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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zeev Haimovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dropp Fredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeev Haimovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dropp Fredd!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haimovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fredd avoids it really well and circles away.
Zeev Haimovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haimovich has closed the distance and engaged Fredd in a clinch.
Fredd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Zeev Haimovich has been cut.
Haimovich goes for a takedown attempt but Fredd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fredd avoids the body shot from Haimovich.
Fredd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredd lands the left hand.
Haimovich fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeev Haimovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haimovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Fredd shoots in and drives through. Haimovich sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredd scores with a jab.
Fredd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haimovich.
Haimovich moves into the clinch.
Fredd with a knee to the head.
Haimovich is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Fredd lands a big elbow that drops Haimovich! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Haimovich is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dropp Fredd!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faris Othman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faris Othman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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132 lbs
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Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faris Othman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Othman has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Othman looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Othman pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson winds up and cracks Othman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Othman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Othman on the ground.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Othman's hands, connecting with Othman's forehead.
Othman is rocked!
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Othman is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson controlling the action here.
Jackson winds up and cracks Othman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Othman quite badly. Othman pulls Jackson in close trying to recover. Jackson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Othman on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Othman doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nike Mombai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nike Mombai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mombai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Connor lands a head shot.
Mombai slips under a jab from Connor.
Connor throws a series of punches but Mombai moves out of range.
Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mombai counters by clinching up.
Mombai lands with a left to the head.
Mombai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mombai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mombai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Connor. Those never looked like landing.
Connor misses with a kick to the body.
Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Mombai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
A telegraphed right hand from Mombai misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mombai moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mombai.
Mombai breaks the clinch.
Mombai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connor looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mombai. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mombai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Connor counters with a head kick. That will keep Mombai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick and Mombai moves out of range easily.
Mombai scores with a hook to the body. Connor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Connor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mombai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Connor backs up against the cage.
Mombai stuns Connor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mombai lands a head shot.
Mombai rushes Connor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mombai avoiding damage as Connor throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mombai cracks Connor with a nice body shot.
Mombai manages to break the clinch.
Mombai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Connor missing with a left hand there. Mombai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mombai connects with a body shot.
Mombai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mombai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mombai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Mombai on the inside.
Mombai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mombai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mombai lands an uppercut.
Mombai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Mombai.
Mombai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Connor or not.
Mombai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mombai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Mombai scores with a hook to the body.
Mombai scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Mombai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mombai cracks Connor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Connor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mombai finish him?
Mombai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connor doesn't seem bothered though.
Mombai is looking to wear down Connor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mombai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mombai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mombai works Connor's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mombai digs a good hook to Connor's body.
Connor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Connor drops his hands momentarily and Mombai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mombai sends Connor crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mombai is motioning to the referee to let Connor up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Connor is rocked!
Mombai tries a head kick but it misses.
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Mombai finish him?
Mombai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connor seems to have recovered his senses.
Mombai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mombai cracks Connor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mombai has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Connor to stand back up!
Mombai drops Connor with a straight right hand, right on the button! Mombai follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nike Mombai!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caio Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moneybags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caio Mendes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Moneybags!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moneybags connects with a solid leg kick.
Moneybags uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moneybags lands a right hook to the body.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Moneybags.
Moneybags fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moneybags.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Moneybags pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendes back to the cage. Moneybags follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moneybags ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mendes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendes is rocked!
Moneybags throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Moneybags.
Moneybags misses with an uppercut. Mendes saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes walks straight into a right hand from Moneybags - that's dropped him! Moneybags jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mendes from any more punishment! Mendes complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Moneybags!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canyon Mikel Scott King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's a fight!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canyon Mikel Scott King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Thomas .
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King avoids the head kick by Thomas .
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Thomas .
Nice defenses there by Thomas .
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
King loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Thomas .
Brad Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canyon Mikel Scott King.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brad Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from King misses.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King staying out of range there.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Canyon Mikel Scott King.
King scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thomas slips a straight right by King.
King digs a good hook to Thomas 's body.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas .
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas .
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas avoids the body shot from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from King.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Thomas .
A head kick misses from Thomas .
King avoids the body shot from Thomas .
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas walks into a jab.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canyon Mikel Scott King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses with a looping left.
Thomas lands the left hand.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas .
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canyon Mikel Scott King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
King misses with a hook.
King misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Thomas blocks a jab.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Thomas leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Brad Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canyon Mikel Scott King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King swinging wildly here.
King defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Thomas .
King has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
King walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King is breathing heavily.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King misses with a body shot.
Thomas 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.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas connects with a high kick.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Thomas connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Thomas .
King walks into a straight right hand from Thomas .
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Thomas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King thuds a left hand into Thomas 's body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Thomas .
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Thomas works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas throws a hook but King blocks it.
King misses the shot to the body.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas checks a low kick from King.
Brad Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas 's guard.
King wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas is controlling King's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Canyon Mikel Scott King wasn't active enough on the ground.
A combination from King does no damage.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King misses with an uppercut.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Thomas moves away from the strike by King.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from King.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donk. Thomas catches King right on the button with a cross.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Thomas .
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throws a hook to the side of Thomas 's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas .
Thomas throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King with a nice cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Canyon Mikel Scott King.
I think King 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 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thing One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thing One!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hanma lands a really nice looking cross but One seems unphased.
One moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanma throws a right hand that One ducks under and follows up with a left that One also avoids with ease.
One misses with an uppercut. Hanma saw that one coming.
A combination from Hanma does no damage.
Hanma throws a big shot that misses.
Hanma misses with a head kick.
Hanma throws a head kick but One moves out of range.
Hanma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooh!!! One has knocked Hanma down with a huge combo! One steps away and waves a wobbly Hanma back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hanma is rocked!
It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Oh Hanma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
One throws a pinpoint strike between Hanma's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Hanma crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and One scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thing One!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Fonzarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arthur Fonzarelli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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283 lbs
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300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arthur Fonzarelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fonzarelli thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fonzarelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Fonzarelli.
It looks like Josh King has been cut.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Fonzarelli.
Fonzarelli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fonzarelli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a wild hook but Fonzarelli just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! King gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Fonzarelli raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Fonzarelli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauna Kinkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabr Aldossary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldossary comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (S&M version) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sauna Kinkku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jabr Aldossary!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kinkku as Aldossary shoots in.
Kinkku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldossary shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kinkku's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kinkku is on top in guard.
Aldossary keeping moving, preventing Kinkku from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinkku wants to pass the guard but Aldossary is keeping the position.
Aldossary has his foot on Kinkku's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kinkku works his way back into a safe position though.
Aldossary wants to sweep here but Kinkku controlling him for the moment.
Kinkku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kinkku throws a strike aimed at the side of Aldossary's head but Aldossary avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldossary takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Aldossary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kinkku tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kinkku wants to control but Aldossary is keeping him busy.
Aldossary is looking to reverse the position.
Kinkku tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kinkku throws an elbow but Aldossary slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Aldossary defending against the ground and pound.
Kinkku sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aldossary is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kinkku 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.
Aldossary avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kinkku.
You can see the frustration on Aldossary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kinkku advances to mount.
Kinkku unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldossary slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aldossary manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aldossary looking to control but Kinkku passes into half guard.
Aldossary is looking to improve his position.
Kinkku lands strikes from half guard.
Kinkku looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kinkku content to control rather than advance.
Aldossary manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinkku.
Kinkku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldossary fails to land the takedown.
Kinkku just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kinkku.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinkku throws a shot from downtown. Aldossary moves away and avoids it.
Kinkku works over Aldossary's head and body with a nice combination.
Aldossary blocks a leg kick.
Aldossary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kinkku circles away.
Sauna Kinkku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabr Aldossary.
Aldossary shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kinkku's guard.
Aldossary looks gassed!
Kinkku is trying to keep Aldossary in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinkku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aldossary can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kinkku wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sauna Kinkku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldossary scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aldossary moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kinkku can't do much from the bottom here.
Kinkku is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aldossary's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kinkku is looking for a sweep. Aldossary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aldossary lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Aldossary is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldossary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinkku is looking for a sweep. Aldossary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kinkku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aldossary controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kinkku trying to control the position.
Kinkku 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.
Kinkku working for a triangle but Aldossary defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary wants to control from the top but Kinkku keeps moving.
Aldossary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aldossary might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kinkku kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kinkku wants to sweep but no luck.
Kinkku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldossary is in close to Kinkku's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kinkku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kinkku looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldossary is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aldossary avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kinkku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aldossary throws a strike but Kinkku rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kinkku slips nicely into half guard.
Kinkku is looking to take a break and control but Aldossary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary is trying to stand back up but Kinkku is controlling him
Aldossary wants to control but Kinkku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kinkku wants to take a breather but Aldossary is having none of it.
Kinkku frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kinkku prevents Aldossary from getting the reversal.
Kinkku looking to control but Aldossary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldossary is looking to improve his position but Kinkku isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jabr Aldossary will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kinkku gets the takedown into side control.
Kinkku remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kinkku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldossary keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinkku has control of an arm but Aldossary manages to advance to Kinkku's back!
Kinkku is keeping busy.
Aldossary throwing sloppy strikes.
Kinkku trying to control the action but Aldossary just sinks the hooks in.
Aldossary is trying to stick to Kinkku's back but Kinkku is turning into Aldossary. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aldossary's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kinkku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldossary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldossary looking for subs off his back but Kinkku has passed one foot through into half guard.
Aldossary wants to get back to full guard.
Kinkku is trying to control. Aldossary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kinkku working over Aldossary with some ground and pound. Aldossary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kinkku keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary wants to control but Kinkku is keeping busy.
Aldossary is trying to get back to full guard.
Aldossary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldossary moves into full guard.
Kinkku trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldossary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinkku wants to pass the guard but Aldossary is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku trying to control but Aldossary is working from the bottom.
Aldossary wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Sauna Kinkku wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aldossary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kinkku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldossary tries to move into range but Kinkku moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kinkku lands a jab to the head.
Sauna Kinkku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinkku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kinkku fails to land the takedown.
Kinkku misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldossary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinkku connects with a looping right hand.
Kinkku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldossary pinned against the cage. Aldossary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldossary looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aldossary shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kinkku is trying to defend but Aldossary finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinkku moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldossary stopping the sweep attempt from Kinkku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sauna Kinkku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kinkku 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 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sauna Kinkku!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Ashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by I will go full retard on you!. Ashley has chosen Epic by Farhan Khan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Freddy White had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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158 lbs
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28
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Winston Ashley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashley throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a looping overhand right but Ashley ducks down to avoid it.
Ashley walks into a left hand.
Ashley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ashley is one step ahead there.
White wants to control but Ashley passes easily into half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Ashley trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
White wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White manages to get to full guard.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ashley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ashley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ashley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ashley passes into half guard.
White gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ashley trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashley stopping the sweep attempt from White.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ashley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
White keeping moving, preventing Ashley from controlling successfully.
Ashley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ashley stopping the sweep attempt from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to hit a switch here but Ashley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there!
White is looking to improve his position but Ashley isn't that keen on the idea.
White is squirming around, avoiding Ashley's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ashley trying to control but White is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ashley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Ashley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
White looking to control but Ashley passes into half guard.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ashley manages to get himself to full guard.
White trying to control but Ashley is working from the bottom.
White passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley trying to control here.
White is working for a kimura but Ashley is defending it quite comfortably.
Ashley trying to control from the bottom.
White seems to be working for a kimura but Ashley defends the submission attempt.
White is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ashley reverses the position - he's now on top in White's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashley got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ashley has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
Ashley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ashley defends it easily.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Ashley has passed into half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ashley escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ashley!
White gets back to half guard.
Ashley moves into full mount! White won't be happy about that!
Ashley prevents White from getting the reversal.
White tries to lock up and control but Ashley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working to try and regain half guard.
White is squirming around, avoiding Ashley's attempts to control the action.
White is trying to reverse the position but instead Ashley has taken his back - oops!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is really stuck here.
White rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
White is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White scores with a shot to the body.
White missing with a left hand there. Ashley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White is looking to slow Ashley down with leg kicks.
Ashley staying out of range there.
Ashley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White wants to sweep but Ashley has passed to side control!
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashley trying to control the position but White is working away.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freddy White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White wants to sweep here but Ashley controlling him for the moment.
White working for a triangle but Ashley defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White 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.
Ashley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Ashley preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Ashley has passed into half guard.
Ashley prevents White from improving his position.
White has a hand on Ashley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ashley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
White regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashley is taking a breather. White says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White wants to get back to full guard but Ashley has mounted him!
White is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is trying to reverse the position but instead Ashley has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White clearly takes that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ashley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Ashley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White is looking to improve his position.
Ashley is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ashley manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to pass the guard.
Whiteis looking to pass into half guard but Ashley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ashley is in guard.
White looking to control.
Ashley got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ashley has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White 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.
Ashley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ashley!
Ashley is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
Ashley suckers White into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Ashley is now in White's guard!
White trying to keep a closed guard but Ashley is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to improve his position but instead Ashley has moved into half guard.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ashley manages to get himself to full guard.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ashley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ashley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ashley!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to reverse the position.
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ashley's thigh. Ashley counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White had his way with Winston Ashley in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ashley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashley lands in his opponent's guard.
White controls Ashley momentarily but Ashley frees himself.
White wants to sweep here but Ashley controlling him for the moment.
Ashley has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing White to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ashley is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - White pulls down on the head and he's put Ashley to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Freddy White!
Freddy White retains his lightweight title!
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