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DiGNITY Big Island - 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Mclevain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Mclevain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lad throws a sloppy head kick and Mclevain moves out of range easily.
Lad tries a head kick but it misses.
Lad throws a head kick that misses.
Jack Lad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad tries to keep at a distance but Mclevain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad misses with some punches.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
Mclevain blocks an uppercut.
Lad stops a takedown attempt from Mclevain.
Lad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclevain.
Lad swings wildly with an uppercut but Mclevain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclevain blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lad fails to land.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclevain.
Mclevain has picked Lad up - he's going for a ride! Mclevain dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mclevain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mclevain tries to free his leg and advance position but Lad is retaining full guard.
Mclevain trying to control but Lad is working from the bottom.
Lad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mclevain is controlling him.
Mclevain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lad throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lad tries to roll over but Mclevain keeps him under control.
Mclevain controlling the pace.
Lad won't allow Mclevain to pass to mount.
Mclevain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lad wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mclevain is looking to advance position but Lad won't allow it.
Lad 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.
Mclevain prevents Lad from standing back up.
Lad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclevain is controlling the pace.
David Mclevain has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mclevain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mclevain controlling the position easily from mount.
Lad is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mclevain blocks Lad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mclevain looking to finish Lad with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lad!
Lad is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lad is breathing heavily.
Mclevain breaks from Lad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lad flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mclevain content just to control the position here.
Lad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mclevain. What's that going to do exactly?
You get the feeling that Lad really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mclevain blocks Lad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mclevain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mclevain landing strikes from the mount and Lad is in trouble!
Lad flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lad swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mclevain trying to control but Lad is having none of it.
Lad is working to get back to half guard.
Mclevain breaks from Lad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mclevain. What's that going to do exactly?
Lad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mclevain looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lad tries to buck Mclevain off but he can't manage it.
Lad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mclevain. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Mclevain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lad throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Lad misses
and Mclevain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lad!
Lad tries to buck Mclevain off but he can't manage it.
Mclevain landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lad is desperately trying to improve his position but Mclevain has a good base and remains in mount.
Lad is working hard here to advance position.
Mclevain controlling from the full mount.
Mclevain wants to control the pace but Lad is squirming around nicely.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclevain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mclevain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclevain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lad is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Lad really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mclevain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mclevain. What's that going to do exactly?
Lad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mclevain controlling the position easily from mount.
Lad is trying to stand up.
Mclevain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mclevain controlling the position easily from mount.
Lad tries to buck Mclevain off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain prevents Lad from getting the reversal.
Mclevain controlling the pace for now.
Mclevain won't let Lad get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mclevain controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lad is working to get back to half guard.
Mclevain content just to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lad is looking to escape.
OK we're going to have a standup here. David Mclevain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lad throws a head kick that misses.
Mclevain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lad defends it nicely.
Lad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mclevain blocks a head kick by Lad.
Lad throws a head kick that misses.
Lad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mclevain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lad to the ground. Mclevain is now in Lad's guard.
Mclevain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mclevain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mclevain is controlling him.
Lad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lad wants to stand and escape but Mclevain is having none of it.
Lad keeping moving, preventing Mclevain from controlling successfully.
Lad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mclevain is controlling him.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Mclevain wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lad misses with a head kick.
Mclevain throws a nice looking combination but Lad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lad tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Mclevain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mclevain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mclevain blocks a head kick by Lad.
Mclevain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lad is fending him off so far but Mclevain persists. Nope, Lad circles away and we're back to standing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclevain, as that shot connected.
Mclevain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mclevain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
David Mclevain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lad is trying to escape the mount.
Mclevain dominating with strikes here.
Lad swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mclevain looking to control but Lad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lad is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mclevain controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lad tries to reverse the position but Mclevain maintains control.
Mclevain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lad hang on?
Mclevain content just to control the position here.
Lad is trying to stand up.
Lad swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mclevain controlling the position easily from mount.
Lad is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain controlling from the full mount.
Mclevain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lad tries to buck Mclevain off but he can't manage it.
Mclevain blocks Lad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mclevain. What's that going to do exactly?
Mclevain blocks Lad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mclevain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclevain wants to control the pace but Lad is squirming around nicely.
Lad's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain blocks Lad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lad really wants to buck Mclevain off and get back to his feet.
Mclevain trying to control but Lad is having none of it.
Mclevain controlling his opponent.
Lad swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mclevain controlling his opponent.
Lad is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lad throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mclevain landing strikes from the mount and Lad is in trouble!
Mclevain won't let Lad get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain wants to control the pace but Lad is squirming around nicely.
Lad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lad wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mclevain content just to control the position here.
Lad is trying desperately to improve position.
Jack Lad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mclevain tries to control but Lad wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mclevain. What's that going to do exactly?
Mclevain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lad is looking to escape.
Lad is mounted but he's throwing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Mclevain.
I've got Mclevain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Mclevain!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Power. Ludwig is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wasp - I wanna be somebody. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludwig misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ludwig's guard now.
Miller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ludwig is proving hard to escape from.
Ludwig is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller gets to his feet. Ludwig looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ludwig scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ludwig misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Ludwig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Ludwig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Ludwig avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook. Ludwig ducked under it nicely.
Ludwig lands with a right hand.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Ludwig.
A shot to the liver by Ludwig. Beautiful body shot.
Ludwig tries a head kick but it misses.
Ludwig lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ludwig jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
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!
Ludwig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Ludwig scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Ludwig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludwig cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ludwig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Miller!
Miller is rocked!
Ludwig lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludwig lands a nice shot to the head.
Ludwig is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ludwig.
Ludwig loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Miller scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ludwig land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ludwig stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Ludwig!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Butcher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Mamuh's chin.
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140 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Mamuh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamuh misses with a straight left.
Mamuh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Butcher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Butcher is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mamuh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mamuh shrugs it off.
Butcher has control of Mamuh's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mamuh regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mamuh wants to hold on but Butcher pushes him away.
Mamuh defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Butcher.
Butcher working for a submission but Mamuh is keeping him at bay.
Butcher has control of Mamuh's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mamuh regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mamuh tries to hold on but Butcher postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Butcher but it's paid off an Mamuh is forced to tap! Nice work by Butcher.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Butcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Kooie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zamorano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamorano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Cat Empire - Lost Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marshall Kooie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Zamorano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kooie tries for a takedown but Zamorano circles away easily
and Zamorano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kooie has his takedown stuffed
and Zamorano counters with a body kick.
Kooie is breathing heavily.
Kooie fails with the takedown
and Zamorano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Kooie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Zamorano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zamorano lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kooie up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Zamorano from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kooie's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Zamorano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brick Fist has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brick Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze shoots for a takedown but Fist saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fist counters with a left and a right that stings Haze.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brick Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Haze.
Fist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fist swivels and escapes.
Arjan Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fist scores with a nice right hand.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Fist's leg but Fist calmly moves out of range.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haze looks for a takedown but Fist sprawls well.
Fist shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fist was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Haze tries to hold on but Fist pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fist looking to control but Haze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist with good strikes from the mount here!
Haze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fist moves to back control.
Haze tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Fist has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Haze is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brick Fist!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Trouble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by I'll Make a Man Out of You. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clubber Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Double Trouble!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Trouble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trouble throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang tries for a takedown but Trouble sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trouble takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Trouble misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trouble.
Trouble defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Trouble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trouble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Trouble moves away and avoids it.
Trouble misses with a kick to the body.
Clubber Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
Trouble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trouble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wang.
Trouble moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Trouble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wang's knee momentarily.
Trouble moves away from the strike by Wang.
Trouble scores with a spinning back kick!
Trouble blocks a jab.
Wang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trouble moves out of range of the strikes.
Double Trouble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang connects with the punch.
Trouble cracks the inside of Wang's front leg.
Trouble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wang's head backwards.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trouble.
Trouble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Trouble.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trouble.
Wang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trouble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Trouble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wang misses with a right hand
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trouble doesn't seem bothered though.
Trouble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trouble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wang lands a nice hook to Trouble's body. Trouble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trouble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wang finds it's way round the side to connect with Trouble's head.
Wang cracks Trouble with a good jab.
Trouble misses with a wild body shot.
Trouble misses with an uppercut.
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang misses with a hook
and Trouble counters with an outside leg kick.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Trouble moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Trouble is out of range.
Wang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Trouble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wang missing with a left hand there. Trouble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trouble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trouble misses with a looping left.
Wang takes a swing at Trouble's ribcage but misses.
Wang shoots in and drives through. Trouble sprawls well.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trouble counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Wang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Trouble misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Wang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trouble doesn't seem phased though.
Wang blocks a head kick by Trouble.
Trouble swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trouble slips under a jab.
Trouble is looking to land body kicks.
Wang tests Trouble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wang is looking to clinch but Trouble is avoiding it.
Clubber Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang stuns Trouble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Trouble throws a head kick but Wang moves out of range.
Wang lunges at Trouble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trouble's hand.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Trouble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trouble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trouble walks into a left hand.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trouble on the side of the head.
Wang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trouble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wang cracks Trouble with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wang stands up.
Trouble dodges the punch combination from Wang.
Trouble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wang is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble thuds a left hand into Wang's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Wang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Trouble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wang avoids the body shot from Trouble.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trouble. Trouble obviously looking to wear him down.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Wang.
Trouble moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trouble blocks a jab.
Trouble moves away from the strike by Wang.
Trouble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses.
Trouble ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Trouble ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trouble avoids the head kick by Wang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang misses with an uppercut
and Trouble counters with a head kick. That will keep Wang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wang throws out a loose jab but Trouble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Wang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trouble staying out of range there.
Good work by Trouble as he checks the leg kick.
Trouble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
Trouble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Trouble saw that one coming.
Trouble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Wang lands an overhand right.
Wang swings for the body but Trouble moves out of range.
Wang throws a jab when Trouble was well out of range.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trouble manages to avoid it.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trouble was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trouble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wang to score with a decent uppercut.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Trouble moved out of range nicely.
Trouble throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Wang misses with a hook
and Trouble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Wang misses.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Trouble moves out of range of the strikes.
Trouble swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Trouble is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wang rather than just go for the knockout.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Trouble tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Double Trouble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trouble lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wang throws a push kick but Trouble slaps the foot to one side.
Wang misses with a hook. Trouble ducked under it nicely.
Wang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wang checks the leg kick.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trouble doesn't seem bothered though.
Trouble misses with a wild body shot.
Trouble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Wang moves out of range of the body kick from Trouble.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wang lands.
Trouble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang scores with a hook to the body. Trouble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Wang.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Trouble scores with a nice body kick.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Trouble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang misses with a straight right.
Trouble misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trouble throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Trouble misses with a low kick.
Clubber Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang lands with a nice combination. Trouble backs away looking to recover.
Trouble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wang cracks Trouble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Trouble throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Wang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Clover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongo Martensite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clover comes to the cage accompanied by Ill Nino-How Can I Live. Martensite is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by the Hellacopters - (Gotta Get Some Action) Now! . Mongo Martensite has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tristan Clover's chin.
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Clover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mongo Martensite!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martensite is defended easily by Clover.
Martensite looks to land a body kick but Clover moved away.
Martensite closes the distance and pushes Clover back into the cage.
Martensite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Martensite with that takedown attempt.
Martensite shoots in looking for a takedown but Clover manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martensite's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tristan Clover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mongo Martensite.
Martensite shoots in for a takedown but Clover shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mongo Martensite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martensite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clover.
Some wild striking there from Clover.
Clover tries to keep at a distance but Martensite has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martensite manages to break the clinch.
Clover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martensite gets a clinch.
Martensite breaks from the clinch.
Martensite shoots in and drives through. Clover sprawls well.
Martensite fails with a takedown attempt.
Clover tries to clinch but Martensite moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martensite throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martensite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martensite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martensite fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martensite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martensite circles away quickly and effectively.
Clover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clover blocks a head kick by Martensite.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martensite tries to clinch but Clover is having none of it.
Martensite tries to clinch up but Clover circles away and keeps his distance.
Clover throws a series of punches but Martensite avoids them all with ease.
Martensite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martensite wants to clinch.
Clover misses with the combination.
Clover slaps away a takedown attempt from Martensite, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Clover. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clover. Martensite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martensite fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martensite misses with the combination.
Martensite tries to clinch but Clover moves out of range.
Martensite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martensite doesn't manage to clinch there - Clover circles away.
Martensite doesn't manage to clinch there - Clover circles away.
Clover misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mongo Martensite 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 rushes Clover and presses him up against the cage.
Martensite lands a left hand.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Martensite.
Martensite gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Clover regains guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martensite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martensite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clover had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martensite defends it easily.
Martensite in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martensite landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martensite wants to control from the top but Clover keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martensite controls the pace.
Clover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martensite throwing strikes but missing.
Martensite throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martensite wants to pass the guard but Clover is keeping the position.
Clover is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martensite is aware though and is defending well.
Martensite is looking to work some ground and pound but Clover has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martensite's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martensite drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martensite jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clover working for a triangle but Martensite defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clover pushes a forearm under Martensite's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Martensite is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tristan Clover!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo McGarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan has chosen DESERT STORM by Tartanic as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo McGarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiernan darts in and clinches McGarry up against the cage.
Tiernan is leaning against McGarry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiernan has McGarry pressed against the cage, preventing McGarry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGarry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiernan prevents it.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGarry backwards.
McGarry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiernan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
McGarry fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo McGarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGarry. McGarry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Leo McGarry has been cut.
McGarry shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan swinging wildly here.
McGarry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan throws a series of punches but McGarry moves out of range.
Tiernan wants to clinch but McGarry slips to the side
and McGarry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and McGarry moves out of range easily.
McGarry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiernan misses with a series of wild punches.
McGarry fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarry fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGarry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiernan.
Tiernan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiernan wants it to stay on the feet.
McGarry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiernan defends it nicely.
Tiernan lands a big head kick that sends McGarry tumbling to the mat! Tiernan takes a step backwards and waves McGarry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGarry's hands.
Tiernan lands a nice shot that snaps McGarry's head back.
McGarry is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Tiernan misses.
Tiernan wants to clinch up but McGarry keeps it at a distance.
Tiernan cracks the inside of McGarry's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarry misses with a takedown attempt - Tiernan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiernan tries to clinch but McGarry is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo McGarry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiernan scores with a head kick. McGarry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McGarry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGarry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McGarry. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McGarry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tiernan is fending him off so far but McGarry persists. Nope, Tiernan circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab from McGarry.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarry swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
A cross from McGarry lands.
McGarry moves out of range of the body kick.
McGarry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leo McGarry's cut is getting worse.
Tiernan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGarry's calf.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGarry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
McGarry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiernan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo McGarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a body punch but McGarry moves out of range.
McGarry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGarry shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiernan tries to sprawl out of it but McGarry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiernan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGarry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiernan digs a good body shot into McGarry's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiernan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to clinch but McGarry moves out of range.
Tiernan lands a big head kick that sends McGarry tumbling to the mat! Tiernan takes a step backwards and waves McGarry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh McGarry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leo McGarry's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tiernan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGarry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiernan as he avoids it easily.
McGarry shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiernan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGarry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGarry misses with a left hand
and Tiernan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGarry thinking.
McGarry seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiernan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGarry circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo McGarry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGarry thows a body shot but no joy.
McGarry circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGarry shoots and misses
and Tiernan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tiernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGarrys head.
Tiernan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as McGarry controls his hands.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan gets through McGarry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan tries a body shot but McGarry blocks it.
McGarry gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tiernan regains guard.
McGarry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiernan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGarry.
Tiernan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGarry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGarry thows a big elbow that misses.
Tiernan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGarry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiernan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGarry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan wants to stand and escape but McGarry is having none of it.
McGarry throws and elbow that misses. Tiernan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGarry's guard. Nice move by Tiernan!
Tiernan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGarry trying to strike off his back.
McGarry is looking for a triangle but Tiernan pushes his legs off easily.
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!
McGarry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiernan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGarry looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tiernan has picked McGarry up and slammed him! McGarry can't keep hold of the triangle and Tiernan manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGarry tries to bench press Tiernan off him but Tiernan keeps the position.
McGarry throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tiernan wants to stand but McGarry is controlling his arm.
McGarry is trying to get back to half guard.
Tiernan wants to control but McGarry is keeping him busy.
McGarry tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Patrick Tiernan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tiernan trying to control the position but McGarry is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarry is trying to improve his position.
McGarry throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
McGarry is looking to regain half guard here but Tiernan keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGarry manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo McGarry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiernan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
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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). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Maracic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 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!
Maracic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munoz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maracic is in Munoz's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maracic tries to free his leg and advance position but Munoz is retaining full guard.
Maracic trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
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 working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Maracic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munoz.
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.
Maracic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Maracic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munoz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Munoz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maracic has momentary wrist control but Munoz slips an elbow through the middle.
Munoz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maracic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munoz has managed to get both his arms back between Maracic's legs - danger averted.
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 tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maracic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munoz is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maracic working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maracic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maracic is keeping the position for now.
Munoz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maracic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.
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!
Munoz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maracic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munoz keeping full guard, as Maracic tries to pass.
Maracic is looking to advance position but Munoz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Maracic tries to reverse the position but Munoz maintains control.
Munoz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maracic wants to hold on but Munoz pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! Munoz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maracic is in a horrible position here. Munoz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Joe Maracic has been cut.
The referee warns Maracic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maracic regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maracic wants to control but Munoz is keeping busy.
Munoz is trying to work for a kimura but Maracic is defending well.
Munoz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maracic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maracic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munoz pulls his head out easily.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maracic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Munoz is working for a submission of some sort.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munoz is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maracic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Munoz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 cut man is working on Joe Maracic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maracic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munoz circles away.
Mark Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maracic tries to avoid it but Munoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maracic to the ground. Maracic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munoz is defended easily by Maracic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz shoots in but no luck this time.
Joe Maracic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Munoz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maracic fails with a takedown attempt.
Maracic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munoz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Munoz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maracic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maracic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Maracic can't keep his opponent in guard - Munoz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maracic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maracic wants to improve his position but Munoz is controlling well.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maracic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maracic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz landing with the ground and pound.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munoz distracts Maracic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munoz landing with the ground and pound.
Munoz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Munoz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Munoz lands a couple of elbows.
Mark Munoz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munoz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munoz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Munoz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maracic's head.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maracic looking for a sweep. Not yet Maracic, not yet.
Maracic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maracic is looking to stand up but Munoz isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz pushes down on Maracic's leg and manages to get into 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.
Munoz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Munoz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maracic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Munoz.
Maracic looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
The cut man is working on Joe Maracic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maracic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maracic wants it to stay on the feet.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Maracic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maracic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz gets caught flat footed, as Maracic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maracic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maracic has gone for a leg lock! Munoz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maracic's guard.
Munoz distracts Maracic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maracic looking for a sweep. Not yet Maracic, not yet.
Munoz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maracic is looking for a triangle but Munoz pushes his legs off easily.
Maracic working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munoz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maracic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
Munoz distracts Maracic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munoz is posturing up here but Maracic has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Munoz tries to roll out but it's too tight and Munoz has to tap! Slick submission there by Maracic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Maracic!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chazz Gecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gecko has chosen Bon Jovi: Livin' On A Prayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Harvey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chazz Gecko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Gecko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Gecko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
Gecko scores with a jab.
Gecko throws a lazy uppercut
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gecko.
Gecko with a jab.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gecko.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Gecko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Harvey.
Gecko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Gecko scores with a decent looking hook.
Harvey connects with a single shot there.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Gecko's head but Gecko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gecko scores with a nice strike.
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!
Gecko takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gecko.
Gecko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gecko to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Harvey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gecko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harvey checks a leg kick.
Gecko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gecko moves out of range of the strikes.
Gecko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gecko.
Gecko throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.
Gecko throws a poor cross that misses
and Harvey counters with a good low kick that Gecko was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey lands with a right hand.
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gecko slips a straight right by Harvey.
Gecko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Gecko misses.
Gecko looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gecko.
Gecko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harvey eats them both and turns towards Gecko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slips under a jab from Gecko.
Gecko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Gecko's head.
Gecko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gecko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey with a hook.
Gecko tried to score with a low kick but Harvey checks it.
Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gecko throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Gecko's head.
Harvey lands a really nice looking cross but Gecko seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gecko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gecko throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Gecko moved out of range.
Gecko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Gecko. Those never looked like landing.
Gecko connects with a crisp jab.
Gecko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gecko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Gecko moved out of range nicely.
Gecko throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gecko staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Gecko's body.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Gecko throws the left hand but Harvey avoids the punch easily.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gecko has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harvey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gecko up against the cage.
Harvey gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gecko has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvey working aggressively here.
Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gecko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gecko backwards.
Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Gecko lands with a shot to the body.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gecko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gecko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Gecko slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gecko misses with a wild body shot.
Gecko looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Harvey thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Paul Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Harvey with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Gecko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Gecko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Gecko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gecko throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Gecko throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gecko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gecko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Harvey defending well as Gecko loads up on a big left hand.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws a jab when Gecko was well out of range.
Harvey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gecko.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gecko.
Gecko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Gecko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey lands a really nice looking cross but Gecko seems unphased.
Harvey feints and then cracks Gecko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gecko down.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Gecko is just out of range.
Harvey closes the distance and pushes Gecko back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harvey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gecko is keeping busy.
Harvey misses with a punch on the inside.
Gecko working hard to break the clinch.
Gecko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harvey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harvey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harvey tries a body shot but Gecko blocks it.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Gecko avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gecko's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Gecko avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gecko.
Harvey taking a breather.
Harvey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harvey pushes Gecko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harvey lands a hook that snaps the head of Gecko backwards.
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gecko missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gecko connects with a crisp jab.
Gecko with a nice cross.
Gecko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Gecko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gecko misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back.
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gecko's head backwards.
Harvey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gecko avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harvey checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gecko checks a low kick from Harvey.
Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harvey walks into a stiff left hand from Gecko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harvey clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gecko scores with a shot to the body.
Gecko misses with a looping right.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Gecko's head.
Gecko swings widly with a right hand
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gecko misses with a looping left.
Harvey takes one to the side of the head.
Gecko misses with a lunging right hand
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Gecko misses the target.
Gecko slips a jab from Harvey.
Gecko defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gecko lands a nice looking body shot.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harvey lands a head shot.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Gecko.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Gecko ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gecko throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gecko moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Gecko is just out of range.
Gecko lands a really nice looking cross but Harvey seems unphased.
Gecko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Gecko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey cracks Gecko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gecko misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Gecko avoids nicely.
Harvey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Gecko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Gecko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gecko takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harvey misses.
A slow jab from Gecko misses its intended target.
Harvey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gecko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gecko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Gecko.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gecko takes one on the button.
Harvey takes a swing at Gecko's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Paul Harvey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gecko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gecko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gecko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gecko misses with a body shot.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Gecko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gecko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gecko manages to avoid it.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Gecko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gecko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Gecko throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Gecko moves out of range easily.
Gecko throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harvey throws a jab when Gecko was well out of range.
Gecko ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Gecko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harvey has time to react.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Gecko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Gecko.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Gecko moved out of range nicely.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Gecko.
Gecko misses with a body shot
and Harvey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gecko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
A big right from Gecko misses.
Gecko misses with a lunging right hand
and Harvey counters with a low kick, right behind Gecko 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Gecko tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harvey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left lands for Gecko.
Gecko misses with a hook
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey throws a body punch but Gecko moves out of range.
Gecko feints a jab promting Harvey to slip. Gecko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harvey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harvey lunges at Gecko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gecko's hand.
Chazz Gecko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gecko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey sizes up Gecko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harvey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gecko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harvey thumps Gecko with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Harvey.
Well Harvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Harvey!
Paul Harvey is the new light heavyweight champion!
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