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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominator's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King closes the distance and clinches.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominator is defending well for now.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Dominator blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominator's elbow.
Dominator wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Dominator managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Dominator tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Dominator is blocking nicely.
Dominator is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dominator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominator pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dominator is keeping busy.
King lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dominator is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Dominator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
Dominator is breathing heavily.
King lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robert Dominator has been cut.
King presses Dominator against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dominator takes a knee to the side of the body.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dominator misses with a wild combination.
King clinches up against the cage.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominator blocks it with crossed arms.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King manages to break the clinch.
King lands a big right hand that sends Dominator crashing to the mat! King stays standing though and waves Dominator back to his feet!
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a body punch.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominator backwards.
Nice body punch from King.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King feints and then cracks Dominator's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dominator down.
King closes the distance and pushes Dominator back into the cage.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King working Dominator over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from King.
King is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
King working Dominator over with knees to the body.
King with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominator is rocked!
King effectively controlling the action here.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominator backwards.
Oh Dominator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominator backwards.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominator takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King pushes Dominator up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominator seems to have got his legs back now.
King has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dominator - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from King, and another! Dominator is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frankie King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Patton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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267 lbs
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280 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Madison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison throws a series of punches but Patton moves out of range.
Patton forces Madison back against the cage and clinches.
Patton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
Patton tries to score a body lock takedown but Madison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madison avoids it.
Patton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Madison smiles and moves away.
Billy Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton blocks a head kick by Madison.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patton's head.
Madison tries to sprawl but Patton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison wants to get back to his feet.
Patton is looking to advance position but Madison won't allow it.
Madison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Patton there.
Patton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton wants to control but Madison is keeping him busy.
Madison is in trouble now - Patton has advanced to mount!
Patton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Madison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Patton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Billy Madison has been cut.
Madison is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton drops a big elbow. That's hurt Madison! More shots from Patton and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Patton!
After winning the bout, Mike Patton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Shortcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aiden Shortcut has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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273 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Shortcut!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shortcut swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Shortcut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris doesn't seem phased though.
Shortcut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris is breathing heavily.
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!
Shortcut comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aiden Shortcut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shortcut jabs at Norris's body.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris slips a straight right by Shortcut.
Shortcut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shortcut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shortcut can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Shortcut looking to throw knees to the head but Norris is blocking nicely.
Shortcut lands with a right to the head.
Norris tries to circle away but Shortcut has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shortcut looking to throw knees to the head but Norris is blocking nicely.
Shortcut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Shortcut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shortcut as Norris tries to tie him up.
Shortcut misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Shortcut on the inside.
Shortcut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shortcut misses with a knee to the head.
Norris tries a body shot but Shortcut blocks it.
Shortcut looking to throw knees to the head but Norris is blocking nicely.
Shortcut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris trying to stall but Shortcut improves his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shortcut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut landing knees to the head.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shortcut.
Shortcut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shortcut scores with a jab.
Norris clinches up with Shortcut and pushes him back against the cage.
Norris just leaning against Shortcut, taking a breather.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shortcut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shortcut prevents a body shot from Norris.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shortcut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut lands with a cross.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shortcut thows a body shot but no joy.
Shortcut has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Norris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shortcut misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris connects with a high kick.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Shortcut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norris pushes Shortcut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Norris.
Shortcut blocks a body shot from Norris.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Norris stalls.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris just leaning against Shortcut, taking a breather.
Shortcut can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Shortcut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Shortcut will probably get the nod.
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.
Norris tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Shortcut misses with a looping right.
Shortcut throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Norris wants to clinch.
Shortcut thows a body shot but no joy.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shortcut moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Shortcut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shortcut is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris works on Shortcut's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris avoiding damage.
Norris gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shortcut blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shortcuts head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris cracks Shortcut with a nice body shot.
Shortcut has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris cracks Shortcut with a nice body shot.
Norris lands a body punch.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Norris to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat.
Norris has Shortcut up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norris lands with a light punch inside.
Shortcut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris taking a breather.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Shortcut moves out of range easily.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Norris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shortcut will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Norris misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shortcut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Shortcut moves out of range easily.
Norris scores with a spinning back kick!
Shortcut has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Shortcut misses with a body shot.
Norris has managed to clinch.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Shortcut throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Shortcut sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Norris keeps Shortcut at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shortcut on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Norris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris misses with a body kick.
Norris is looking to clinch but Shortcut is avoiding it.
Shortcut is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shortcut gets tackled into the cage by Norris. Norris maintains the clinch.
Norris tries to stall but Shortcut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shortcut has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris prevents a body shot from Shortcut.
Shortcut scores with a shoulder strike.
Shortcut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Shortcut.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Shortcut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris stalling against the cage.
Shortcut tries a knee to the head but Norris blocks it.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shortcut throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris wants to stall.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Shortcut moves out of range easily.
Norris tries to clinch there but Shortcut circles away.
Shortcut misses the jab.
Shortcut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Shortcut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Shortcut.
Shortcut swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick but Shortcut moves out of range.
Norris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris scores with a nice right hand.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Shortcut avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shortcut can do to turn this around?
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris trying to stall but Shortcut improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Norris.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norris.
Norris staying out of range there.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shortcut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Shortcut shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Norris delivers a nice body kick.
Norris rushes Shortcut and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shortcut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris rushes Shortcut and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Shortcut avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shortcut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norris blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Norris to work.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shortcut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Shortcut pushes him off.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Shortcut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shortcut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris 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 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Fuschini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuschini lands a jab to the nose.
Fuschini thuds a left hand into Ivanov's body.
Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fuschini counters with a one-two to the body.
Fuschini takes one on the button.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuschini throws a jab when Ivanov was well out of range.
Ivanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuschini doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivanov lands with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ivanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fuschini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuschini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fuschini fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuschini throws out a loose jab but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuschini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuschini tries to sprawl but Ivanov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fuschini has hold of Ivanov's hands but Ivanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fuschini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov moves nicely into side control.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Fuschini is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov working the body and head with strikes.
Ivanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ivanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuschini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ivanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ivanov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fuschini sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fuschini is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ivanov trying to control the position but Fuschini is working away.
Fuschini is trying to improve his position.
Fuschini is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ivanov connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuschini is defending well.
Fuschini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov grinds an elbow into Fuschini's temple.
Fuschini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ivanov working away.
Fuschini is looking to regain half guard here but Ivanov keeps moving and retains side control.
Fuschini being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini struggling a bit here.
Fuschini is looking for a sweep.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Fuschini is working from the bottom.
Fuschini taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fuschini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ivanov is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuschini is defending well.
Fuschini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working the body and head with strikes.
Fuschini is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ivanov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ivanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuschini takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fuschini is trying to control Ivanov's posture but Ivanov avoids it.
Fuschini is not content to let Ivanov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Ivanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fuschini fails with the takedown.
Ivanov moves out of range as Fuschini strikes.
Ivanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fuschini misses with a wild body shot.
Fuschini misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Fuschini does it's job there.
Ivanov with a nice cross.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the body.
Ivanov connects with a jab.
Fuschini throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
Aleksey Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov connects with a right hand. Fuschini shakes it off.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuschini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Fuschini. Fuschini gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanov lands a jab to Fuschini's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuschini fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov cracks Fuschini with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fuschini misses with a takedown
and Ivanov counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Fuschini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov lands with an overhand left.
Ivanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fuschini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Fuschini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ivanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuschini. That did some damage!
Fuschini doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a single leg into guard. Fuschini didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov distracts Fuschini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ivanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fuschini's head.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuschini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ivanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fuschini can't keep his opponent in guard - Ivanov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ivanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuschini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura but Fuschini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ivanov to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ivanov lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ivanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fuschini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuschini defends it well.
Ivanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Ivanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ivanov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fuschini is just riding it out for now. Ivanov eventually gives up the hold.
Ivanov trying to control from half guard but Fuschini is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fuschini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ivanov is looking to take a break and control but Fuschini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuschini has hold of Ivanov's hands but Ivanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Ivanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fuschini throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuschini throws a lazy right hand but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuschini ducks right into an uppercut from Ivanov.
Fuschini throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Fuschini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ivanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fuschini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura but Fuschini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ivanov to get the leverage.
Ivanov drops an elbow to the side of Fuschini's head.
Fuschini is trying to stand up here but Ivanov is controlling him well.
Ivanov is taking a breather. Fuschini 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.
Ivanov is trying to work for a kimura but Fuschini is defending well.
Aleksey Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuschini has hold of Ivanov's hands but Ivanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fuschini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ivanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fuschini doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ivanov.
Fuschini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fuschini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
Fuschini working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ivanov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ivanov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fuschini's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luca Fuschini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov content to stall in guard here.
Fuschini can't keep his opponent in guard - Ivanov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ivanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Ivanov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fuschini!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov cracks Fuschini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov raining down shots from the mount!
Ivanov working the ground and pound effectively.
Fuschini is rocked!
Fuschini is working to get back to half guard.
Fuschini throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Fuschini is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fuschini's face.
The referee warns Fuschini that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ivanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ivanov! Fuschini is hurt baaadly! Ivanov is firing away with more strikes - Fuschini is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksey Ivanov!
Aleksey Ivanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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224 lbs
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214 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear is looking to clinch but al Thor is avoiding it.
al Thor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bear throws a lazy head kick
and al Thor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
al Thor misses the jab.
al Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Thor misses the shot to the body.
al Thor forces Bear back against the cage and clinches.
Bear digs a right hand into al Thor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Thor's gas tank.
Bear blocking some punches.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but al Thor won't allow it.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Thor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.
Bear wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bear misses with the combination.
al Thor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
al Thor scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Thor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Thor throws out the jab.
Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bear needs to keep his hands up - al Thor had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Thor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bear momentarily.
al Thor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bear in his tracks.
It looks like Bob Bear has been cut.
al Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
al Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bear blocks the low kick.
Bear on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bear tries to clinch there but al Thor circles away.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Thor throws out the jab.
al Thor throws a push kick but Bear slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by al Thor.
al Thor lands a jab.
al Thor cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Thor throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Thor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Thor scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but al Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
al Thor throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
al Thor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al Thor scores with a jab to the jaw.
al Thor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Thor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
al Thor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bear checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bear's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bear drives through and clinches with al Thor against the cage.
Bear trying to control the position but instead, al Thor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bear into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
al Thor lands a nice uppercut.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
A nice left hand lands by al Thor.
al Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear missing with a left hand there. al Thor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bear thows a leg kick but al Thor checks it
and al Thor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
al Thor connects with a body shot that sends Bear's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Bear tries to clinch but al Thor moves out of range.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but al Thor pushes him off.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear tries to move into range but al Thor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Thor thumps Bear with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor closes the distance and pushes Bear back into the cage.
al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
al Thor misses with some punches.
Bear is trying to stall.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Thor avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Thor.
al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Thor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but al Thor gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
al Thor manages to break the clinch.
Bear throws a series of punches but al Thor moves out of range.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and al Thor moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from al Thor misses.
Good exchange - al Thor coming out on top.
Bob Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear throws a series of punches but al Thor avoids them all with ease.
al Thor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
al Thor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bear is breathing heavily.
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!
Bear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from al Thor! Bear is out on his feet! al Thor rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bear is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bear is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rand al Thor waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Kikui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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174 lbs
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26
173 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiro Kikui!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikui takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kikui has Gallagher up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallagher pushes Kikui back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Kikui works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gallagher scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kikui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kikui blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kikui counters with a single leg into guard. Gallagher didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to stand up but Kikui is controlling him.
Kikui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Kikui from controlling successfully.
Kikui won't allow Gallagher to get back to his feet.
Gallagher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kikui wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiro Kikui wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kikui throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallagher's waist but Gallagher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kikui off to one side.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kikui avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Kikui blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Kikui shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gallagher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kikui avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Gallagher scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Kikui sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kikui.
Frank Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Kikui.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Kikui avoids it well.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kikui shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kikui takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kikui throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gallagher was covering up waiting for the punch and Kikui finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gallagher is looking to stand up but Kikui isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikui sitting in guard here, content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiro Kikui has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kikui takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher 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.
Gallagher misses the body punch
and Kikui counters by clinching up.
Kikui is trying to drag Gallagher to the mat but Gallagher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kikui has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gallagher after a bit of a struggle.
Kikui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kikui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kikui shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Frank Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Kikui.
Gallagher misses with a two punch combination.
Gallagher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Hiro Kikui has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kikui is defended easily by Gallagher.
Kikui walks into a left hand.
Kikui is breathing heavily.
Gallagher cracks a nice hook into Kikui's ribs.
Frank Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher lunges at Kikui with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kikui's hand.
Gallagher punishes Kikui's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Kikui blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kikui.
Gallagher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kikui at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kikui counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gallagher's guard now.
Gallagher is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gallagher can't break the clinch.
Gallagher throws a head punch that misses.
Kikui has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gallagher after a bit of a struggle.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kikui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kikui blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikui is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gallagher tries to work over Kikui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kikui blocking some punches.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Kikui blocking some punches.
Gallagher gets underhooks to prevent Kikui's takedown attempt.
Kikui wants to take the fight to the mat but Gallagher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gallagher tries to break free but Kikui pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gallagher.
A right hand to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Gallagher lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to break the clinch but Kikui is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallagher.
Gallagher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Kikui.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kikui blocks an uppercut.
Kikui prevents Gallagher from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher swings wildly with an uppercut but Kikui uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher tries a body shot but Kikui blocks it.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Gallagher misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Kikui's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kikui avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Kikui dives in and grabs Gallagher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gallagher pushes down on Kikui's head and hops out.
Kikui looks for a takedown but Gallagher sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kikui manages to avoid it.
Kikui shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frank Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Kikui.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Kikui walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikui shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kikui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gallagher throws a combination. Kikui tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Kikui avoids it well.
Gallagher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kikui counters with a single leg into guard. Gallagher didn't expect that.
Gallagher pushes Kikui off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallagher throws a combination that misses
and Kikui counters with a single leg into guard. Gallagher didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kikui working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Kikui throwing strikes from guard but Gallagher blocks nicely.
Kikui stops Gallagher from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikui keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher wants to stand and escape but Kikui is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kikui lands a couple of elbows.
Kikui wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
Kikui is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet but Kikui is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kikui trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiro Kikui wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kikui walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Kikui avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher is looking to wear down Kikui with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Kikui moved out of range.
Kikui clinches.
Kikui wants the takedown. Gallagher is fighting it off but Kikui persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gallagher's guard against the cage.
Gallagher wants to stand and escape but Kikui is having none of it.
Gallagher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kikui controls the pace.
Kikui won't allow Gallagher to get back to his feet.
Kikui throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Kikui from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiro Kikui was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kikui ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gallagher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frank Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kikui looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gallagher is fending him off so far but Kikui persists. Nope, Gallagher circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikui walks into a straight right hand from Gallagher.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Gallagher.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gallagher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gallagher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Gimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Gimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Riel Dan Reyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimenez misses with a body kick.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
Gimenez moves away from the strike by Reyes.
Gimenez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Gimenez misses.
Riel Dan Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gimenez tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Gimenez avoids nicely.
Gimenez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gimenez slips a straight right by Reyes.
Gimenez misses with a head kick.
Reyes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gimenez to the mat! Gimenez manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reyes passes Gimenez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gimenez wants to improve his position but Reyes is controlling well.
Gimenez is looking to get back to full guard here but Reyes has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reyes connects with a nice short shot to Gimenez's temple.
Gimenez is looking to improve his position.
Reyes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gimenez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gimenez actively working from the bottom here.
Reyes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gimenez is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Reyes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to control. Gimenez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gimenez is looking to improve his position.
Reyes lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Gimenez is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes trying to control the pace.
Reyes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gimenez is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reyes is trying to control. Gimenez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gimenez is working hard here to advance position.
Reyes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Reyes seems content to control.
Reyes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reyes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez is squirming around, avoiding Reyes's attempts to control the action.
Reyes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Reyes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gimenez?
Reyes controlling from the full mount.
Gimenez working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Reyes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gimenez tries to avoid it but Reyes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gimenez to the ground. Gimenez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gimenez misses with a double jab.
Gimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but Reyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gimenez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Reyes slaps away a takedown attempt from Gimenez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reyes missing with a left hand there. Gimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Gimenez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gimenez is on top in guard.
Reyes has his hands on Gimenez's head, controlling the position.
Gimenez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gimenez throws a big elbow that misses.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gimenez wants to get back to full guard.
Reyes works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes controlling the pace for now.
Reyes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reyes unloading with bombs!
Gimenez tries to reverse the position but Reyes maintains control.
Reyes wants to control the action but instead Gimenez gets a body lock and reverses into Reyes's guard! Nice work!
Gimenez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.
Gimenez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gimenez preventing the sweep.
Riel Dan Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gimenez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Gimenez controlling him for the moment.
Reyes controls Gimenez momentarily but Gimenez frees himself.
Gimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Reyes is retaining full guard.
Gimenez advances to half guard.
Reyes trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is looking for a sweep. Gimenez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Gimenez there.
Gimenez is looking to advance position but Reyes won't allow it.
Gimenez prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Gimenez wants to control but Reyes is keeping him busy.
Gimenez moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gimenez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Reyes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reyes tries to bench press Gimenez off him but Gimenez keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riel Dan Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Riel Dan Reyes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gimenez is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.
Reyes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reyes lands some shots froms side control.
Reyes controls the position from side control.
Gimenez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Reyes prevents Gimenez from escaping the position.
Gimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gimenez regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez tries to get to full guard but Reyes has control of the leg.
Reyes is looking to take a break and control but Gimenez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gimenez throws a strike from the bottom but Reyes passes into side control!
Reyes trying to control the action but Gimenez is working from the bottom.
Gimenez is looking to regain half guard here but Reyes keeps moving and retains side control.
Caio Gimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reyes scores with punches from side control.
Gimenez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gimenez prevents Reyes from moving into mount.
Reyes controlling the position from side mount.
Gimenez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to move to full mount but Gimenez actually manages to regain half guard.
Reyes wants to pass to mount but Gimenez is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gimenez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gimenez is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
Reyes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gimenez is striking but Reyes is not phased and passes to half guard.
Reyes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riel Dan Reyes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reyes slips a nice elbow through Gimenez's hands, connecting with Gimenez's forehead.
Gimenez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gimenez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gimenez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reyes thows a huge punch but Gimenez dodges it nicely.
Reyes moves nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Dan Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reyes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Dan Reyes!
After the big win, Riel Dan Reyes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Arca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Jackhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackhammer has chosen Whats up as his entrance music. Tim Jackhammer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Arca's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Arca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jackhammer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arca pushes Jackhammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Arca landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tim Jackhammer has been cut.
Arca has Jackhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Jackhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackhammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Arca.
Arca has Jackhammer pressed against the cage, preventing Jackhammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackhammer.
Jackhammer tries to pull guard but Arca holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackhammer drops back down to his feet.
Jackhammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jackhammer fails to land.
Arca lands a nice uppercut.
Jackhammer takes a shot to the head.
Arca lands with a left to the head.
Arca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jackhammers head.
Jackhammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Arca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Arca.
Arca missing with knees to the body.
Jackhammer looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackhammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackhammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arca cracks Jackhammer with a nice body shot.
Jackhammer can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Arca.
A short left from Arca.
Arca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackhammer backwards.
Arca lands a shoulder strike.
Arca presses Jackhammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackhammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackhammer tries to pull guard but Arca holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackhammer drops back down to his feet.
Bruno Arca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Jackhammer.
Arca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arca connects with a knee to the head.
Arca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackhammer is trying to break free.
Jackhammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Arca.
Jackhammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arca lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Arca.
Arca lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackhammer won't want to take too many of those.
Jackhammer looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Arca.
Arca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackhammer.
Still in the clinch, Arca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackhammer fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Arca.
Jackhammer is trying to break the clinch but Arca has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arca.
Arca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jackhammers head.
Arca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arca scores with a hook to the body.
Arca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jackhammers head.
Arca lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arca lands a left hand.
Arca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arca lands a body punch.
Arca pushes Jackhammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Arca as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arca digs a right hand underneath Jackhammer's ribcage. Jackhammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Arca on the inside.
Nice body punch from Arca - that landed with a thud.
Arca pushes Jackhammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arca is leaning against Jackhammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackhammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Arca has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Arca.
Arca is working Jackhammer over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackhammer.
Arca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackhammer or not.
A shot in the inside from Arca.
Arca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Arca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Jackhammer's cut.
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.
Arca closes the distance and clinches.
Arca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackhammer is looking to control Arca's arms but Arca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackhammer has his back to the cage.
Arca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackhammer avoiding damage as Arca throws knees to the body.
Arca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Arca - that landed with a thud.
Arca lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arca.
Arca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackhammer is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arca.
A right handed body shot lands from Arca.
Arca gets through Jackhammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackhammer backwards.
Arca lands a shot to the body.
Arca crunches a lovely knee into Jackhammer's ribcage.
Arca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arca lands a right hand.
Arca scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arca.
Arca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackhammer or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arca.
Arca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackhammer can do to turn this around?
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!
Arca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Arca on the inside.
Jackhammer is rocked!
Bruno Arca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackhammer.
Jackhammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Arca finish him?
Arca lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackhammer takes a shot to the head.
Jackhammer tries to pull guard but Arca won't allow it.
Arca misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackhammer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arca lands with a light punch inside.
Arca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackhammer backwards.
A short right from Arca.
Jackhammer jumps guard but Arca stands there with Jackhammer around his waist. Jackhammer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Arca.
Arca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arca.
A hook to the body from Arca.
Arca pushes Jackhammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arca using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Arca.
Arca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackhammer's face.
Arca lands with a right to the head.
Arca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackhammer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Arca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Arca.
Still in the clinch, Arca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackhammer wants to get back to striking at distance but Arca won't allow it.
Arca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arca connects with a big uppercut there that sends Jackhammer tumbling to the ground! Arca follows him down into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arca wants to control from the top but Jackhammer keeps moving.
Arca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arca lands a couple of elbows.
Arca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arca advances nicely into full mount.
Arca is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Arca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno Arca!
Bruno Arca retains his middleweight title!
Bruno Arca very nearly forgot to thank CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krundle Bunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blues's choice of entrance music: Soul Man. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krundle Bunder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blues!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blues wants to land a leg kick but Bunder is out of range.
Blues fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Bunder as Blues shoots in.
Bunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Blues, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krundle Bunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Blues.
Blues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blues walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krundle Bunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blues counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blues lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bunder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bunder tries to get out of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bunder is trying to stand up here but Blues is controlling him well.
Bunder trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blues sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bunder defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blues is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bunder sees it coming and defends easily.
Bunder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blues.
Blues lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blues thows a huge punch but Bunder dodges it nicely.
Blues is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunder avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blues.
Blues moves nicely into side control.
Bunder is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blues has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blues has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blues cracks Bunder with a big right hand but Bunder just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blues tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blues cracks Bunder with a big elbow.
Blues wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bunder, who protects the arm well.
Blues throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blues wants to control but Bunder is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blues on the ground.
Check out the look on Blues's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blues working the body and head with strikes.
Blues wants to control but Bunder is keeping him busy.
Blues working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blues prevents Bunder from escaping the position.
Bunder on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blues is chipping away with strikes.
Blues wants to control but Bunder is keeping him busy.
Bunder wants to get back to his feet.
Bunder on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bunder is not content to let Blues control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blues scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blues 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.
Blues shoots for a takedown but Bunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Blues with that takedown attempt.
Bunder tries to clinch but Blues moves out of range.
Blues closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bunder quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Blues there.
Blues working over Bunder with some ground and pound. Bunder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blues has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blues scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blues is nestled in close to Bunder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bunder taking some punishment here, with Blues in his half guard.
Blues throws a strike but Bunder avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blues stands and throws Bunder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blues scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues scores with punches from side control.
Blues controls the position.
Blues cracks Bunder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Blues's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blues lands a few punches from side control.
Blues scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blues wants to control but Bunder is keeping him busy.
Blues has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bunder is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Blues yanks on the arm and Bunder is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Blues.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Blues!
Jake Blues is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Jake Blues, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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