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SPFC 23: Bermudez vs Douglas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mano De Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Diablo comes to the cage accompanied by "Jars" by Chevelle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mano De Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Pope!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope tries for a takedown but De Diablo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pope closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Diablo circles away.
Pope is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Diablo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mano De Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Pope.
De Diablo clinches up against the cage.
Pope fails to pull guard.
Pope misses with a body punch.
De Diablo scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Pope wants to break free but De Diablo has control.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
Jack Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Diablo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pope.
The crowd cheers as De Diablo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pope doesn't seem phased though.
De Diablo clinches with his opponent.
De Diablo lands an uppercut.
Pope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Diablo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
Pope tries to pull guard but De Diablo holds him up against the cage and eventually Pope drops back down to his feet.
Pope tries to pull guard but De Diablo holds him up against the cage and eventually Pope drops back down to his feet.
A short right from De Diablo on the inside.
De Diablo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope jumps guard.
Pope has a closed guard, preventing De Diablo from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Diablo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pope fails with the takedown.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Pope looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope shoots in but De Diablo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Diablo but De Diablo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Diablo circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Diablo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Diablo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Diablo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pope tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pope looking to slow down the pace here.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo scores with a hook to the body.
Pope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Diablo smiles and moves away.
Mano De Diablo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Diablo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Diablo gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Diablo.
De Diablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Diablo forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Pope tries for a takedown but De Diablo manages to get underhooks.
De Diablo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope has De Diablo pressed against the cage, preventing De Diablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Diablo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pope.
De Diablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope drops his hands momentarily and De Diablo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Diablo.
De Diablo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pope doesn't seem bothered though.
De Diablo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pope, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from De Diablo.
De Diablo wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Diablo breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Diablo has managed to clinch.
De Diablo manages to break the clinch.
Pope is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Diablo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Diablo gets a clinch.
De Diablo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
De Diablo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mano De Diablo dominated that round.
That's time! De Diablo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pope tries for a takedown but De Diablo circles away easily
and De Diablo moves into the clinch.
Pope wants to break free but De Diablo has control.
Pope jumps guard but De Diablo stands there with Pope around his waist. Pope gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Diablo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Diablo.
De Diablo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Diablo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
De Diablo working hard to break the clinch.
De Diablo lands with a light punch inside.
De Diablo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope manages to break the clinch.
De Diablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pope circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Diablo lands a glancing blow to the side of Pope's head.
Pope is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Diablo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mano De Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt - De Diablo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pope falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Diablo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pope has De Diablo pressed against the cage, preventing De Diablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from De Diablo as the two fighters clinch.
Pope has had enough of the clinch but De Diablo keeps him there for the moment.
De Diablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mano De Diablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Diablo closes the distance and clinches.
De Diablo is stalling here.
De Diablo lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from De Diablo.
Pope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but De Diablo avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for De Diablo to work.
De Diablo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Diablo taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from De Diablo.
Pope has De Diablo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Diablo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Diablo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Diablo pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Diablo dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
De Diablo gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Diablo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
De Diablo working hard to break the clinch.
De Diablo lands a nice shot to the body.
De Diablo has had enough of the clinch but Pope keeps him there for the moment.
De Diablo has Pope pressed against the cage, preventing Pope from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for De Diablo.
Pope drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Diablo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Diablo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pope circles away quickly and effectively.
Pope wants to clinch but De Diablo slips to the side
and De Diablo counters with a nice body shot.
Pope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Diablo defends it nicely.
De Diablo lands a glancing blow to the side of Pope's head.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Pope looks to land a body kick but De Diablo moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pope.
De Diablo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pope momentarily.
Jab from De Diablo.
De Diablo has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Diablo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Diablo wants to break free but Pope has control.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but De Diablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Diablo lands with a left to the head.
De Diablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Diablo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Diablo wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mano De Diablo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pope tries to clinch up
and De Diablo counters with a nice body shot.
De Diablo has Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Pope fails to pull guard.
De Diablo stalling.
Pope tries to pull guard but De Diablo won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pope jumps guard but De Diablo stands there with Pope around his waist. Pope gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mano De Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Pope.
Pope drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Diablo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Diablo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Diablo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Diablo scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Pope stalling in the clinch but De Diablo improves position.
De Diablo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Diablo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Diablo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pope jumps guard but De Diablo stands there with Pope around his waist. Pope gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Diablo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from De Diablo.
Mano De Diablo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Diablo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Diablo scores with a hook to the body.
De Diablo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
De Diablo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
De Diablo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Diablo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Diablo is working Pope over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Diablo.
De Diablo scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Diablo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Diablo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Diablo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Diablo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Diablo lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Diablo prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Diablo.
De Diablo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Diablo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, De Diablo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pope is trying to break the clinch but De Diablo has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from De Diablo on the inside.
De Diablo is trying to break free.
De Diablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Diablo smiles and moves away.
De Diablo instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Diablo.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
De Diablo is pressed up against the cage. Pope has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Diablo down to the mat. De Diablo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Diablo pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
De Diablo tries to circle away but Pope has him pinned against the cage.
De Diablo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Diablo.
A short right from De Diablo on the inside.
De Diablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Diablo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Diablo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pope throws out the jab.
De Diablo scores with a three punch combo!
Pope changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Diablo tries to avoid it but Pope manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Diablo to the ground. De Diablo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Diablo throws a combination. Pope tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Diablo closes the distance and clinches.
De Diablo lands with a short shot to the head.
De Diablo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Diablo lands a nice uppercut.
De Diablo digs a right hand into Pope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pope's gas tank.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope is trying to drag De Diablo to the mat but De Diablo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Diablo taking a breather.
Jack Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mano De Diablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mano De Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Diablo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mano De Diablo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Ware could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Lashley's chin.
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300 lbs
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287 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ware misses with a two punch combination.
Ware lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lashley circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Lashley or perhaps it was just good defense by Ware which made him look bad.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Ware, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Ware against the cage but Ware circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lashley shoots for a takedown but Ware saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Markus Ware has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Ware misses with a double jab.
Lashley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ware throws a right and a left that Lashley avoids nicely.
Ware throws a right hand that Lashley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lashley also avoids with ease.
Ware misses with a wild combination.
Lashley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ware is trying to defend but Lashley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lashley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ware is looking to control Lashley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ware avoid being mounted?
Ware tries to get to full guard but Lashley has control of the leg.
Lashley is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley trying to control the action but Ware is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Lashley seems content to control.
Ware looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ware won't allow Lashley to pass to mount.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lashley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Lashley dodges the punch combination from Ware.
Lashley walks into a jab.
Ware throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lashley slips a jab and a cross from Ware.
Lashley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ware fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown. Ware fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Ware wants to sweep here but Lashley controlling him for the moment.
Ware keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
Lashley won't allow Ware to sweep him here.
Lashley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ware swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ware looking for a sweep. Not yet Ware, not yet.
Ware is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lashley is controlling him.
Ware not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ware is breathing heavily.
Lashley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ware is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lashley is defended easily by Ware.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley rushes Ware and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ware tries to break the clinch but Lashley is controlling the position.
Lashley manages to break the clinch.
Ware throws a combination that misses
letting Lashley counter with a right hand.
Lashley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lashley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ware's guard.
Ware gets back to full guard.
Ware wants to stand up but Lashley is controlling him.
Lashley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Lashley counters by clinching up.
Ware is trying to break free.
Lashley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lashley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ware wanted to stand there but Lashley had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lashley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lashley has his foot on Ware's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ware works his way back into a safe position though.
Lashley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lashley wants to sweep here but Ware controlling him for the moment.
Ware postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ware wants to pass the guard but Lashley is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ware misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ware works over Lashley's head and body with a nice combination.
Ware throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lashley counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ware throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lashley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lashley.
Lashley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ware pulls his leg out and moves away.
Markus Ware seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ware wants to sweep here but Lashley controlling him for the moment.
Lashley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ware's guard.
Ware wants to get back to his feet.
Ware trying to hold on to Lashley's head to control him but Lashley postures up.
Lashley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ware to stand up.
Lashley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ware.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ware throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lashley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ware's guard.
Lashley prevents Ware from getting back to his feet.
Lashley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Lashley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lashley trying to control but Ware is working from the bottom.
Ware manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lashley manages to get himself to full guard.
Ware trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ware pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lashley is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware trying to control but Lashley is working from the bottom.
Ware in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ware avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ware is looking to stand up but Lashley won't let him.
Lashley working a defensive guard here.
Lashley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ware uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lashley has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Ware.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley fails with the takedown.
Markus Ware is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ware lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ware falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lashley counters with a shoot takedown. Ware fights it but they end up in guard.
Lashley looking to pass the guard.
Ware is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lashley is controlling him.
Lashley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ware moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lashley clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley can't get the takedown.
Markus Ware has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware misses with some punches.
Ware wants to break free but Lashley has control.
Lashley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ware just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ware working hard to break the clinch.
Ware is trying to force a seperation but Lashley has the dominant position.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Ware.
Ware misses with a wild combination.
Lashley clinches up against the cage.
Lashley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ware gets back to half guard.
Ware is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lashley scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ware is pressing down on Lashley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ware looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lashley is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lashley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ware struggling a bit here.
Ware takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ware is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lashley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ware keeps working.
Ware is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lashley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ware is in trouble now - Lashley has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lashley looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley looking to control but Ware is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ware is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ware is squirming around, avoiding Lashley's attempts to control the action.
Ware tries to hold on but Lashley postures up.
Lashley with shots to the head and body - Ware looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lashley with good strikes from the mount here!
Bobby Lashley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ware is trying desperately to improve position.
Lashley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware is trying to stand.
Ware keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ware bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ware missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lashley looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lashley holds on and takes a little breather.
Ware wants to stand but Lashley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lashley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ware is aware though and is defending well.
Ware trying to control but Lashley is working from the bottom.
Lashley working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ware throws a combination that misses
and Lashley moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ware's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lashley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lashley manages to end up in side control.
Ware manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lashley moves into full guard.
Ware postures up.
Lashley has a closed guard, preventing Ware from standing up.
Lashley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ware is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ware with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ware trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lashley has a closed guard, preventing Ware from standing up.
Ware trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lashley throws a sloppy head kick and Ware moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Ware, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby Lashley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ware gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Markus Ware has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ware is looking for a triangle but Lashley pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lashley 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... Bobby Lashley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donovan DeAntonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAntonio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Psychosocial" by Slipknot. Hatton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blue Moon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rick Hatton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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20
172 lbs
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23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan DeAntonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Hatton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeAntonio is looking to clinch but Hatton is avoiding it.
DeAntonio fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeAntonio shoots in for a double leg but Hatton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hatton lunges at DeAntonio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeAntonio's hand.
It looks like Donovan DeAntonio has been cut.
Hatton gets caught flat footed, as DeAntonio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hatton looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeAntonio is one step ahead there.
Hatton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
DeAntonio wants to control from the top but Hatton keeps moving.
Hatton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatton, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeAntonio wants to control from the top but Hatton keeps moving.
Hatton is trying to keep DeAntonio in close.
DeAntonio trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hatton drops DeAntonio with a left and a right! Oh, DeAntonio is hurt - Hatton dives into side control looking to finish!
Hatton working the head and body with strikes.
Hatton looks up at the clock and then as DeAntonio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hatton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hatton working the ground and pound from side control.
Hatton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DeAntonio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
DeAntonio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hatton off and has taken his back!
DeAntonio has the hooks in. Hatton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hatton trying to control the position but DeAntonio manages to sink in the hooks.
Hatton breaks DeAntonio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
DeAntonio is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hatton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hatton advances position into side control!
Hatton lands a decent elbow from side control.
DeAntonio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hatton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hatton cracks DeAntonio with a big right hand but DeAntonio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
DeAntonio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hatton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hatton in side control, throwing shots but DeAntonio defends.
Hatton cracks DeAntonio with a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hatton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at DeAntonio to see if he's OK.
DeAntonio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hatton's best efforts.
DeAntonio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hatton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hatton's back!
Hatton breaks DeAntonio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hatton thows a big elbow that misses.
Hatton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton looking to pass the guard.
Hatton wants to control from the top but DeAntonio keeps moving.
Hatton is looking to work some ground and pound but DeAntonio has wrist control.
DeAntonio wants to stand but Hatton is controlling the position.
DeAntonio has momentary wrist control but Hatton slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hatton postures up.
Hatton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeAntonio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hatton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatton content to stall in guard here.
DeAntonio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton looking to sit in guard and control but DeAntonio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hatton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hatton wants to stand up but DeAntonio is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Hatton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donovan DeAntonio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
DeAntonio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice combo by Hatton! Oh, that's hurt him - DeAntonio falls to the canvas and Hatton follows him into side control.
DeAntonio is rocked!
Hatton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh DeAntonio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeAntonio taking punishment in the form of punches.
DeAntonio is looking for a sweep.
Hatton trying to control the position but DeAntonio is working away.
DeAntonio seems to have got his legs back now.
Check out the look on Hatton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatton is chipping away with strikes.
DeAntonio tries to buck Hatton off but Hatton is having none of it.
Hatton trying to control the action but DeAntonio is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatton scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton working the head with strikes.
Hatton scores with punches from side control.
Hatton tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hatton wants to control but DeAntonio is keeping him busy.
Hatton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hatton wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeAntonio keeps working.
DeAntonio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
DeAntonio prevents Hatton from improving his position.
DeAntonio is looking for a kimura here.
Hatton is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatton scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeAntonio in his tracks.
Donovan DeAntonio's cut is getting worse.
Hatton tests DeAntonio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeAntonio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hatton throws a big overhand right that connects, sending DeAntonio tumbling to the canvas!
Donovan DeAntonio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
DeAntonio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is in close to DeAntonio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hatton lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hatton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DeAntonio keeping moving, preventing Hatton from controlling successfully.
DeAntonio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hatton is stalling in the full guard.
Hatton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DeAntonio's guard.
Hatton slips a nice elbow through DeAntonio's hands, connecting with DeAntonio's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hatton with a couple of short strikes.
Hatton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jeez, Donovan DeAntonio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donovan DeAntonio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Hatton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kossu has chosen Viunaa as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Kossu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kossu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
Kossu wants to clinch.
Kossu wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kossu.
Kossu doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Kossu tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu wants to clinch.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu is looking to clinch.
Kossu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Kossu tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kossu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kossu tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Kossu tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kossu is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kossu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomez is trying to get an arm triangle but Kossu is defending well.
Gomez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kossu!
Gomez looking to control but Kossu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez won't let Kossu get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking for a guillotine from mount but Kossu is having none of it.
Gomez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gomez has control of Kossu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kossu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gomez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kossu wants to get back to his feet.
Gomez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kossu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gomez has hold of Kossu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kossu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kossu tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Kossu tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kossu clinches.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kossu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kossu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Kossu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kossu moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Kossu tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Kossu moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Kossu tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Kossu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Kossu doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Kossu wants to clinch.
Kossu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank Kossu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kossu moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Kossu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kossu moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Mark Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kossu wants to clinch.
Kossu tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez gets the takedown into side control.
Gomez looking to control but instead Kossu has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kossu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kossu looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves nicely into side control.
Gomez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kossu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Gomez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses MIx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Moses MIx has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Moses MIx seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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21
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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20
244 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses MIx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Hanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson ducks straight into an uppercut from MIx and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hanson manages to regain guard straight away.
Hanson is rocked!
It looks like Jakob Hanson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson wants to sweep here but MIx controlling him for the moment.
Hanson is still in real trouble! Can MIx finish him?
Hanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MIx defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MIx preventing the sweep.
Hanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MIx defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MIx is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MIx wants to get up but he can't break Hanson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanson looks gassed!
MIx wants to stand but Hanson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hanson wants to sweep but no luck.
MIx trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanson has his foot on MIx's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MIx works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MIx moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moses MIx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson switches off momentarily and MIx cracks him with a monster right hand! Hanson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as MIx dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by MIx!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moses MIx!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dempsey McDreamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cung Lau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dempsey McDreamy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lau misses.
Lau closes the distance and pushes McDreamy back into the cage.
Lau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDreamy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDreamy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lau slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lau.
McDreamy digs a right hand into Lau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lau's gas tank.
McDreamy working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Lau.
McDreamy missing with knees to the body.
Lau lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lau trying to stall but McDreamy improves his position.
Lau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDreamy's head.
Lau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDreamy throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lau scores with a nice strike.
McDreamy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lau clobbers McDreamy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lau is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDreamy on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lau cracks McDreamy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice combination there by Lau.
McDreamy is rocked!
Lau instigates a clinch.
McDreamy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lau finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau avoiding damage as McDreamy throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lau - that landed with a thud.
McDreamy seems to have recovered his senses.
McDreamy misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from McDreamy.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDreamy backwards.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lau.
McDreamy misses with some punches.
McDreamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDreamy misses with a body punch.
McDreamy with a knee to the head.
Lau stalling against the cage.
McDreamy misses with a body punch.
Lau blocking some punches.
Lau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lau manages to break the clinch.
McDreamy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
McDreamy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lau counters with a one-two to the body.
McDreamy misses with a two punch combination.
Lau slips a jab and a cross from McDreamy.
Lau clinches up with McDreamy and pushes him back against the cage.
McDreamy throws a head punch that misses.
McDreamy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDreamy tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDreamy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDreamy looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDreamy misses the jab.
McDreamy swings for the body but Lau moves out of range.
Lau scores with a decent looking hook.
McDreamy throws a one two combo.
McDreamy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDreamy misses with a double jab
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.
McDreamy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lau tries to clinch there but McDreamy circles away.
Lau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDreamy misses the body punch
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.
Lau clinches up against the cage.
Lau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDreamy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, McDreamy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lau stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for McDreamy.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lau has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lau.
Lau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDreamys head.
McDreamy digs a right hand into Lau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lau's gas tank.
McDreamy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDreamy misses with a punch to the body.
McDreamy lands an elbow inside.
Lau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDreamy.
Lau avoids the elbow strike from McDreamy, against the cage.
McDreamy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McDreamy tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Lau.
Lau blocking some punches.
Lau slowing the pace effectively.
Lau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lau lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lau scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDreamy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lau's elbow.
Lau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lau breaks from the clinch.
McDreamy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dempsey McDreamy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDreamy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDreamy misses with a double jab
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lau avoids the body shot from McDreamy.
A left and a right from Lau both land. Nice combination.
Lau is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McDreamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lau digs a good hook to McDreamy's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lau rushes McDreamy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Lau as the two fighters clinch.
Lau presses McDreamy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDreamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDreamy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Lau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lau punishes McDreamy's body with a nice straight punch.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lau has closed the distance and engaged McDreamy in a clinch.
Lau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDreamy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
McDreamy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
McDreamy letting Lau take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from McDreamy misses its intended target.
McDreamy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lau has time to react.
McDreamy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cung Lau is winning the standup battle so far.
Lau throws a nice looking combination but McDreamy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lau's corner calls for a 1-2. Lau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDreamy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lau lands with a nice body punch.
Lau lands a jab to the nose.
Lau connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt McDreamy! He's out on his feet! Lau rushes in and drops McDreamy with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cung Lau!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
167 lbs
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24
176 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Daniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Blow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blow has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Blow is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniels ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daniels no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blow drops back looking for a leg! Daniels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daniels manages to kick Blow off! Blow jumps back into Daniels's guard.
Daniels is looking for a triangle but Blow pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blow has gone for a leg lock! Daniels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blow's guard.
Daniels is pushing down on Blow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blow is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blow is looking to improve his position.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blow keeps working.
Daniels is trying to work for a kimura but Blow is defending well.
Daniels is trying to work for a kimura but Blow is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working for a kimura but Blow is defending it quite comfortably.
Blow looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blow misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blow is defended easily by Daniels.
Joe Blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blow shoots in and bounces Daniels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
Blow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blow has managed to get both his arms back between Daniels's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daniels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniels looking for a guillotine here but Blow defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Daniels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Blow shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blow throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Daniels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blow checks a low kick from Daniels.
Blow shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jerome Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Blow.
Blow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels is positioning himself well to prevent Blow advancing to mount.
Blow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blow.
Blow is breathing heavily.
Daniels looking for submissions off his back.
Daniels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blow pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels actively working from the bottom here.
Daniels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Blow has control of the leg.
Blow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blow.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.
Blow is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Daniels looks calm but he's in trouble here. Blow gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Daniels is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Blow lets go of the hold and Daniels can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Blow!
Joe Blow is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minotauro Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermudez moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Bermudez moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas is looking to control Bermudez's arms but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Douglas has his back to the cage.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Bermudez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the cage.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but Douglas blocks it.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Douglas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bermudez obliges.
Douglas looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Douglas's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bermudez just leaning against Douglas, taking a breather.
Bermudez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bermudez avoiding damage.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas presses Bermudez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Douglas tries to circle away but Bermudez has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Bermudez throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bermudez working Douglas over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bermudez to work.
Douglas works on Bermudez's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Bermudez lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bermudez.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Bermudez slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Bermudez trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bermudez into the cage.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas looking to stall.
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a nice hook to Bermudez's body. Bermudez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bermudez wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but Douglas blocks with his arms.
Bermudez looking to stall.
Douglas stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bermudez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bermudez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Douglas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bermudez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Douglas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Douglas is pushing Bermudez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jamie Douglas.
Bermudez clinches but Douglas breaks the clinch
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Bermudez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas closes the distance and pushes Bermudez back into the cage.
Bermudez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Douglas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bermudez has Douglas pushed against the cage.
Douglas effectively controlling the action here.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Bermudez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bermudez in his tracks.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bermudez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Douglas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Douglas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bermudez wants to clinch
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas presses Bermudez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bermudez looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Douglas tries to break free but Bermudez pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas cracks Bermudez with a nice body shot.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bermudez looking to throw knees to the head but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez letting Douglas take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bermudez up against the cage.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
A short right from Douglas.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bermudez throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bermudez.
Douglas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bermudez backwards.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Douglas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bermudez, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch but Bermudez keeps him there for the moment.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas tries to stall but Bermudez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Bermudez.
Minotauro Bermudez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bermudez.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas has Bermudez up against the cage in a clinch.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Douglas gets through Bermudez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Douglas has Bermudez pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to circle away but Bermudez has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Bermudez landing knees to the body.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas tries to circle away but Bermudez has him pinned against the cage.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bermudez as Douglas tries to tie him up.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas taking a breather.
Bermudez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Douglas slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Douglas is looking to control Bermudez's arms but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Douglas has his back to the cage.
Douglas is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Bermudez backwards.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Douglas 's eye.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Bermudez is controlling him.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas is working Bermudez over against the cage.
Bermudez trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bermudez into the cage.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Douglas digs a right hand into Bermudez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bermudez's gas tank.
Bermudez looking to slow down the pace here.
Bermudez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Douglas blocks it with crossed arms.
Bermudez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Douglas's efforts to push away.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bermudez or not.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Douglas.
Bermudez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bermudez.
Douglas leaning against his opponent.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas taking a breather.
Douglas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Douglas wants to get back to striking at distance but Bermudez won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
Bermudez working Douglas over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bermudez as Douglas tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bermudez obliges.
Bermudez has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
A body shot lands from Douglas.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas trying to stall but Bermudez improves his position.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Douglas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bermudez backwards.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Bermudez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bermudez's ribcage. Bermudez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Douglas avoids the elbow strike from Bermudez, against the cage.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Bermudez has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Bermudez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Douglas.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bermudez throws an elbow that misses.
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas tries to break free but Bermudez pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Douglas wants to get back to striking at distance but Bermudez won't allow it.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Douglas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Douglas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Douglas digs a right hand into Bermudez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bermudez's gas tank.
Douglas is trying to maintain a safe position but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns Douglas into the cage.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez lands a nice knee to the body.
Douglas wants to break free but Bermudez has control.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas lands a right hand.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside that Douglas shrugs off.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Bermudez lands a knee to the head.
Douglas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
Bermudez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Douglas avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Douglas avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
Douglas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Douglas lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bermudez with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bermudez.
Douglas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bermudez.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Douglas.
Bermudez misses with an elbow over the top.
Douglas taking a breather.
Bermudez lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but Douglas blocks with his arms.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Bermudez has double underhooks.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas stalling.
Bermudez keeps control of Douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Douglas is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Bermudez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
Douglas digs a right hand underneath Bermudez's ribcage. Bermudez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Douglas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Douglas!
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