wright's cut.
That's time! Nieve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nieve moves to clinch but Wright breaks away
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Nieve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright misses with a hook
and Nieve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nieve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright is trying to break free.
Nieve crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Nieve crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Nieve tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nieve has him pressed against the cage.
Wright is trying to break free.
Nieve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nieve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Nieve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieve keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nieve scores with a knee to the head.
Nieve missing with knees to the body.
Nieve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nieve looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Nieve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nieve.
Nieve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright cracks Nieve with an open hand slap.
Crunch! Nieve slams his shin into Wright's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nieve.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nieve counters with a leg kick.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nieve.
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wright takes a swing at Nieve's ribcage but misses.
Nieve tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Nieve's head but Nieve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nieve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Adron Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nieve throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Nieve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nieve throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Nieve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nieve throws a head kick that misses.
Nieve throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright scores with the left hand. Nieve knows he should have avoided that one.
Nieve throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Nieve throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nieve looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Nieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a jab.
Nieve throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Nieve takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Nieve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Nieve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright sizes up Nieve with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nieve lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright jabs at Nieve's body.
A big right from Nieve misses.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Wright.
Nieve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nieve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieve misses with a wild body shot.
Nieve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright connects with a right hand. Nieve shakes it off.
Nieve throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nieve throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nieve.
Nice cross by Wright.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nieve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 Steve Nieve.
I think Nieve 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Frankie Pep told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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144 lbs
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26
145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep misses with an uppercut
and Pep takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawkins misses with the body kick
and Pep counters with a nice uppercut.
Pep moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawkins looks to land a body kick but Pep moved away.
Dawkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pep.
Pep takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dawkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pep counters with a three punch combo that has Dawkins backing up. Dawkins nods at Pep to acknowledge the strikes.
Dawkins thows a leg kick but Pep checks it
and Pep counters with a body kick.
Dawkins misses with a body kick.
Pep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Pep shrugs it off.
Pep throws an off balance right hand
and Dawkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawkins is looking to chop away at Pep's legs.
Pep throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Pep misses with a hook
and Dawkins counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Pep throws an off balance right hand
and Dawkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dawkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pep stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dawkins.
Pep wants to slow Dawkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Pep rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pep.
Pep takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pep pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range and Pep settles back down.
Dawkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dawkins.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawkins.
Pep misses with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dawkins.
Pep looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Dawkins is looking to slow Pep down with leg kicks.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Pep walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dawkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pep takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawkins throws a body kick that misses.
Dawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dawkins throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dawkins. Pep shrugs it off though.
Dawkins throws a series of strikes that have Pep backpedaling.
Dawkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dawkins. That's going to slow Pep down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dawkins!
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. Pep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawkins - that will leave a mark!
Dawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins pushes Pep up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dawkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a shot to the body.
Pep has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dawkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Pep.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pep blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawkins.
A hook to the body from Pep.
Dawkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a damaging elbow.
Dawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawkins lands a nice elbow.
Dawkins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pep uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dawkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pep defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Pep from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Pep moves out of range easily.
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dawkins scores with a leg kick.
Dawkins throws a body kick that misses.
Dawkins cracks the inside of Pep's front leg.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Dawkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pep swivels and escapes.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Pep counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pep's calf.
Pep misses with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a left and a right that stings Pep.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Pep with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pep.
Dawkins cracks a nice hook into Pep's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. Pep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pep misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins counters by clinching up.
Pep tries a body shot but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins trying to control the position but instead, Pep has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawkins into the cage.
Pep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Pep holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawkins drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pep.
Pep is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pep.
Dawkins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
Pep tries to free his leg and advance position but Dawkins is retaining full guard.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pep is aware though and is defending well.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frankie Pep was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawkins counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Dawkins is out of range.
Dawkins connects with a single shot there.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pep's sensitive parts.
Pep throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Richard Dawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dawkins, right into the meat.
Pep misses with a two punch combination.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dawkins has closed the distance and engaged Pep in a clinch.
Pep misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Pep can't find room to land a body shot as Dawkins controls the action.
Pep misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pep is working Dawkins over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Pep.
Dawkins is looking to control Pep's arms but Pep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawkins has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dawkins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pep creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Pep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Pep lands a good knee to the midsection. Dawkins won't want to take too many of those.
Pep tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawkins avoids it.
Pep is leaning against Dawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pep lands a right hand.
A short left from Pep.
Pep tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawkins avoids it.
Pep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dawkins lands an elbow just above Pep 's eye.
Pep makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Pep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pep is trying to maintain a safe position but Dawkins gets an underhook and turns Pep into the cage.
Pep is working Dawkins over against the cage.
Dawkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dawkins misses with some punches.
Pep lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pep lands a shot to the body.
Pep content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pep working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dawkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dawkins misses with a kick to the body
and Pep counters with a left and a right that stings Dawkins.
Dawkins checks a low kick from Pep.
Dawkins throws a low kick, looking for Pep's leg but Pep calmly moves out of range.
Pep throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Pep circles away.
Pep misses with a hook
and Dawkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Pep takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Pep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins misses with a head kick.
Pep lands a jab to the head.
Dawkins misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep misses with a left hand
and Dawkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pep's knee momentarily.
Pep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pep's sensitive parts.
Richard Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawkins counters with a body kick.
Pep misses with a left hand
and Dawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pep misses with the combination.
Dawkins slips a jab from Pep.
Pep throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pep is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dawkins defending well as Pep loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pep really felt that one!
Pep checks a low kick from Dawkins.
Pep rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pep really felt that one!
Dawkins scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pep wants to land a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range.
Dawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pep.
Dawkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pep.
Dawkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dawkins lands an overhand right.
Dawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pep sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dawkins.
Dawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pep throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pep.
Dawkins scores with a leg kick.
Pep throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Pep throws a right hand that misses
and Dawkins counters by clinching up.
Dawkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pep's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands an elbow that stopped Pep in his tracks for a moment.
Pep lands an uppercut.
Pep blocks an uppercut.
Pep blocking some punches.
Dawkins lands with a right to the head.
Dawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dawkins lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dawkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pep throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Dawkins.
Dawkins looking for a takedown.
Dawkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pep takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pep walks away with a smile on his face. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dawkins misses with a kick to the body
and Pep counters with a nice body kick.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Dawkins's shoulder, as Dawkins tries to avoid the shot.
Pep scores with the left hand. Dawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Pep throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawkins counters with a body kick that stops Pep in his tracks momentarily.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Pep.
Dawkins throws out a leg kick but Pep moves out of range and Dawkins only half commits.
Pep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawkins can pounce on him.
Pep throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Pep avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dawkins 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Dawkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Russo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Destroy Everything kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Russo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo misses with a body punch
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russo looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Russo misses with a looping left.
McGee misses with an uppercut.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee's corner calls for a 1-2. McGee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jimmy Russo has been cut.
Russo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGee pinned against the cage. McGee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGee misses with a hook to the body
so Russo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Russo trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
McGee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Russo thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
Russo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russo is looking to advance position but McGee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
McGee swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Russo is now in McGee's guard. A big mistake from McGee there, giving up the dominant position!
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Russo is fighting to break McGee's control of his arms but McGee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McGee keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Russo tries to free his leg and advance position but McGee is retaining full guard.
Russo throws a strike but McGee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Russo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGee!
Russo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Russo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Russo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Russo counters with a good low kick that McGee was not able to check.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russo counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Russo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Russo.
Russo throws a strike aimed at the side of McGee's head but McGee avoids it well.
Russo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Russo misses with the ground and pound.
Russo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Russo misses with the ground and pound.
McGee defending against the ground and pound.
Russo working the ground and pound but McGee is defending the strikes.
Russo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Russo scores with punches from side control.
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.
Russo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGee, who protects the arm well.
McGee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Russo.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Russo connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McGee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Russo throws an elbow but McGee slips to the side and avoids it well.
McGee defending against the ground and pound.
Russo throws a strike aimed at the side of McGee's head but McGee avoids it well.
Russo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like Bang McGee has been cut.
Russo is trying to get an arm triangle but McGee is defending well.
Russo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McGee can't do much from the bottom here.
Russo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McGee parries the strikes from Russo easily there. Russo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGee to escape.
McGee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Russo counters with a good low kick that McGee was not able to check.
McGee blocks a jab.
Russo catches McGee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russo throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
Russo catches McGee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
Russo ducks right into an uppercut from McGee.
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo throws a right hand that McGee ducks under and follows up with a left that McGee also avoids with ease.
Russo throws a sloppy body shot
and McGee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGee throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Russo is looking to clinch.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Russo counters with a head kick.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
McGee misses with a jab to the body
and Russo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a series of punches but Russo avoids them all with ease.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Russo counters with a good low kick that McGee was not able to check.
Russo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Russo misses with a lunging right hand
and Russo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Russo does it's job there.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGee won't be happy with that.
McGee gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Russo connects with a nice short shot to McGee's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jimmy Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGee defending well though.
Russo thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Russo lands a nice short elbow.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee has hold of Russo's hands but Russo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
Russo is keen to just control but McGee is a slippery customer.
Russo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russo working McGee over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Russo there.
McGee looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russo 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 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Russo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Aetius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by No More Mr. Nice Guy. On his way into the cage it seems that Evan Waters has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Evan Waters seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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21
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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25
161 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Flavius Aetius!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Waters scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aetius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Waters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Waters misses the shot to the body.
Waters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Waters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Waters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waters checks a low kick from Aetius.
Aetius is looking to score with low kicks.
Waters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aetius. Aetius obviously looking to wear him down.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aetius checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waters moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Waters throws a hook to the side of Aetius's head but Aetius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Waters blocks the leg kick.
Aetius takes one to the chin there.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aetius misses with a body kick.
Evan Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aetius. Aetius obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Aetius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evan Waters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters moves out of range of the leg kick from Aetius.
Waters connects with a high kick.
Aetius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Waters napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Waters pushes Aetius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Aetius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Waters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Waters wants to control but Aetius postures up.
Waters is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aetius tries for a kimura but Waters is defending well.
Waters defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aetius lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aetius is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Waters has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aetius throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aetius trying to control the action but Waters is working from the bottom.
Aetius controlling from side mount.
Aetius working the ground and pound.
Aetius moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to get back to half guard.
Aetius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aetius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Waters is trying to control Aetius's posture but Aetius avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aetius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Waters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waters tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Waters dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waters jabs at Aetius's body.
Waters just misses with a punch to the body.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aetius.
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aetius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Waters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waters throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Waters misses with a hook. Aetius ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Waters.
Waters throws a lazy head kick
and Aetius counters with a leg kick.
Aetius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aetius scores with a takedown into Waters's guard.
Aetius won't allow Waters to sweep him here.
Aetius throwing strikes from guard but Waters blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters is looking to sweep but instead, Aetius has passed into half guard.
Aetius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aetius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Waters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aetius prevents Waters from improving his position.
Aetius is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Waters!
Aetius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Waters is bucking up trying to escape but Aetius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Waters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aetius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Waters because Aetius loaded up on that one.
Waters is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aetius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aetius jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Waters manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Waters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Waters can't do much from the bottom here.
Aetius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Waters is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Waters is trying to control Aetius's posture but Aetius avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to get back to half guard.
Waters is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aetius is trying to control the action in half guard but Waters is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waters trying to hold on to Aetius's head to control him but Aetius postures up.
Aetius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waters defends it well.
Aetius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Aetius throwing shots but Waters is blocking nicely.
Aetius is trying to control. Waters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Waters is trying to stand.
Waters gets back to full guard.
Aetius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aetius wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Aetius tries to free his leg and advance position but Waters is retaining full guard.
Waters wants to stand and escape but Aetius is having none of it.
Waters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Waters wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evan Waters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aetius fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Aetius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aetius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waters throws out the jab.
Waters tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aetius shoots in for a takedown but Waters shows good takedown defense.
Waters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waters blocks a head kick by Aetius.
Aetius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aetius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aetius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aetius working the ground and pound.
Waters struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aetius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Waters is looking to regain half guard here but Aetius keeps moving and retains side control.
Aetius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aetius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aetius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Waters on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aetius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Waters is not content to let Aetius control the position.
Aetius working the head and body with strikes.
Aetius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Waters to see if he's OK.
Aetius wants to control but Waters is keeping him busy.
Waters pushes Aetius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Aetius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Aetius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flavius Aetius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aetius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Waters knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to buck Aetius off but Aetius is having none of it.
Aetius scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Waters to see if he's OK.
Aetius trying to control the action but Waters is working from the bottom.
Waters is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters is working hard here to advance position.
The ground and pound from Aetius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Waters is trying to buck Aetius off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aetius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aetius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Waters keeps working.
Waters sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Waters wants to improve his position but Aetius is controlling well.
Aetius is keen to just control but Waters is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavius Aetius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aetius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavius Aetius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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217 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assante manages to avoid it.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bell.
Assante fakes the leg kick and cracks Bell in the body.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell jabs Assante right on the nose. Assante blinks but takes it well.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Assante counters with a nice leg kick.
Assante misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Assante.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Assante counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Assante is working Bell over against the cage.
Bell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assante misses with the head strike.
Bell jumps guard.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assante is one step ahead there.
Bell has a closed guard, preventing Assante from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to hit a switch here but Assante passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bell there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
Assante wants to stand but Bell is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Bell can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Assante is looking to stand but Assante has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Bell is desperately trying to improve his position but Assante has a good base and remains in mount.
Bell tries to lock up and control but Assante gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assante stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Assante wants to clinch.
Assante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Assante misses with a right hand
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Assante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bell misses with a hook to the body
and Assante counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A bone on bone clash there as Bell blocks the leg kick.
Assante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Assante counters with a three punch combo that has Bell backing up. Bell nods at Assante to acknowledge the strikes.
Assante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assante.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Assante throws a head kick that misses
and Assante takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assante dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante scores with a hook to the body. Bell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assante throws a head kick that misses
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Assante. Those never looked like landing.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assante.
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell avoids the head kick by Assante.
Assante tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell takes a swing at Assante's ribcage but misses.
Assante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bell is looking to wear down Assante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell throws a combination that misses
and Assante counters with a left to the body.
Assante throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Bell as he connects with a hook.
Bell lands a right hook to the body.
Assante slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Assante works over Bell's head and body with a nice combination.
Assante misses with a left hand
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assante throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Assante is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Assante tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Assante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assante tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Assante misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
A head kick from Assante lands but Bell takes it in his stride.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bell scores with a punch to the head.
Assante tries to clinch up.
Assante is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assante tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bell.
Assante throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Assante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Assante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assante moves away.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assante lands an overhand right.
Stringer Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stringer Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands with an overhand left.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Assante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bell's knee momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore Assante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Assante.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four 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.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Assante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell throws a combination that misses
and Assante moves into the clinch.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assante.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assante lands a body punch.
Assante lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assante.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Assante lands a nice uppercut.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Assante avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
Bell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assante's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assante 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 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... Salvatore Assante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Akio Takada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Uncomfortable Positions's chin.
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncomfortable Positions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Positions - just one landing.
Positions throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takada throws a head kick but Positions moves out of range.
Takada throws a leg kick
and Positions counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Positions throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Positions throwing shots but Takada is blocking nicely.
Positions not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Positions is trying to control the action in half guard but Takada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Positions is working away from the top position though.
Positions throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Positions 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.
Takada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Positions throwing shots but Takada is blocking nicely.
Takada wants to control but Positions is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Positions seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Positions blocks a head kick by Takada.
Positions shoots in but Takada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takada throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Positions clinches with his opponent.
Takada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Takada scores with a shot to the side of Positions's head.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Positions.
Takada prevents a body shot from Positions.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Positions misses with a body punch.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada prevents a body shot from Positions.
Positions works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Takada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Positions has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Positions.
Takada gets through Positions's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Positions scores with a shot to the side of Takada's head.
Positions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada blocks a body shot from Positions.
Takada lands a right hand.
A short right from Positions.
Takada working aggressively here.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Positions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada has a couple of punches blocked by Positions.
Positions misses with a punch to the body.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Positions creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada swings wildly with an uppercut but Positions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Positions lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takada backwards.
Positions softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Positions can't find room to land a body shot as Takada controls the action.
Good body shot from Positions.
Takada working aggressively here.
Takada misses with some punches.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Takada is trying to break the clinch but Positions has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Positions as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Positions on the inside.
Takada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Positions lands a right hand.
Positions lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Positions scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Positions.
Positions working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Positions pushes Takada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takada looks gassed!
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 short right from Takada on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Positions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Positions - that landed with a thud.
Positions pushes Takada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Positions works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Positions lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takada or not.
Positions throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Positions - that landed with a thud.
Positions lands a body punch.
Positions works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Positions pushes Takada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Positions scores with a shoulder strike.
Positions cracks Takada with a nice body shot.
Positions throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Positions.
A left hand lands to the body for Positions.
Positions lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takada.
Positions lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takada.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Positions.
Positions stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Positions pushes Takada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Positions lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Positions.
Positions works on Takada's body with a couple of short punches.
Positions lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takada or not.
Positions lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Positions.
Positions presses Takada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Positions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncomfortable Positions dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Positions lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Positions tries to clinch there but Takada circles away.
Takada misses with a kick to the body
and Positions counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Positions throws out a leg kick but Takada moves out of range and Positions only half commits.
Positions lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Positions lands with a right hand.
Takada misses with a leg kick
and Positions counters with a body kick that stops Takada in his tracks momentarily.
That kick from Takada tenderised Positions's leg. Positions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Positions misses with a takedown attempt
and Takada counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Takada.
Takada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takada blocks a head kick by Positions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada lands with a right hand.
Positions with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Positions bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takada manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Positions landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Positions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takada's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Positions is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takada can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positions sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takada defending well though.
Positions sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takada defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Positions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Positions trying to control the action but Takada is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Takada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Positions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions works his way into side control.
Takada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Takada is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Positions is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Positions wants to control the pace but Takada is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takada holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Positions tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Positions sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncomfortable Positions dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Positions misses.
Takada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Positions.
Positions shoots in for a double leg but Takada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Positions rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Takada to counter with a crisp jab.
Takada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Positions.
Positions wants to clinch but Takada slips to the side
enabling Takada to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takada throws a hook but Positions blocks it.
Positions shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Positions's knee momentarily.
Positions throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Positions misses
and Takada counters with a nice body kick.
Akio Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takada lands a high kick!
Positions avoids the head kick by Takada.
Positions misses with a body kick.
Takada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Positions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takada tries a head kick but it misses.
Positions shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortable Positions. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akio Takada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takada throws a head kick that half lands.
Positions misses with a two punch combination.
Takada throws a looping overhand right but Positions ducks down to avoid it.
Positions misses with a body shot.
Takada connects with a solid leg kick.
Takada tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Takada misses
and Positions counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Takada!
Takada is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Takada wants to control but Positions is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada is bucking up trying to escape but Positions cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Takada is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Positions throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Positions raining down hammerfists from mount.
Positions throwing strikes here but Takada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Positions punching from mount but Takada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada tries to hold on but Positions postures up.
Positions unloading with bombs!
Positions trying to control but Takada is having none of it.
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 Uncomfortable Positions.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Positions, 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... Uncomfortable Positions!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tota Lidel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidel comes to the cage accompanied by Dry Kill Logic - Lost. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Lidel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidel connects with a solid leg kick.
Lidel tries to clinch but Damato moves away
and Damato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lidel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lidel blocks a head kick by Damato.
Damato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lidel. Lidel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Damato misses with an uppercut
and Lidel counters with a straight right hand.
Damato throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Lidel counter with a right hand.
Lidel tries to clinch but Damato moves out of range.
Lidel misses with a lunging right hand
letting Damato counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tota Lidel has been cut.
Lidel misses with a left hand
and Damato counters with a low kick, right behind Lidel 's knee.
Lidel misses with a looping right.
Damato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato throws a leg kick
and Lidel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lidel swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lidel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lidel is rocked!
Lidel tries to clinch but Damato moves away
and Damato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lidel really felt that one!
Oh Lidel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lidel is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lidel circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Damato. Lidel falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Damato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Damato!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keynes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Concerto for Four Violins in B minor. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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216 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Hellmuth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keynes throws a low kick but Hellmuth avoids it.
Hellmuth wants to clinch
and Keynes counters with a low kick, right behind Hellmuth 's knee.
Hellmuth throws a lazy head kick
and Keynes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hellmuth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Keynes throwing strikes but missing.
Hellmuth wants to stand but Keynes is controlling the position.
Hellmuth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Keynes on the ground.
Keynes wants to control from the top but Hellmuth keeps moving.
Keynes tries to free his leg and advance position but Hellmuth is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes throwing strikes but missing.
Keynes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hellmuth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keynes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Keynes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keynes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hellmuth has wrist control.
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.
Keynes looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellmuth throws a low kick but Keynes avoids it.
Hellmuth closes the distance but Keynes moves to the side
and Keynes counters with a good, hard body kick but Hellmuth shrugs it off.
Hellmuth throws a right hand that misses
and Keynes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hellmuth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keynes.
Keynes prevents Hellmuth from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellmuth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hellmuth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keynes is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth keeping moving, preventing Keynes from controlling successfully.
Keynes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hellmuth has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keynes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Keynes wasn't active enough on the ground.
A low kick from Keynes is predictable there
and Hellmuth counters with a left and a right that stings Keynes.
Hellmuth misses with a shot to the body
and Keynes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phil Hellmuth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keynes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hellmuth is out of range and Keynes settles back down.
Hellmuth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Keynes counters with a nice body shot.
Keynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Keynes lands a couple of digs.
Hellmuth keeping moving, preventing Keynes from controlling successfully.
Hellmuth working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keynes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Keynes dominated 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.
No luck for Keynes with that takedown attempt.
Keynes slips under a jab from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keynes.
Keynes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellmuth manages to avoid it.
Keynes misses with a takedown attempt - Hellmuth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hellmuth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keynes.
Keynes misses with an uppercut
enabling Hellmuth to counter with a crisp jab.
Keynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hellmuth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hellmuth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Keynes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Keynes scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Hellmuth.
Keynes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Hellmuth misses.
Hellmuth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Hellmuth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth lands with a slapping head kick.
Hellmuth misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Hellmuth as Keynes shoots in.
Phil Hellmuth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Keynes.
A head kick from Hellmuth lands but Keynes takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Hellmuth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hellmuth throws the kick towards the body but Keynes avoids it.
Keynes throws a series of punches but Hellmuth moves out of range.
Hellmuth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Hellmuth misses
and Keynes counters with a thumping low kick.
Keynes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellmuth.
Hellmuth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keynes's head.
Hellmuth tries to close the distance and clinch but Keynes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keynes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hellmuth counters with a stiff right hand.
Keynes throws a leg kick but Hellmuth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth throws a leg kick which misses Keynes's front leg but catches the back leg as Keynes tries to avoid it.
Hellmuth tries to clinch but Keynes is having none of it.
Keynes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hellmuth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keynes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keynes misses with a two punch combination.
Hellmuth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keynes's head.
Hellmuth doesn't manage to clinch there - Keynes circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keynes's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keynes. Hellmuth shrugs it off though.
Keynes looks to land a right hand but Hellmuth moved out of range.
A punch combination from Hellmuth misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Hellmuth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hellmuth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keynes can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth controls the action.
Keynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keynes blocks a head kick by Hellmuth.
Hellmuth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keynes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keynes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hellmuth defends it nicely.
Keynes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hellmuth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hellmuth dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Keynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hellmuth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hellmuth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keynes lands a head kick. Hellmuth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the body from Hellmuth misses
and Keynes counters with a shoot takedown. Hellmuth fights it but they end up in guard.
Keynes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hellmuth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keynes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keynes pushes down on Hellmuth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Keynes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth tries to kick Keynes off but Keynes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hellmuth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Keynes.
Keynes trying to control but Hellmuth is working from the bottom.
Keynes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellmuth is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Keynes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellmuth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hellmuth is looking to stand up but Keynes isn't so interested in that idea.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Keynes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keynes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellmuth is keeping the position for now.
Keynes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellmuth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keynes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keynes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick by Hellmuth misses
and Keynes counters with a takedown into side control.
Hellmuth parries the strikes from Keynes easily there. Keynes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hellmuth to escape.
Keynes tries to move to mount but Hellmuth blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hellmuth parries the strikes from Keynes easily there. Keynes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hellmuth to escape.
Keynes trying to control the position but Hellmuth is working away.
Keynes lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Keynes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keynes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Keynes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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