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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Im On One. Roger Gracie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Shimazu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Shimazu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Shimazu is out of range.
Shimazu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Shimazu scores with a jab.
Shimazu punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie looks gassed!
Shimazu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shimazu lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Shimazu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shimazu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shimazu scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Shimazu works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle, before Shimazu throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gracie's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Shimazu lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). William Shimazu!
During a confident post fight interview, William Shimazu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Shady sends Jones down but not out. Shady dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Casey Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shady is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shady thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shady on the ground.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Shady has mounted him!
Shady goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Shady keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Shady gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls Shady in close to prevent any damage.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shady defends it easily.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shady puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Shady seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Shady is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shady is looking for a kimura here.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shady not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shady looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Shady is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones trying to hold on to Shady's head to control him but Shady postures up.
Shady slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Shady seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones trying to control but Shady postures up.
Shady working Jones over with strikes.
Shady is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Shady has control of the leg.
Jones wants to control but Shady is keeping busy.
Shady is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Shady eventually gives up the hold.
Shady is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is pressing down on Shady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Shady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Shady breaks from the clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones has Shady pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shady tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into Shady's guard.
Jones stops Shady from standing up.
Shady keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Shady wants to hit a switch here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shady there!
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Shady bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shady regains half guard.
Shady wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shady looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is keen to just control but Shady is a slippery customer.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Shady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady wants to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Shady is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Casey Jones just wasn't active enough.
A left and a right from Shady both land. Nice combination.
Jones misses with a looping left.
A combination from Shady does no damage.
Shady gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Shady is controlling the position.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Shady turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shady will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shady throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shady.
Casey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shady.
Shady is breathing heavily.
Shady shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Shady back into the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shady did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Shady trying to control from the bottom.
Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Casey Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shady moves away.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Shady tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casey Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Shady wriggles free and stands up.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shady.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Shady.
Shady misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shady's guard.
Shady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Shady gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shady drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Shady off! Shady jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shady is aware though and is defending well.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Shady from controlling successfully.
Shady drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Shady off! Shady jumps back into Jones's guard.
Shady looking to pass the guard.
Slim Shady has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Shady is proving a slippery customer.
Shady tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Shady wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shady thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shady defends well.
Shady drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shady jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shady is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shady thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shady postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shady drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings around for an armbar but Shady sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
Shady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones pulls Shady in to control the position.
Shady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shady thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to sweep here but Shady controlling him for the moment.
Jones is trying to keep Shady in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slim Shady.
I think Shady has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deeney's entrance music is When We Ride. A fine choice. Mark Deeney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vince Noir's chin.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Deeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vince Noir!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeney swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Deeney avoids the head kick by Noir.
Deeney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from Deeney.
Deeney stuns Noir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deeney tries a head kick but it misses.
Noir avoids the body shot from Deeney.
Deeney misses with a wild body shot.
Deeney misses with a shot to the body
and Noir counters with a nice uppercut.
Noir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deeney looks to land a left hand but Noir moved out of range nicely.
Deeney lands a body shot.
Deeney misses with a shot to the body
and Noir counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir swats away the attempt to clinch by Deeney.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deeney.
Noir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noir rushes Deeney and presses him up against the cage.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noir.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Noir is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
Noir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney pressing his opponent against the cage.
Deeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noir avoids the elbow strike from Deeney, against the cage.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noir is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Noir blocks with his arms.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney with a knee to the head.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noir's face.
Noir taking a breather.
Noir tries to pull guard but Deeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling the position.
Noir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deeney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noir's brow.
Noir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deeney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Deeney is breathing heavily.
Noir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney lands a shoulder strike.
Noir wants to break free but Deeney has control.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir is trying to push Deeney away but Deeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noir effectively controlling the action here.
Deeney has Noir pressed against the cage, preventing Noir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deeney throws an elbow that misses.
Noir is looking to break free of the clinch but Deeney has double underhooks.
Deeney prevents Noir from breaking the clinch.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noir tries to work over Deeney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noir taking a breather.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Noir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deeney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Deeney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deeney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deeney is looking to wear down Noir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Noir with a hook.
Deeney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deeney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deeney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deeney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Noir coming out on top.
Deeney scores with a hook to the body. Noir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deeney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Noir back to the cage. Deeney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Deeney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deeney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noir doesn't seem bothered though.
Noir scores with a nice right hand.
Noir lands with a right hand.
Noir cracks Deeney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mark Deeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deeney tries to clinch
and Noir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deeney tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Deeney fakes the leg kick and cracks Noir in the body.
Deeney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deeney looks for the body kick but Noir saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney thows a body shot but no joy.
Noir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deeney at a distance.
Deeney tests Noir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deeney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noir counters with a series of strikes. Deeney will be more careful next time no doubt.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. Deeney moves away and avoids it.
Deeney looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noir lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deeney manages to avoid it.
Noir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir lands a right hook to the body.
Noir throws a shot to the body.
Deeney misses with the combination.
Deeney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deeney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Noir counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Deeney.
Deeney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Noir can pounce on him.
Noir misses with a few strikes there.
Noir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Noir, as that shot connected.
Deeney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deeney swinging wildly here.
Deeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Deeney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Noir blocks a jab.
Noir scores with a decent looking hook.
Noir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deeney misses with a hook to the body
and Noir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deeney moves to clinch but Noir breaks away
and Noir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deeney takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deeney takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Deeney misses the shot to the body.
Deeney tries to land a front kick but Noir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir thuds his right hand into Deeney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir thuds a left hand into Deeney's body.
Noir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Deeney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
Deeney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Noir wants to break free but Deeney has control.
Deeney lands an elbow inside.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noir's face.
Deeney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Noir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Noir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Deeney is keeping busy.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noir avoids it.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Noir blocks it.
Noir breaks the clinch.
Deeney throws a front kick aimed at Noir's knee but Noir avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Noir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noir finds it's way round the side to connect with Deeney's head.
A shot to the body from Deeney misses
letting Noir counter with a right hand.
Mark Deeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deeney thows a body shot but no joy.
Deeney misses with a few strikes there.
Noir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deeney on the side of the head.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noir connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Noir. That snapped Deeney's head back.
Noir slips a jab from Deeney.
Noir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deeney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir rushes Deeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Noir has had enough of the clinch but Deeney keeps him there for the moment.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir tries for a takedown but Deeney manages to get underhooks.
Deeney throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
Noir tries to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling the position.
Vince Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noir has had enough of the clinch but Deeney keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vince Noir.
I think Deeney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Deeney!
Mark Deeney really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $42) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donkier The Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Poslett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poslett has chosen Kashmir - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donkier The Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Poslett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Slick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poslett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Slick somewhat.
The Slick keeps the fight on the outside.
The Slick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Slick cracks Poslett with a big right hand but Poslett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Poslett defending against the ground and pound.
Poslett is trying to control The Slick's posture but The Slick avoids it.
The Slick landing a few strikes.
The Slick is working Poslett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Poslett's face as The Slick controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by The Slick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poslett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Slick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Slick tries to score with some ground and pound. Poslett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Slick scoring with punches and elbows.
The Slick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Slick misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poslett is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Slick connects with a decent elbow.
The Slick lands some shots froms side control.
The Slick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The Slick lands some shots froms side control.
The Slick cracks Poslett with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Slick working the head with strikes.
The Slick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The Slick decides to stand back up. The Slick steps back and let's Poslett get back to his feet.
The Slick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Poslett quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poslett trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but The Slick manages to pass to mount!
The Slick breaks from Poslett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poslett is rocked!
The Slick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Poslett?
Poslett is still in real trouble! Can The Slick finish him?
The Slick lands a big elbow.
Poslett is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. The Slick locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Poslett is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donkier The Slick!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rachid Hadji has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadji throws a sloppy head kick and Penaali moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hadji misses the target.
Penaali swats away the attempt to clinch by Hadji.
Hadji misses with a wild body shot.
Penaali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot lands for Penaali.
Penaali stuns Hadji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hadji ducks under a wild hook from Penaali.
Hadji moves in looking to clinch but Penaali pushes him off.
Penaali misses the jab.
Hadji throws a series of punches but Penaali avoids them all with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Penaali there.
Penaali shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hadji is trying to defend but Penaali finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadji is trying to control but can't.
Penaali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Penaali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali prevents Hadji from standing back up.
Penaali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hadji makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Penaali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hadji is looking to clinch but Penaali is avoiding it.
Arvo Penaali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadji throws a body kick that misses.
Rachid Hadji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penaali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hadji avoids it really well and circles away.
Penaali works Hadji's body with a nice hook.
Hadji throws a head kick but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hadji moves away.
Hadji looks to land a body kick but Penaali moved away.
Hadji blocks a jab.
Penaali avoids a kick to the body.
Penaali misses the jab.
Hadji lands a glancing blow to the side of Penaali's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Penaali misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji swings for the body but Penaali moves out of range.
Hadji throws a leg kick that misses.
Penaali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hadji manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penaali slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hadji trying to control the position.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hadji is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Penaali is working Hadji over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hadji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hadji keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hadji's head.
Hadji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penaali content to stall in guard here.
Penaali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hadji is keeping the position for now.
Penaali has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hadji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penaali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penaali with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penaali throws a big elbow that misses.
Penaali stands up over Hadji, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penaali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penaali working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penaali postures up.
Hadji pushes Penaali off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penaali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hadji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penaali.
A combination from Hadji does no damage.
Penaali feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penaali throws a big right hand that misses.
Penaali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penaali passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penaali tries to score with some ground and pound. Hadji controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hadji might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hadji pushes Penaali away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Penaali gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hadji is trying to improve his position.
Hadji takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hadji managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penaali.
Penaali lands an elbow.
Hadji is not content to let Penaali control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hadji misses with a looping right.
Hadji fails to land with a series of punches.
Penaali misses with a wild body shot.
Hadji drops his hands momentarily and Penaali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Hadji misses.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hadji manages to avoid it.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hadji manages to avoid it.
Hadji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rachid Hadji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Hadji misses.
Penaali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penaali fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hadji sprawls well initially but Penaali persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hadji looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Penaali.
Penaali is nestled in close to Hadji, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hadji's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penaali lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadji tries to kick Penaali off but Penaali keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hadji wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
Penaali prevents Hadji from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penaali working Hadji over with strikes.
Arvo Penaali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hadji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penaali lands a nice short elbow.
Hadji is looking to get back to is feet but Penaali passes into side control.
Penaali is trying to get an arm triangle but Hadji is defending well.
Penaali looking to control but instead Hadji has slipped a leg in, to regain 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. Penaali connects with a nice short shot to Hadji's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is trying to control. Hadji wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hadji is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Penaali scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penaali is trying to control the action in half guard but Hadji is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penaali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penaali throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hadji keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penaali is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Penaali connects with a nice short shot to Hadji's temple.
Hadji trying to control from the bottom.
Penaali winds up and cracks Hadji with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penaali prevents Hadji from standing back up.
Hadji wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
Hadji wants to improve his position but Penaali is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali lands with a punch from half guard.
Hadji wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
Penaali takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hadji avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penaali.
Hadji is staying active underneath Penaali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penaali lands strikes from half guard.
Penaali is nestled in close to Hadji, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hadji on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penaali slips a nice elbow through Hadji's hands, connecting with Hadji's forehead.
Hadji is refusing to be controlled, as Penaali sits in 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. Penaali connects with a nice short shot to Hadji's temple.
Hadji has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penaali is working away from the top position though.
Hadji is looking for a sweep. Penaali is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadji is looking to escape.
Penaali content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penaali drops an elbow to the side of Hadji's head.
Penaali thows a huge punch but Hadji dodges it nicely.
Penaali is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hadji taking some punishment here, with Penaali in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penaali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Penaali is looking for a kimura but Hadji is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penaali to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Penaali there.
Hadji regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hadji takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penaali checks a leg kick.
Hadji slaps away a takedown attempt from Penaali, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown but Hadji shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penaali missing with a left hand there. Hadji was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Hadji misses.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hadji manages to avoid it.
Hadji drives through and clinches with Penaali against the cage.
Penaali has picked Hadji up - he's going for a ride! Penaali dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hadji is looking to escape.
Penaali lands with a punch from half guard.
Penaali seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hadji does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hadji has hold of Penaali's hands but Penaali slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penaali trying to control from half guard but Hadji is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Penaali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penaali showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penaali trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penaali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hadji trying to control the position.
Penaali trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hadji wants to sweep here but Penaali controlling him for the moment.
Penaali chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penaali slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penaali is working Hadji over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hadji is looking for a sweep.
Penaali is trying to get an arm triangle but Hadji is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penaali landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hadji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penaali wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hadji taking punishment in the form of punches.
Penaali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadji keeps working.
Hadji wants to control but Penaali postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji wants to get back to his feet but Penaali drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penaali scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hadji to see if he's OK.
Penaali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penaali working the body and head with strikes.
Hadji being controlled for a moment.
Penaali working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Penaali politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Penaali prefers to stall for the moment though.
Penaali tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hadji is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Penaali landing strikes.
Hadji sneaks out the side door and pushes Penaali away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hadji is looking to clinch.
Penaali cracks Hadji with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penaali gets a takedown into half guard.
Penaali takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Penaali is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hadji defends it well.
Penaali working the head and body with strikes.
Penaali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penaali slips a nice elbow through Hadji's hands, connecting with Hadji's forehead.
Penaali is nestled in close to Hadji, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penaali seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hadji does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hadji wants to get back to full guard.
Hadji looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hadji misses with a low kick.
Hadji tries to clinch up
and Penaali counters with a right hand to the body.
Arvo Penaali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penaali on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hadji.
Penaali throws a jab when Hadji was well out of range.
Penaali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hadji pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hadji misses with a low kick.
Penaali thuds a left hand into Hadji's body.
Penaali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penaali lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Penaali misses.
The fighters circling - Hadji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penaali scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penaali. Hadji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penaali shoots in for a double leg but Hadji sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hadji's half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Penaali prevents Hadji from standing back up.
Penaali wants to control but Hadji is keeping him busy.
Hadji is trying to stand up here but Penaali is controlling him well.
Penaali is keen to just control but Hadji is a slippery customer.
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hadji gets full guard.
Penaali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penaali landing with the ground and pound.
Penaali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penaali throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penaali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penaali wants to control from the top but Hadji keeps moving.
Hadji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penaali trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadji is trying to control the position but Penaali postures up.
Penaali postures up in Hadji's guard and throws a big left but Hadji blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penaali takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penaali jabs at Hadji's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hadji.
Hadji misses with a series of wild punches.
Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Hadji is just out of range.
Penaali misses the shot to the body.
Hadji tries to clinch up.
Hadji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hadji throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penaali closes the distance and clinches.
Penaali wants a takedown.
Hadji tries to land knees in the clinch but Penaali avoids the damage to the body.
Hadji is looking to control Penaali's arms but Penaali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hadji has his back to the cage.
Hadji lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Penaali.
Penaali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hadji scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali swings for the body but Hadji moves out of range.
Hadji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penaali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hadji is fending him off so far but Penaali persists. Nope, Hadji circles away and we're back to standing.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Hadji tries to clinch there but Penaali circles away.
Penaali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penaali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadji loads up on a big right hand but Penaali slips the punch.
Hadji gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadji is looking to stand up but Penaali isn't so interested in that idea.
Penaali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penaali trying to control but Hadji is working from the bottom.
Hadji not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penaali postures up in Hadji's guard and throws a big left but Hadji blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penaali throws an overhand right that lands on Hadji's shoulder, as Hadji tries to avoid the shot.
Penaali fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hadji to the ground. Penaali is now in Hadji's guard.
Penaali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penaali scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Penaali trying to control but Hadji is working from the bottom.
Penaali is in close to Hadji's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hadji is trying to keep Penaali in close.
Penaali slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Penaali won't allow Hadji to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penaali landing some decent shots from guard.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hadji working a defensive guard here.
Penaali wants to control from the top but Hadji keeps moving.
Penaali is in close to Hadji's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Penaali is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penaali slips nicely into half guard.
Penaali throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penaali thows a huge punch but Hadji dodges it nicely.
Penaali looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hadji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penaali wants to control but Hadji is keeping him busy.
Penaali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice strikes from Penaali there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penaali lands a nice short elbow.
Penaali lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penaali is stalling here. Hadji is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Penaali seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hadji has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Penaali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hadji's best efforts.
Hadji tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Penaali.
Penaali works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hadji stands and steps away. Penaali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Penaali throws a body punch but Hadji moves out of range.
Hadji tries a head kick but it misses.
Penaali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hadji rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Hadji is just out of range.
Penaali moves out of range of the body kick from Hadji.
Hadji walks into a stiff left hand from Penaali.
Penaali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hadji can pounce on him.
Penaali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penaali lands a nice looking body shot.
Penaali throws a lazy uppercut
and Hadji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penaali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hadji.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penaali. Hadji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penaali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hadji pinned against the cage. Hadji gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penaali looking to score a takedown here. Hadji is defending well but Penaali drives through and ends up in Hadji's guard.
Penaali tries to free his leg and advance position but Hadji is retaining full guard.
Penaali won't allow Hadji to get back to his feet.
Rachid Hadji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penaali throws a strike but Hadji rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penaali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hadji is one step ahead there.
Penaali seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Penaali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hadji manages to get himself to full guard.
Penaali working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hadji's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penaali wants to control from the top but Hadji keeps moving.
Penaali is pushing down on Hadji's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hadji is fighting to maintain full guard but Penaali has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Penaali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penaali 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Penaali!
Arvo Penaali is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Arvo Penaali stared into the camera and said 'IT`S FINNFIGHTERS MOTHERFUCKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franck Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger has chosen Petos - Sen ajan murhe as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franck Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger scores with a nice right hand.
Peters misses with a hook.
Finger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peters misses with the combination.
Franck Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Finger to counter with a crisp jab.
Peters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch but Peters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peters throws a looping overhand right but Finger ducks down to avoid it.
Peters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finger at a distance.
Finger defending well as Peters loads up on a big left hand.
Finger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peters scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters throws a right hand that Finger ducks under and follows up with a left that Finger also avoids with ease.
Finger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Franky Finger has been cut.
Peters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finger to score with a decent uppercut.
Peters misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Peters.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Peters misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peters. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peters takes a kick to the side of the head.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peters moves out of range of the strikes.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Finger.
Peters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finger throws a good cross that connects.
Finger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finger.
Peters throws a hook but Finger avoids it easily.
Peters swings widly with a right hand
and Finger counters with a leg kick.
Finger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peters up against the cage.
Finger breaks the clinch.
Peters misses with an uppercut
and Finger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peters tries to work over Finger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger letting Peters take a breather here.
Finger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peters backwards.
Finger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peters is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Finger.
Finger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finger slips a straight right by Peters.
Finger has closed the distance and engaged Peters in a clinch.
Peters trying to control the position but instead, Finger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peters into the cage.
Finger blocks a body shot from Peters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finger misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a nice shot to the body.
Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters looks to land a combination but Finger avoids it well.
Peters swats away the attempt to clinch by Finger.
Finger wants to clinch.
Finger lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Finger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peters misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Peters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finger lands a leg kick that knocks Peters off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franky Finger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franky Finger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peters.
Finger defending well as Peters loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finger, as that shot connected.
Finger cracks the inside of Peters's front leg.
Peters throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Peters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finger.
Finger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finger.
Peters is rocked!
Finger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peters throws a shot from downtown. Finger moves away and avoids it.
Finger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finger misses with a few strikes there.
Peters misses with a double jab.
Peters thows a body shot but no joy.
Peters falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Peters misses the target.
Peters takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Finger lands with a nice combination. Peters backs away looking to recover.
Oh Peters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peters walks straight into a right hand from Finger - that's dropped him! Finger jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Peters from any more punishment! Peters complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franky Finger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronan Yamokivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Keane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokivic misses the jab.
Keane misses with a body shot
and Yamokivic counters with a stiff right hand.
Keane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamokivic scores with a jab to the body.
Yamokivic lands a right hook to the body.
Yamokivic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Keane shoots for a takedown but Yamokivic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yamokivic slaps away a takedown attempt from Keane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamokivic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keane throws a leg kick but Yamokivic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keane takes one to the chin there.
Yamokivic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keane doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Yamokivic there.
Keane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keane looks for a takedown but Yamokivic sprawls well.
Ronan Yamokivic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Keane.
Yamokivic lands with a nice combination. Keane backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keane shoots in for a takedown but Yamokivic shows good takedown defense.
Yamokivic catches Keane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keane throws a nice looking combination but Yamokivic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamokivic lands a nice hook to Keane's body. Keane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keane shoots and misses
and Yamokivic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keane looks gassed!
Yamokivic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keane is rocked!
Keane blocks a jab.
Keane is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamokivic finish him?
Keane moves out of range of the strikes.
Keane slips under a jab from Yamokivic.
Keane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamokivic misses with a straight left.
Yamokivic misses with a hook.
Keane staying out of range there.
Yamokivic throws a jab but it's blocked by Keane.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamokivic looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Yamokivic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamokivic throws a shot from downtown. Keane moves away and avoids it.
Ronan Yamokivic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamokivic lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Keane falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronan Yamokivic!
Ronan Yamokivic 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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