CWC 17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Armstrong
vs
Maxwell

181 cm
26
181 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armstrong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Armstrong jabs at Maxwell's body.
The crowd cheers as Armstrong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maxwell doesn't seem phased though.
Maxwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maxwell looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Maxwell throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxwell slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Nice cross by Maxwell.
Armstrong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Maxwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maxwell down.
Maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Vick Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maxwell!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong punishes Maxwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Maxwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Maxwell loads up on a big right hand but Armstrong slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a hook but Maxwell avoids it easily.
Armstrong with a nice cross.
Maxwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Maxwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maxwell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Armstrong.
Armstrong swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Armstrong scores with a spinning back kick!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maxwell as he avoids it easily.
Crunch! Armstrong slams his shin into Maxwell's torso.
A combination from Maxwell does no damage.
Armstrong dives in and grabs Maxwell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maxwell pushes down on Armstrong's head and hops out.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Armstrong.
Maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Armstrong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Armstrong lands a front kick.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Maxwell misses.
A shot to the liver by Armstrong. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by Maxwell.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Maxwell.
Ken Maxwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maxwell throws an overhand right that lands on Armstrong's shoulder, as Armstrong tries to avoid the shot.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Maxwell.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maxwell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Armstrong scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing punches.
Armstrong breaks from Maxwell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Armstrong with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Ken Maxwell has been cut.
Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.
Armstrong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Armstrong breaks from Maxwell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxwell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maxwell is looking to improve his position but Armstrong isn't that keen on the idea.
Maxwell looks gassed!
Maxwell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scoring with strikes but Maxwell is staying in there.

The cut above Ken Maxwell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maxwell is looking to improve his position but Armstrong isn't that keen on the idea.
Armstrong with a couple of short strikes.

Ken Maxwell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ken Maxwell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vick Armstrong!

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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by BRANDED by Faces Of Mars. Donaire has chosen Filipino Flash - Nump as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Quinn
vs
Donaire

170 cm
28
150 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

168 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hilo Nutrition (video proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Quinn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nonito Donaire!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaire stuffs the takedown.
Donaire cracks Quinn with a good jab.
Quinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donaire is fending him off so far but Quinn persists. Nope, Donaire circles away and we're back to standing.
Donaire throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quinn's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donaire. Quinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
letting Donaire counter with a right hand.
Donaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quinn on the side of the head.
Quinn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown. Donaire tries to sprawl out of it but Quinn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donaire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Donaire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donaire counters with a nice uppercut.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nonito Donaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt - Donaire sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quinn tries to bum rush Donaire with a series of wild strikes but Donaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donaire throws a series of strikes that have Quinn backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to clinch up.
Quinn misses with a left hand
and Donaire counters with a two punch combo.
Quinn misses with a right hand
and Donaire counters with a series of strikes. Quinn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dan Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn lands an overhand right.
Quinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horrible takedown by Quinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Donaire which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinn shoots in but no luck this time.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quinn is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn has his takedown stuffed
and Donaire counters with a nice body shot.
Donaire lands with a cross.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Donaire circles away easily
and Donaire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quinn tries to clinch but Donaire is having none of it.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Donaire's shoulder, as Donaire tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donaire's waist but Donaire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quinn off to one side.
Quinn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donaire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donaire throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quinn's head.
Donaire lands a head kick. Quinn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quinn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donaire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Donaire counter with a right hand.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nonito Donaire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Quinn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinn tries to clinch there but Donaire circles away.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donaire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quinn shoots and misses
letting Donaire counter with a right hand.
Quinn throws a body kick the misses
and Donaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donaire counters with a big head kick but Quinn shrugs it off.
Donaire tests Quinn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaire circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Donaire. Those never looked like landing.
Dan Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donaire wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donaire sprawls well. Donaire wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn wants to clinch up but Donaire keeps it at a distance.
Donaire scores with a nice strike.
Quinn shoots for a double leg takedown but Donaire sprawls well. He's pushed Quinn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Quinn doesn't manage to clinch there - Donaire circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donaire manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Quinn wants to stand and escape but instead Donaire has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Donaire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire wants to get up but he can't break Quinn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Quinn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Donaire is aware though and is defending well.
Donaire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Donaire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quinn striking off his back but it's not causing Donaire any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Quinn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Quinn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire controlling from the top position.
Quinn looking to control.
Quinn wants to sweep but no luck.

Quinn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Donaire has picked Quinn up and slammed him! Quinn can't keep hold of the triangle and Donaire manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donaire working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Quinn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Quinn.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense.
Quinn shoots in but Donaire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donaire defends it nicely.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt
letting Donaire counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quinn.
Donaire scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Donaire avoids it really well and circles away.
Quinn walks into a left hand.
Quinn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quinn wants to clinch
and Donaire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donaire throws a right and a left that Quinn avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt
and Donaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donaire keeps the fight on the outside.
Donaire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donaire cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Quinn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn trying to control from Donaire's half guard. Donaire has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking to pass the guard.
Quinn throws a strike but Donaire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Donaire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quinn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donaire has managed to get both his arms back between Quinn's legs - danger averted.

Donaire decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn shoots in for a double leg but Donaire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quinn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donaire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quinn somewhat.
Donaire checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Donaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Donaire there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Nonito Donaire just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Quinn blocks a head kick by Donaire.
Quinn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donaire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donaire stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donaire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn closes the distance and clinches up with Donaire, looking for a takedown. Quinn pushes Donaire against the cage but Donaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quinn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donaire counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quinn tries to move into range but Donaire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donaire checks a low kick from Quinn.
Danga de danga de dang - Donaire scores with a four punch combination!
Donaire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
and Donaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn dives in and grabs Donaire's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donaire pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out.
Donaire throws a combination. Quinn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Donaire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire connects with the punch.

Quinn is rocked!
Donaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Donaire.
Quinn shoots and misses
and Donaire counters with a three punch combo that has Quinn backing up. Quinn nods at Donaire to acknowledge the strikes.
Quinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaire circles away.
Donaire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quinn on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Donaire.
Oh Quinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn looks to throw a body kick
and Donaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Donaire is avoiding it.
Quinn seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Donaire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donaire as he avoids it easily.
Donaire cracks Quinn with a good jab.
Quinn misses with a hook. Donaire ducked under it nicely.
Quinn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Donaire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Donaire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinn doesn't seem phased though.
Quinn moves in looking to clinch but Donaire pushes him off.
Donaire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaire circles away.
Donaire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Donaire shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn tries to clinch up but Donaire circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donaire's waist but Donaire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quinn off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nonito Donaire dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Donaire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donaire scores with a shot to the body.
Quinn dives in and grabs Donaire's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donaire pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out.
Quinn misses with a jab to the body
and Donaire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nonito Donaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donaire pinned against the cage. Donaire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quinn throws a right and a left that Donaire avoids nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Donaire throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn tries to clinch but Donaire moves out of range.
Quinn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donaire counters with a left and a right that stings Quinn.
Quinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donaire is fending him off so far but Quinn persists. Nope, Donaire circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quinn tries to clinch but Donaire moves away
and Donaire counters with a right hand to the body.
Donaire with a nice cross.
Donaire lands a jab to the nose.
Quinn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quinn fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaire misses with the combination.
Donaire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donaire wants it to stay on the feet.
Quinn shoots in but no luck this time.
Quinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaire circles away.
Donaire lands a high kick!
Quinn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donaire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donaire lands with a kick to the temple. Quinn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaire stuffs the takedown attempt from Quinn. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donaire but Donaire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donaire connects with a single shot there.
Quinn throws a low kick, looking for Donaire's leg but Donaire calmly moves out of range.
Quinn looks for a takedown but Donaire sprawls well.
Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donaire pinned against the cage. Donaire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaire cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Quinn motions for Donaire to come forward. Quinn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Donaire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quinn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaire circles away.
Dan Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nonito Donaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donaire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nonito Donaire! Nonito Donaire retains his featherweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sims
vs
Benton

190 cm
29
270 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
31
265 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Benton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benton tries to clinch but Sims moves out of range.
Benton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sims swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
Sims throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sims blocks a head kick by Benton.
Sims throws a hook but Benton blocks it.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton wants to clinch up but Sims keeps it at a distance.
Benton tries to clinch up but Sims circles away and keeps his distance.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands with a slapping head kick.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sims swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
Sims misses with a hook.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton is looking to clinch but Sims is avoiding it.
Sims keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Benton.
Sims clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benton misses with a head kick.
Benton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benton tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sims swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sims manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sims lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Benton has Sims up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton tries to circle away but Sims has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Benton on the inside.
Sims doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton is trying to push Sims away but Sims has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Benton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sims avoids the head kick by Benton.
Benton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a head kick.
Benton tries to clinch but Sims moves out of range.
Sims keeps the fight on the outside.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sims lands a body shot.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sam Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sims swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sims.
Benton tries to clinch there but Sims circles away.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Benton gets a clinch.
Sims tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benton takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sims - that landed with a thud.
Benton cracks Sims with a nice body shot.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Sims swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sims fails to land.
Benton lands a nice uppercut.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
Benton lands a shot to the body.
Sims is breathing heavily.
Sims drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Benton 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.

Sims misses with a wild body shot.

It looks like Mark Sims has been cut.
Sims looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sims throws a hook but Benton avoids it easily.
Sims keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Sims misses the target.
Sims looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Sims is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sims swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
Benton tries to clinch up but Sims circles away and keeps his distance.
Sims swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
Sims moves out of range of the body kick from Benton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sims counters by clinching up.
Sims tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sims.
Benton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sims drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sims has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
Sims digs a right hand underneath Benton's ribcage. Benton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sims misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton is looking to clinch but Sims is avoiding it.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sims's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Sims swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benton tries to clinch up
and Sims counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benton wants to clinch up but Sims keeps it at a distance.
Sims blocks a head kick by Benton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Sims.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Benton moves into the clinch successfully.
Sims misses with the head strike.
Sims blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sims has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sims misses with a punch on the inside.
Benton lands a left hand.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
Benton scores with a shoulder strike.
Benton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sims has Benton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Sims blocks an uppercut.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sims.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sims pushes Benton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sims avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benton wants to clinch but Sims slips to the side
and Sims counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Benton closes the distance and pushes Sims back into the cage.
Sims tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sims tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Benton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Sims's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sims has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benton.

Benton clinches up against the cage.
Sims fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sims scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sims misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton works on Sims's body with a couple of short punches.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sims is trying to drag Benton to the mat but Benton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Benton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sims circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benton has closed the distance and engaged Sims in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.
Benton pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sims tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Benton creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sims with a big uppercut! Sims tries to clinch up but Benton pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sims to the mat! Sims covers up and Benton unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Benton!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Flikflak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Flikflak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Flikflak
vs
Thompson

200 cm
28
265 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

187 cm
20
262 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Flikflak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Flikflak pushes him off.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Flikflak pushes him off.
Flikflak takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Flikflak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flikflak stuns Thompson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Thompson gets caught napping as Flikflak dives in and scores a takedown. Thompson manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flikflak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flikflak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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!
Flikflak controls the position from side control.

Flikflak is working to tighten is grip on Thompson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Thompson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Flikflak is really squeezing tight and eventually Thompson passes out! Flikflak breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pedro Flikflak!