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Big Island - 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Train!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Train.
Madison misses with a head kick.
Madison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Train sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Train looks to throw the jab but Madison is out of range.
Train jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Madison. Beautiful body shot.
Madison moves into the clinch.
Train tries to throw a body punch but Madison avoids it by throwing Train back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Madison.
A nice left hand lands by Madison.
Madison lands with a light punch inside.
Madison just leaning against Train, taking a breather.
Train digs a right hand underneath Madison's ribcage. Madison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Madison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Warren Train has been cut.
Nice body punch from Madison.
Train looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Train swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Train fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Train - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Madison, and another! Train is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Billy Madison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by RATM - Killing In The Name Of. Carl Marks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Marks!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marks tries a body shot but Payne blocks it.
Payne lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payne obliges.
Marks looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne stalling.
Payne scores a nice knee to the body.
Payne drops Marks with a big knee straight up the middle! Marks is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Marks is rocked!
It looks like Carl Marks has been cut.
Payne rushes Marks and presses him up against the cage.
Marks is still on wobbly legs! Can Payne finish him?
Payne working Marks over with knees to the body.
Marks seems to have recovered his senses.
Payne scores with a hook to the body.
Payne stalling in the clinch.
Payne lands a big knee to the head and Marks goes down! Payne pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Payne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Cairo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Cairo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Cairo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rousimar Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Alkofer misses the target.
Alkofer misses with a takedown
and Cairo counters with a nice uppercut.
Alkofer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cairo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cairo throws a right hand that misses
and Alkofer counters with a single leg into guard. Cairo didn't expect that.
Alkofer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cairo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cairo has escaped and now he's on top!
Cairo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alkofer on the ground.
Alkofer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alkofer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cairo preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alkofer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cairo uses it to pass to side control.
Alkofer is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkofer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cairo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alkofer with a poor takedown
and Cairo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
John Cairo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Alkofer.
Alkofer looks gassed!
Alkofer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cairo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cairo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alkofer moves away.
Cairo misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cairo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alkofer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cairo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cairo keeping full guard, as Alkofer tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Cairo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alkofer with a poor takedown
and Cairo counters with a stiff right hand.
Alkofer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cairo counters with a thumping low kick.
Cairo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alkofer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cairo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alkofer's calf.
Alkofer is breathing heavily.
Alkofer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cairo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Cairo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Alkofer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alkofer moves to clinch but Cairo breaks away
enabling Cairo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rousimar Alkofer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alkofer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cairo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alkofer wants to clinch but Cairo slips to the side
and Cairo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alkofer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cairo throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cairo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cairo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alkofer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cairo.
Cairo loads up on a big right hand but Alkofer slips the punch.
A cross from Cairo lands.
Cairo scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cairo. That's going to slow Alkofer down.
Alkofer checks a low kick from Cairo.
Alkofer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cairo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alkofer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cairo.
John Cairo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cairo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alkofer manages to avoid it.
Cairo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alkofer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cairo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John Cairo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cairo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rousimar Alkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cairo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alkofer moves away.
Alkofer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cairo throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cairo dominated that second round.
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. 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.
Cairo misses with an uppercut
and Alkofer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cairo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Cairo.
Alkofer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alkofer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alkofer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alkofer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cairo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cairo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cairo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alkofer was well out of range. Poor timing from Cairo.
Cairo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alkofer misses with a takedown attempt
and Cairo counters with a nice leg kick.
Alkofer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer has his takedown stuffed
and Cairo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cairo throws a lazy right hand but Alkofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cairo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cairo motions for Alkofer to come forward. Cairo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cairo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cairo is trying to defend but Alkofer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cairo is trying to stand.
Alkofer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cairo is looking to escape.
Alkofer is trying to work for a kimura but Cairo is defending well.
Cairo is trying to stand back up but Alkofer is controlling him
Alkofer wants to advance to full mount but Cairo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rousimar Alkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Cairo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alkofer has gone for a leg lock! Cairo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alkofer's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cairo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cairo, 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cairo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Maracic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Maracic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maracic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maracic lands a couple of digs.
Maracic is looking to work some ground and pound but Munoz has wrist control.
Munoz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maracic defends it easily.
Maracic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maracic wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Maracic is fighting to break Munoz's control of his arms but Munoz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Maracic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maracic looking to sit in guard and control but Munoz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maracic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munoz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maracic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munoz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maracic looking for a guillotine here but Munoz defends easily.
Maracic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munoz is looking to work some ground and pound but Maracic has wrist control.
Maracic is looking for a triangle but Munoz pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maracic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Munoz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Munoz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Munoz stands up over Maracic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munoz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maracic has his foot on Munoz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munoz works his way back into a safe position though.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munoz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maracic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munoz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Munoz chips away with some ground and pound.
Munoz landing with the ground and pound.
Maracic working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz pushes down on Maracic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maracic gets full guard.
Munoz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maracic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munoz is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Munoz landing some decent shots from guard.
Maracic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maracic is breathing heavily.
Maracic controls Munoz momentarily but Munoz frees himself.
Munoz is working Maracic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munoz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Munoz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Munoz connects with a couple of short punches.
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maracic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maracic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maracic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munoz landing some decent shots from guard.
Munoz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Munoz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munoz thows a big elbow that misses.
Maracic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Munoz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maracic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.
Maracic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Munoz dives on top into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Munoz is working Maracic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Munoz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Munoz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maracic actively working from the bottom here.
Munoz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maracic wants to improve his position but Munoz is controlling well.
Munoz is trying to work for a kimura but Maracic is defending well.
Maracic is looking for a sweep. Munoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maracic missing with punches from the bottom.
Maracic actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz working over Maracic with some ground and pound. Maracic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Munoz is trying to work for a kimura but Maracic is defending well.
Munoz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maracic trying to control here.
Mark Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maracic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
Munoz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Maracic's head.
Maracic is defending against the submission attempts here by Munoz.
Nice strikes from Munoz there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munoz lands a nice short elbow.
Munoz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maracic wants to get back to full guard.
Munoz lands with a punch from half guard.
Maracic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maracic is looking to improve his position.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Munoz lands strikes from half guard.
Munoz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maracic defends it well.
Maracic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maracic looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maracic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Munoz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Munoz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
Munoz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munoz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz postures up in Maracic's guard and throws a big left but Maracic blocks it.
Maracic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munoz defends well.
Maracic working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maracic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maracic is looking for a triangle but Munoz pushes his legs off easily.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
Munoz scoring with some ground and pound.
Munoz landing with the ground and pound.
Maracic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munoz is aware though and is defending well.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
Munoz drops back looking for a leg! Maracic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maracic manages to kick Munoz off! Munoz jumps back into Maracic's guard.
Maracic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munoz.
Maracic trying to keep a closed guard but Munoz is proving a slippery customer.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maracic is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Munoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maracic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Munoz prevents Maracic from escaping the position.
Maracic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maracic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maracic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munoz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Maracic.
Munoz lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maracic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munoz cracks Maracic with a big elbow.
Maracic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Munoz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Munoz working Maracic over with strikes.
Munoz slips a nice elbow through Maracic's hands, connecting with Maracic's forehead.
Maracic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Munoz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maracic is trying to control but can't.
Munoz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maracic trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munoz stops Maracic from getting back to his feet.
Maracic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Munoz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
Munoz is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maracic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maracic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Munoz stands up over Maracic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munoz is in close to Maracic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Munoz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Maracic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Munoz cracks Maracic with a solid left hand.
Maracic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maracic has momentary wrist control but Munoz slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maracic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Munoz connects with a couple of short punches.
Munoz with a nice head shot there.
Munoz lands a couple of digs.
Joe Maracic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maracic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munoz defends well.
Maracic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Munoz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maracic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munoz defends well.
Mark Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Munoz landing some decent shots from guard.
Munoz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maracic wants to sweep here but Munoz controlling him for the moment.
Munoz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Munoz landing with the ground and pound.
Maracic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Munoz distracts Maracic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Munoz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munoz 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... Mark Munoz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azman Hazardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hazardi's choice of entrance music: Julma-Henri & Syrjäytyneet - Oulu-Helsinki . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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28
190 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azman Hazardi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazardi misses with a body shot
and Atkinson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Atkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hazardi's elbow.
Atkinson lands with a right to the head.
Atkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hazardi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hazardi is defending well for now.
Hazardi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hazardi tries to pull guard but Atkinson won't allow it.
Hazardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hazardi controls his hands.
Hazardi fails to pull guard.
James Atkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azman Hazardi.
Atkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atkinson cracks Hazardi with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atkinson.
Hazardi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atkinson misses with a head kick.
Hazardi shoots for a double leg takedown but Atkinson sprawls well. He's pushed Hazardi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atkinson counters with a leg kick.
Atkinson drives through and clinches with Hazardi against the cage.
Atkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Hazardi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hazardi blocks the elbow strike.
Atkinson missing with knees to the body.
Atkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Atkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hazardi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hazardi fails to pull guard.
Hazardi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Atkinson tries to work over Hazardi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Hazardi controls the action.
Atkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazardi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkinson.
Hazardi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Atkinson walks away with a smile on his face. Hazardi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hazardi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Atkinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hazardi somewhat.
Atkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazardi wants to clinch.
Atkinson throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hazardi swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
Hazardi has a takedown stuffed.
Atkinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hazardi.
Hazardi throws a sloppy head kick
and Atkinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atkinson pushes Hazardi away with a front kick.
Hazardi throws a nice head kick!
Hazardi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hazardi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atkinson tries to clinch up
and Hazardi counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Atkinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Atkinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hazardi.
Atkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hazardi circles away.
Hazardi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atkinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Atkinson lands a leg kick that knocks Hazardi off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazardi misses with an uppercut
enabling Atkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi throws a sloppy head kick
and Atkinson counters with a series of strikes. Hazardi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Atkinson scores with the left hand. Hazardi knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown by Hazardi or perhaps it was just good defense by Atkinson which made him look bad.
James Atkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azman Hazardi.
Atkinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hazardi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hazardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkinson.
Azman Hazardi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazardi wants to land a leg kick but Atkinson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atkinson's waist but Atkinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hazardi off to one side.
Hazardi swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
Hazardi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Atkinson to the ground. Hazardi is now in Atkinson's guard.
Hazardi won't allow Atkinson to get back to his feet.
Hazardi stays in close to Atkinson's body and controls the position.
Atkinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson wants to stand but Hazardi is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hazardi is looking to improve his position but Atkinson isn't that keen on the idea.
Atkinson wants to get back to his feet but Hazardi is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hazardi tries to reverse the position but Atkinson maintains control.
Hazardi tries to control Atkinson's body but Atkinson pushes him off. Hazardi squirms to his side and now Atkinson has his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atkinson looking to hold on to the position here but Hazardi rolls and ends up regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Atkinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Atkinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Atkinson has Hazardi up against the cage in a clinch.
Atkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hazardi.
Atkinson tries to throw a body punch but Hazardi avoids it by throwing Atkinson back against the cage.
Hazardi successfully pulls guard.
Hazardi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hazardi trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Atkinson connects with a single shot there.
Atkinson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi throws a sloppy head kick and Atkinson moves out of range easily.
Atkinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hazardi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkinson lands a leg kick that knocks Hazardi off balance momentarily.
Atkinson throws a shot from downtown. Hazardi moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atkinson stuffs the takedown.
Atkinson misses with a left hand
so Hazardi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Atkinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atkinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atkinson is looking to stand up but Hazardi isn't so interested in that idea.
Hazardi wants to control from the top but Atkinson keeps moving.
Hazardi stays in close to Atkinson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azman Hazardi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hazardi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hazardi throws a hook to the side of Atkinson's head but Atkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hazardi shoots in looking for a takedown. Atkinson tries to sprawl out of it but Hazardi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atkinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Atkinson lands a front kick.
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.
Atkinson misses with a few strikes there.
Hazardi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Azman Hazardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazardi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atkinson's waist but Atkinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hazardi off to one side.
James Atkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azman Hazardi.
Hazardi throws a sloppy head kick
and Atkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hazardi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atkinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Hazardi misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azman Hazardi.
I think Atkinson 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... James Atkinson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ferrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Ferrante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferrante loads up on a big right hand but Pitt slips the punch.
Pitt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferrante moves into the clinch.
Pitt misses with an elbow strike.
Ferrante drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pitt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ferrante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferrante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrante shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferrante showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferrante prevents Pitt from standing back up.
Ferrante postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pitt to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pitt.
Pitt is looking to clinch but Ferrante is avoiding it.
Ferrante gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pitt counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferrante clinches up against the cage.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferrante manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pitt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferrante's guard.
Ferrante manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ferrante throws a front kick aimed at Pitt's knee but Pitt avoids it well.
A low kick from Pitt is predictable there
and Ferrante counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferrante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrante tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitt is retaining full guard.
Ferrante gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ferrante manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pitt on his heels. He'll look to pass Pitt's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferrante thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferrante stands and throws Pitt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ferrante controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrante has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pitt!
Ferrante is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pitt is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pitt flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Ferrante anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pitt and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Ferrante slips an arm under Pitt chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Ferrante has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Ferrante is squeezing on Pitt like an anaconda would it's prey. Pitt fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Ferrante!
Adam Ferrante retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf's entrance music is Primus- "John the Fisherman". A fine choice. Johnny Wolf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolf counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vilas Boas !
A nice elbow there by Wolf.
It looks like Lucas Vilas Boas has been cut.
Vilas Boas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Wolf! Vilas Boas is hurt baaadly! Wolf is firing away with more strikes - Vilas Boas is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Wolf!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valesquez comes to the cage accompanied by "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
142 lbs
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25
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Phillips!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valesquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jeremy Phillips has been cut.
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Valesquez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Valesquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phillips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phillips landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valesquez avoids it.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
Valesquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phillips gets underhooks to prevent Valesquez's takedown attempt.
Valesquez is trying to break free.
Valesquez tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.
Phillips prevents Valesquez from breaking the clinch.
Phillips prevents Valesquez from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valesquez as Phillips tries to tie him up.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valesquez blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Valesquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valesquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips lands a knee to the head.
Phillips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valesquez's efforts to push away.
Valesquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips lands an elbow inside.
Phillips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valesquez's efforts to push away.
Phillips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valesquez is defending well for now.
Valesquez is trying to break free.
Valesquez wants to break free but Phillips has control.
A knee to the head by Phillips.
Phillips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valesquez avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Phillips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Fabricio Valesquez has been cut.
Phillips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valesquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valesquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valesquez's efforts to push away.
Phillips looking to stall.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Valesquez blocks with his arms.
Valesquez dodges an elbow strike from Phillips.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valesquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips looks gassed!
Valesquez can't break the clinch.
Valesquez wants the takedown. Phillips is fighting it off but Valesquez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Phillips's guard against the cage.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valesquez is one step ahead there.
Valesquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez gets to his feet - Phillips follows without any prompting.
Valesquez misses with a body shot
and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch.
Phillips lands a knee to the head.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valesquez can't get the takedown.
Valesquez tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
Valesquez avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Phillips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valesquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valesquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valesquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Valesquez tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Valesquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valesquez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Valesquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valesquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valesquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phillips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands an elbow inside.
Valesquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
Valesquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phillips is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valesquez is keeping busy.
Phillips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phillips has Valesquez pressed against the cage, preventing Valesquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Valesquez's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Phillips.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Phillips lands a good knee to the midsection. Valesquez won't want to take too many of those.
Valesquez looking for a takedown.
Phillips lands a knee to the body.
Valesquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips is trying to maintain a safe position but Valesquez gets an underhook and turns Phillips into the cage.
Phillips lands a knee to the head.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phillips.
Valesquez breaks from the clinch.
Valesquez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phillips checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Valesquez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fabricio Valesquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valesquez misses with a low kick.
Valesquez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Valesquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Valesquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch but Valesquez is having none of it.
Valesquez jabs Phillips to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valesquez misses with a straight left.
Valesquez misses with a left hand
and Phillips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valesquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valesquez is trying to break free.
Phillips trying to land knees to the body.
Valesquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez wants to break free but Phillips has control.
Valesquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valesquez.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valesquez can't break the clinch.
Valesquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valesquez's efforts to push away.
Valesquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valesquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phillips lands an elbow inside that Valesquez shrugs off.
Valesquez wants a takedown.
Phillips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valesquez tries to break free but Phillips pushes him back against the cage.
Valesquez breaks from the clinch.
Valesquez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valesquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
Valesquez is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Valesquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valesquez tries to break free but Phillips pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips lands an elbow inside.
Phillips with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Phillips.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Valesquez tries to break free but Phillips pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips keeps control of Valesquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips working Valesquez over with knees to the body.
Valesquez letting Phillips take a breather here.
Valesquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Valesquez's ribcage.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips lands an elbow that stopped Valesquez in his tracks for a moment.
Phillips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.
Valesquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phillips keeps control of Valesquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phillips obliges.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valesquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips lands a knee to the body.
Valesquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Valesquez avoids the damage to the body.
Valesquez is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Valesquez is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Valesquez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Valesquez tries to stand but Phillips is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Valesquez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Valesquez thows a huge punch but Phillips dodges it nicely.
Valesquez wants to stand up but Phillips has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valesquez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy Phillips will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Valesquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valesquez.
Valesquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valesquez throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valesquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valesquez misses with a right hand
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valesquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Valesquez is trying to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valesquez tries to break the clinch but Phillips is controlling the position.
Valesquez has had enough of the clinch but Phillips keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phillips.
Phillips lands a nice knee to the body.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.
Phillips connects with a knee to the head.
Phillips lands an elbow inside that Valesquez shrugs off.
Phillips is looking to control Valesquez's arms but Valesquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phillips has his back to the cage.
Phillips comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Valesquez blocks with his arms.
Phillips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phillips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phillips lands a good knee to the midsection. Valesquez won't want to take too many of those.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Valesquez avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valesquez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valesquez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Valesquez is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets back to full guard.
Valesquez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phillips's guard.
Phillips working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valesquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valesquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valesquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valesquez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Phillips is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valesquez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Valesquez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Phillips really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valesquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillips wants to clinch up but Valesquez keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips tries to clinch up
and Valesquez counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valesquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valesquez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez throws a poor cross that misses
and Phillips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valesquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valesquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valesquez has had enough of the clinch but Phillips keeps him there for the moment.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valesquez avoids it.
Phillips prevents Valesquez from breaking the clinch.
Phillips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valesquez's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Valesquez is trying to force a seperation but Phillips has the dominant position.
Phillips is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Phillips landing knees to the body.
Valesquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips tries to clinch but Valesquez moves out of range.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valesquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phillips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valesquez throws a lazy head kick
and Phillips holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valesquez's defenses.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valesquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jeremy Phillips seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phillips with a knee to the head.
Phillips has Valesquez pressed against the cage, preventing Valesquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Valesquez blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phillips.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Valesquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Valesquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips looks to clinch
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Valesquez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Valesquez pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jeremy Phillips will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valesquez looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips tries to clinch
and Valesquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips moves out of range as Valesquez throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valesquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valesquez throws an off balance right hand
and Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips has Valesquez pressed against the cage, preventing Valesquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips has Valesquez pressed against the cage, preventing Valesquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phillips keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valesquez's efforts to push away.
Valesquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Phillips landing knees to the head.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Phillips scores a nice knee to the body.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Valesquez blocks with his arms.
Valesquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phillips pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phillips moves to clinch but Valesquez breaks away
and Valesquez counters with a left and a right that stings Phillips.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valesquez scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valesquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillips tries to clinch but Valesquez is having none of it.
Valesquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valesquez throws a low kick but Phillips avoids it.
Valesquez misses with a jab to the body
and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valesquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips lands a good knee to the midsection. Valesquez won't want to take too many of those.
Phillips lands an elbow just above Valesquez 's eye.
Valesquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fabricio Valesquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Phillips.
Phillips slowing the pace effectively.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Valesquez is blocking nicely.
Phillips using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valesquez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valesquez tries to circle away but Phillips has him pinned against the cage.
Valesquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phillips lands a knee to the head.
Phillips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phillips connects with a knee to the head.
Valesquez wants to break free but Phillips has control.
Valesquez is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phillips using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valesquez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Phillips.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Valesquez can't break the clinch.
Phillips is looking to control Valesquez's arms but Valesquez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phillips has his back to the cage.
Valesquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Valesquez to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phillips 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeremy Phillips! Jeremy Phillips retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Martensite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martensite's entrance music is the Hellacopters - (Gotta Get Some Action) Now! . A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mongo Martensite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grzegorz Bomba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bomba swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Bomba. No joy for Martensite on that attempt.
Martensite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bomba punishes Martensite's body with a nice straight punch.
Martensite misses with a takedown
and Bomba counters with a straight right hand.
Martensite shoots in for a double leg but Bomba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongo Martensite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martensite on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martensite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bomba swivels and escapes.
Martensite looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bomba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martensite's hands.
Grzegorz Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martensite scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomba is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martensite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba is looking for a sweep. Martensite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martensite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martensite wants to stand up but Bomba has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Martensite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martensite has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martensite wants to control but Bomba is keeping him busy.
Martensite thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bomba's head.
Bomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martensite.
Bomba looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Martensite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martensite is pressing down on Bomba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bomba is holding on for now.
Martensite not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bomba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martensite.
Bomba wants to get back to his feet.
Martensite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bomba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martensite is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martensite.
Bomba regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Martensite.
Bomba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bomba holds on and takes a little breather.
Martensite chips away with some ground and pound.
Martensite is looking to work some ground and pound but Bomba has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bomba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martensite throwing strikes but missing.
Martensite working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bomba's head.
Bomba keeping moving, preventing Martensite from controlling successfully.
Bomba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martensite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martensite loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Bomba dominated that round.
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.
Martensite shoots in looking for a takedown. Bomba tries to sprawl out of it but Martensite keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bomba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martensite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martensite fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bomba to the ground. Martensite is now in Bomba's guard.
Bomba is looking to stand up but Martensite isn't so interested in that idea.
Bomba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martensite cracks Bomba with a solid left hand.
Bomba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martensite.
Bomba has momentary wrist control but Martensite slips an elbow through the middle.
Martensite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martensite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martensite throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bomba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martensite throws and elbow that misses. Bomba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martensite's guard. Nice move by Bomba!
Bomba wants to stand but Martensite has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martensite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bomba is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bomba gets to his feet - Martensite follows without any prompting.
Bomba misses with a series of wild punches.
Martensite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bomba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martensite shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bomba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongo Martensite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martensite walks into a straight right hand from Bomba.
Martensite takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bomba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martensite with a poor takedown
enabling Bomba to counter with a crisp jab.
Bomba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martensite looks for a takedown but Bomba sprawls well.
Martensite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bomba sprawls well. Bomba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martensite gets slowly back to his feet.
Bomba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bomba throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martensite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martensite takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martensite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomba. Bomba obviously looking to wear him down.
Bomba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bomba lands a nice looking body shot.
Martensite looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mongo Martensite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bomba throws a series of strikes that have Martensite backpedaling.
Bomba cracks Martensite with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bomba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomba cracks Martensite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bomba punishes Martensite's body with a nice straight punch.
Bomba scores with a jab to the head.
Martensite takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martensite on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bomba connects with a body shot that sends Martensite's belly button to the back.
Grzegorz Bomba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martensite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bomba scores with a one two! Martensite had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bomba looks to land a combination. Martensite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martensite takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bomba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bomba connects with a nice looking jab.
Bomba cracks Martensite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bomba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bomba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martensite back to the cage. Bomba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martensite is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Bomba.
Oh Martensite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bomba lands with an uppercut that bounces Martensite off the cage and back into rage.
Martensite takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martensite seems to have got his legs back now.
Bomba lands a two punch combo.
Martensite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bomba scores with a nice head shot.
Martensite looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomba thuds a left hand into Martensite's body.
Bomba scores with a shot to the body.
Bomba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martensite eats them both and turns towards Bomba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Bomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bomba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martensite takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martensite tries for a takedown but Bomba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bomba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martensite stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martensite checks a low kick from Bomba.
Martensite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bomba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bomba works over Martensite's head and body with a nice combination.
Bomba scores with a sloppy right hand. Martensite should have avoided that one.
Bomba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bomba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bomba scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Bomba.
Bomba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bomba digs a good body shot into Martensite's ribs.
Bomba scores with a one two! Martensite had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martensite has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bomba finds it's way round the side to connect with Martensite's head.
Martensite walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bomba jabs at Martensite's body.
Bomba lands a really nice looking cross but Martensite seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bomba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grzegorz Bomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martensite keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bomba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bomba lands a slapping body shot.
Bomba scores with a jab to the body.
Bomba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martensite is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bomba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martensite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bomba lands with an uppercut that bounces Martensite off the cage and back into rage.
Martensite takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bomba scores with a four punch combination!
Bomba scores with a hook to the body. Martensite takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bomba lunges at Martensite with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martensite's hand.
Bomba digs a good body shot into Martensite's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bomba both land. Nice combination.
Jab, jab by Bomba - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Bomba. No joy for Martensite on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mongo Martensite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomba scores with a three punch combo!
Bomba scores with a decent looking hook.
Martensite moves forwards but Bomba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bomba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bomba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martensite has time to react.
Martensite takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bomba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bomba dips to his left and cracks Martensite with an uppercut!
Bomba lands a jab.
Bomba lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Bomba as he connects with a hook.
Martensite tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bomba digs a good body shot into Martensite's ribs.
Bomba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martensite has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martensite takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Bomba.
A left and a right from Bomba both land. Nice combination.
Bomba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bomba cracks Martensite with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bomba feints a jab promting Martensite to slip. Bomba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martensite slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bomba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martensite stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bomba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bomba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martensite's hands.
Bomba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomba lands a jab to the head.
Bomba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bomba connects with a single shot there.
Mongo Martensite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bomba lands a nice shot to the body.
Bomba looks to land a combination. Martensite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Bomba.
Bomba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bomba works over Martensite's head and body with a nice combination.
Bomba throws a good cross that connects.
Martensite needs to keep his hands up - Bomba had a free shot at his head there.
Martensite with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bomba counter with a right hand.
Bomba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Bomba lands.
Bomba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bomba stalks Martensite and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martensite's face. Martensite staggers backwards, shaken.
Bomba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Bomba misses.
Bomba lands a glancing blow to the side of Martensite's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Bomba scores with a four punch combination!
Bomba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martensite on the side of the head.
Bomba throws a solid leg kick but Martensite takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bomba.
Bomba cracks Martensite with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grzegorz Bomba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bomba 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzegorz Bomba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hansa Georgowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hansa Georgowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Holt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgowich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Georgowich.
Holt with a nice cross.
Manny Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Georgowich tries a head kick but it misses.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt wants to clinch but Georgowich slips to the side
and Georgowich counters with an inside leg kick.
Holt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Georgowich can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Georgowich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Georgowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holt looks gassed!
Georgowich lands with a kick to the temple. Holt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
Georgowich throws a looping overhand right but Holt ducks down to avoid it.
Holt misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgowich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Georgowich back to the cage. Holt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Georgowich lands with a nice body punch.
Georgowich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holt under the eye.
That kick from Georgowich tenderised Holt's leg. Holt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Georgowich. Georgowich obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georgowich drops Holt with a beautiful combination! Holt stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Georgowich is looking for the KO!
Holt is rocked!
That has opened up Manny Holt's cut even more.
Georgowich thumps Holt with a low kick.
Georgowich misses with a straight left.
Georgowich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Georgowich. That snapped Holt's head back.
Manny Holt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Holt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Georgowich.
Georgowich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Georgowich scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manny Holt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hansa Georgowich!
Hansa Georgowich retains his heavyweight title!
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