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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies Love Me. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones drives through and clinches with Liddell against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones has Liddell pushed against the cage.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liddell up against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Liddell tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Jones.
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Jones avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Liddell.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liddell cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Liddell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Liddell settles back down.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell jabs at Jones's body.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Liddell moves his leg out of the way.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddell is able to avoid easily.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1-2. Liddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liddell jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Liddell misses.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones slips under a jab from Liddell.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a nice looking jab.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Liddell tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liddell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Liddell won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones'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.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddell scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell with a jab.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Liddell scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddell stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddell lands the left hand.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddell avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddell is defending well for now.
Liddell wants to break free but Jones has control.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Jones misses with some punches.
Liddell is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Liddell tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liddell lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell, as that shot connected.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liddell lands a lovely overhand right.
Liddell swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liddell scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Liddell.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Liddell misses with a looping left.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Liddell lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Well,Jones is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Liddell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working Liddell over with knees to the body.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones just leaning against Liddell, taking a breather.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddell is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liddell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conroy comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Big Balls . Ekwall has chosen Linkin Park--One Step Closer as his entrance music. Bruce Conroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Conroy.
Ekwall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Conroy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ekwall, pushing him back against the cage.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Conroy misses with a knee to the head.
Conroy connects with a knee to the head.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks with his arms.
Ekwall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conroy is defending well.
Conroy lands a damaging elbow.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Conroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ekwall tries to pull guard but Conroy won't allow it.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekwall's face.
Conroy working Ekwall over with knees to the body.
Conroy misses with a knee to the head.
Conroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekwall's face.
Conroy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ekwall wants a takedown.
Bruce Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Ekwall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekwall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Conroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ekwall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ekwall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ekwall avoids a wild elbow strike from Conroy.
Conroy connects with a knee to the head.
Ekwall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Conroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekwall is defending well for now.
Ekwall tries to circle away but Conroy has him pinned against the cage.
Conroy prevents Ekwall from breaking the clinch.
Conroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Conroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekwall's face.
Conroy throws an elbow but it misses.
Ekwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ekwall blocks an elbow strike.
Ekwall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conroy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekwall blocks it with crossed arms.
Conroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Ekwall gets an underhook and turns Conroy into the cage.
Conroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conroy throws an elbow but it misses.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks with his arms.
Conroy misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekwall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conroy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conroy throws a head kick but Ekwall moves out of range.
Bruce Conroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy is breathing heavily.
Conroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekwall blocks a head kick by Conroy.
Conroy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ekwall is trying to break the clinch but Conroy has him pressed against the cage.
Ekwall successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ekwall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conroy is one step ahead there.
Ekwall wants to stand but Conroy is controlling the position.
Ekwall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Conroy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ekwall, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall forces Conroy back against the cage and clinches.
Conroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ekwall jumps guard but Conroy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekwall avoids it.
Conroy scores with a knee to the head.
Ekwall misses with a body punch.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks it.
Ekwall avoids the elbow strike from Conroy, against the cage.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekwall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ekwall wants a takedown.
Conroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekwall blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conroy lands an elbow that stopped Ekwall in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conroy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Conroy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ekwall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conroy manages to avoid it.
Conroy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruce Conroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ekwall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conroy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ekwall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ekwall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Conroy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Conroy looking to throw knees to the head but Ekwall is blocking nicely.
Conroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Ekwall has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Conroy regains guard immediately.
Ekwall landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ekwall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ekwall throwing strikes from guard but Conroy blocks nicely.
Ekwall throwing strikes from guard but Conroy blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ekwall throws a big elbow that misses.
Ekwall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conroy has his hands on Ekwall's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ekwall's guard.
Conroy wants to stand and escape but instead Ekwall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ekwall postures up.
Ekwall throwing strikes but missing.
Ekwall postures up in Conroy's guard and throws a big left but Conroy blocks it.
Ekwall throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ekwall throwing strikes from guard but Conroy blocks nicely.
Ekwall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conroy keeping moving, preventing Ekwall from controlling successfully.
Conroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekwall.
Ekwall postures up in Conroy's guard and throws a big left but Conroy blocks it.
Ekwall trying to control the position from guard on top but Conroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ekwall throws a strike but Conroy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Conroy won't allow Ekwall to sweep him here.
Conroy tries to stand but Ekwall is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekwall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Ekwall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ekwall checks a leg kick.
Conroy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekwall throws a lazy right hand but Conroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conroy wants to land a leg kick but Ekwall is out of range.
Conroy checks a low kick from Ekwall.
Conroy throws a front kick aimed at Ekwall's knee but Ekwall avoids it well.
Conroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conroy throws a head kick that misses.
Conroy scores with a leg kick.
Ekwall instigates a clinch.
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Ekwall has Conroy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Conroy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ekwall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ekwall tries for a takedown but Conroy manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ekwall breaks the clinch.
Conroy tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekwall gets tackled into the cage by Conroy. Conroy maintains the clinch.
Ekwall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bruce Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Ekwall.
Ekwall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Conroy looking to throw knees to the head but Ekwall is blocking nicely.
Conroy misses with a knee to the head.
Ekwall is trying to force a seperation but Conroy has the dominant position.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conroy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ekwall managing to block the knees to the body from Conroy.
Ekwall jumps guard but Conroy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ekwall wants a takedown but no success here.
Conroy misses with a knee to the head.
Ekwall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks it.
Conroy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ekwall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekwall throws a strike but Conroy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ekwall throws a big right hand that misses.
Ekwall trying to control the position from guard on top but Conroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall throwing strikes from guard but Conroy blocks nicely.
Ekwall cracks Conroy with a solid left hand.
Ekwall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ekwall throws a big elbow that misses.
Ekwall throwing strikes from guard but Conroy blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekwall throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall throws a strike but Conroy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ekwall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Conroy wanted to stand there but Ekwall had control of the position.
Ekwall looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekwall, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekwall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Ekwall really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ekwall avoids the head kick by Conroy.
Conroy dodges the punch combination from Ekwall.
Ekwall throws a hook but Conroy blocks it.
Ekwall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conroy, pushing him back against the cage.
Ekwall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conroy trying to control the position but instead, Ekwall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conroy into the cage.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks with his arms.
Ekwall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conroy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ekwall avoids the elbow strike from Conroy, against the cage.
Ekwall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conroy is defending well.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conroy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy lands a damaging elbow.
Conroy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bruce Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Ekwall.
Conroy landing knees to the body.
Ekwall is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Conroy connects with a knee to the head.
Conroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekwall blocks it with crossed arms.
Conroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks it.
Conroy lands an elbow inside that Ekwall shrugs off.
Ekwall is trying to pull guard but Conroy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Conroy looking to throw knees to the head but Ekwall is blocking nicely.
Conroy looking to throw knees to the head but Ekwall is blocking nicely.
Ekwall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Conroy lands an elbow inside.
Ekwall gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekwall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ekwall.
Ekwall with a nice head shot there.
Ekwall postures up in Conroy's guard and throws a big left but Conroy blocks it.
Ekwall cracks Conroy with a solid left hand.
Ekwall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Conroy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ekwall is looking for a triangle here but Conroy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy stands up.
Conroy closes the distance and clinches.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks it.
Conroy lands an elbow inside.
Ekwall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Conroy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conroy moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conroy lands an elbow inside.
Conroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekwall blocks it with crossed arms.
Conroy misses with an elbow strike.
Ekwall jumps guard but Conroy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Conroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conroy misses with a knee to the head.
Conroy looking to throw knees to the head but Ekwall is blocking nicely.
Ekwall taking a breather.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conroy throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conroy tries a knee to the head but Ekwall blocks it.
Conroy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekwall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conroy prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Conroy had his way with Wes Ekwall in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ekwall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wes Ekwall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conroy pushes Ekwall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ekwall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conroy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ekwall thows a huge punch but Conroy dodges it nicely.
Ekwall working the head and body with strikes.
Ekwall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ekwall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conroy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ekwall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ekwall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ekwall.
Ekwall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ekwall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conroy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ekwall.
Ekwall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ekwall working the head and body with strikes.
Ekwall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall wants to free his trapped foot but Conroy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ekwall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ekwall is looking to advance position but Conroy won't allow it.
Ekwall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Conroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conroy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ekwall scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conroy defending well though.
Ekwall looks to land a strike but Conroy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ekwall throws a big right hand that misses.
Conroy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ekwall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekwall throwing strikes but missing.
Ekwall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall tries to free his leg and advance position but Conroy is retaining full guard.
Ekwall distracts Conroy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ekwall wants to control from the top but Conroy keeps moving.
Conroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekwall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ekwall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekwall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Ekwall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ekwall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Wes Ekwall!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Wes Ekwall!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Wes Ekwall!
Wes Ekwall wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between D J Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Fitzmagic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D J Jackson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, D J Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Fitzmagic!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzmagic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like D J Jackson has been cut.
Fitzmagic swinging wildly here.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fitzmagic's head.
Fitzmagic keeping control of the position.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fitzmagic defending well though.
Fitzmagic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Fitzmagic trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Fitzmagic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Fitzmagic defends the submission attempt.
Fitzmagic tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Fitzmagic is working from the bottom.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Fitzmagic is looking to escape.
Jackson working Fitzmagic over with strikes.
Jackson throwing shots but Fitzmagic is blocking nicely.
Fitzmagic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzmagic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fitzmagic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fitzmagic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fitzmagic dives on top into guard.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Fitzmagic throws a big right hand that misses.
Fitzmagic trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Fitzmagic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fitzmagic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitzmagic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fitzmagic throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzmagic pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fitzmagic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fitzmagic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitzmagic tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fitzmagic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fitzmagic tries to stand and escape but Jackson is controlling the position.
Fitzmagic thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzmagic is working for a submission of some sort.
Fitzmagic wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Fitzmagic trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Fitzmagic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on D J Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fitzmagic lands a hook that stumbles Jackson back into the cage. Fitzmagic follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Jackson to the canvas! Fitzmagic pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Jackson has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ryan Fitzmagic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Built Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
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249 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Built Win!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Win fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Viking connects with a body shot that sends Win's belly button to the back.
Win is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Win lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Viking circles away quickly and effectively.
Win falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Win closes the distance and clinches.
Win really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Viking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Win clinches up against the cage.
Win tries to break free but Viking pushes him back against the cage.
Win wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Win wants to get back to striking at distance but Viking won't allow it.
Win is looking to break free of the clinch but Viking has double underhooks.
Viking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viking keeps control of Win as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Win keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viking's efforts to push away.
Win tries to circle away but Viking has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Built Win seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win tries to clinch but Viking is having none of it.
Win tries to clinch but Viking moves out of range.
Win thuds a left hand into Viking's body.
Win waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viking.
Viking slips under a jab from Win.
Win throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Win.
Win lands with a shot to the body.
Viking looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Win tries to close the distance and clinch but Viking swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Win moves into the clinch successfully.
Viking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Win's efforts to push away.
Viking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Win throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viking manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viking circles away from the clinch attempt.
Win drops Viking with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Viking looks back up at him and smiles so Win waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Win clinches.
Viking prevents Win from breaking the clinch.
Win wants to get back to striking at distance but Viking won't allow it.
Win wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Win is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Win has the dominant position.
Viking is looking to break free of the clinch but Win has double underhooks.
Win has had enough of the clinch but Viking keeps him there for the moment.
Viking keeps control of Win as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Win is trying to force a seperation but Viking has the dominant position.
Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Win has him pressed against the cage.
Viking breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Win gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking breaks the clinch.
Viking showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Win.
Win cracks Viking with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Win has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Viking to stand back up!
Viking is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Win fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viking slips a jab and a cross from Win.
Win plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Viking to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Viking just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Built Win!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Borodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borislav Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikko Ruutu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodin falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ruutu counter with a right hand.
Ruutu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borodin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borodin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mikko Ruutu has been cut.
Ruutu tries to clinch there but Borodin circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruutu doesn't manage to clinch there - Borodin circles away.
Borodin tries to land a body kick
and Ruutu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruutu.
Borodin has had enough of the clinch but Ruutu keeps him there for the moment.
Borodin can't break the clinch.
Ruutu wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruutu misses with a knee to the head.
Borodin wants to break free but Ruutu has control.
Borodin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borodin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruutu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Borodin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Borodin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borodin scores with a hook to the body. Ruutu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crunch! Borodin slams his shin into Ruutu's torso.
Borodin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Borodin does no damage.
Borodin lands with a straight right. Ruutu didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borodin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruutu dodges the punch combination from Borodin.
Borodin dodges the punch combination from Ruutu.
Borodin clobbers Ruutu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruutu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruutu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Borodin misses with the combination.
Borodin lands with a kick to the temple. Ruutu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Borodin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ruutu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Borodin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Borodin scores with a three punch combo!
Ruutu forces Borodin back against the cage and clinches.
Ruutu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Borislav Borodin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Ruutu.
Borodin is pressed up against the cage. Ruutu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Borodin down to the mat. Borodin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Borodin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ruutu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Mikko Ruutu's cut even more.
Borodin is breathing heavily.
Ruutu lands with a nice combination. Borodin backs away looking to recover.
Ruutu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruutu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borodin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borislav Borodin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruutu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borislav Borodin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruutu blocks the body kick.
Borodin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borodin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruutu wants to clinch.
Ruutu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borodin takes a step back to recover.
Borodin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borodin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borodin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruutu counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borodin's guard.
Ruutu is in close to Borodin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borodin wants to stand and escape but Ruutu is having none of it.
Borodin is working an open guard so Ruutu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ruutu clinches with his opponent.
Ruutu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Borodin after a bit of a struggle.
Ruutu jumps guard.
Ruutu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Borodin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borodin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Borodin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Borodin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Ruutu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruutu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Borodin on his heels. He'll look to pass Borodin's guard now, I'm sure.
Ruutu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Borodin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Borodin throws a wild body kick that Ruutu sees coming a mile off.
Borodin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Borodin. Those never looked like landing.
Ruutu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borodin.
Ruutu moves into the clinch.
Borodin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruutu won't allow it.
Ruutu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruutu trying to control the position from guard on top but Borodin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borodin working for a triangle but Ruutu defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu trying to control the position from guard on top but Borodin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borodin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Borodin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ruutu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruutu stops Borodin from standing up.
Borodin keeping moving, preventing Ruutu from controlling successfully.
Ruutu drops back looking for a leg! Borodin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borodin manages to kick Ruutu off! Ruutu jumps back into Borodin's guard.
Ruutu gets to his feet - Borodin follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Borodin throws a series of punches but Ruutu moves out of range.
Ruutu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borodin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruutu at a distance.
Borodin throws a right hand that Ruutu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruutu also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Ruutu.
Ruutu clinches up with Borodin and pushes him back against the cage.
Ruutu breaks from the clinch.
Ruutu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borodin takes a step back to recover.
Ruutu misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodin misses the shot to the body.
Borodin is looking to wear down Ruutu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borodin sizes up Ruutu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruutu takes the fight into the clinch.
Borodin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruutu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Borodin is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruutu has double underhooks.
Borodin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruutu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ruutu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Borodin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Borodin wants to control but Ruutu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu is looking to take a break and control but Borodin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruutu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruutu blocks the strikes from Borodin.
Borodin taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruutu decides to stand back up.
Borodin works over Ruutu's head and body with a nice combination.
Borodin throws a right hand that Ruutu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruutu also avoids with ease.
Borodin misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Ruutu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikko Ruutu's cut.
That's time! Borodin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Borodin misses with a combination
and Ruutu counters with a head kick. That will keep Borodin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Borodin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ruutu tries to clinch up.
Ruutu lands a big head kick that sends Borodin tumbling to the mat! Ruutu takes a step backwards and waves Borodin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Borodin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oh Borodin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borodin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ruutu stands up and waves to Borodin to follow him.
Borodin seems to have got his legs back now.
Borodin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruutu counters with a body kick that stops Borodin in his tracks momentarily.
Ruutu moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruutu wants to take the fight to the mat but Borodin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Borodin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruutu won't allow it.
Borodin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruutu.
Ruutu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borodin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borodin tries to break free but Ruutu pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Ruutu tries a knee to the head but Borodin blocks it.
Borodin pulls Ruutu into guard.
Ruutu landing with the ground and pound.
Ruutu trying to control but Borodin is working from the bottom.
Borodin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Borodin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Ruutu on the inside.
Ruutu is trying to pull guard but Borodin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Borislav Borodin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Ruutu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin is trying to break the clinch but Ruutu is controlling him.
Borodin tries to pull guard but Ruutu holds him up against the cage and eventually Borodin drops back down to his feet.
Ruutu prevents Borodin from breaking the clinch.
Ruutu is working for takedown but Borodin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Borodin stops a takedown attempt from Ruutu.
Borodin trying to control the position but instead, Ruutu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borodin into the cage.
Borodin is trying to break the clinch but Ruutu is controlling him.
Ruutu jumps guard but Borodin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borodin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodin pushes Ruutu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borodin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruutu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Borodin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruutu is trying to drag Borodin to the mat but Borodin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruutu fails to pull guard.
Borodin trying to control the position but instead, Ruutu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borodin into the cage.
Borodin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodin tries to break free but Ruutu pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruutu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Borodin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Borodin can't break the clinch.
Ruutu prevents Borodin from breaking the clinch.
Borodin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruutu backwards.
Borodin manages to break the clinch.
Ruutu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruutu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borodin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borislav Borodin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruutu slips a jab and a cross from Borodin.
Ruutu tries to bum rush Borodin with a series of wild strikes but Borodin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borodin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruutu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Ruutu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruutu 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 Colin Fray scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Mikko Ruutu!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Mikko Ruutu!
Mikko Ruutu wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ol Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linh Munn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard comes to the cage accompanied by Montivantion. Munn has chosen UFC Motivation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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168 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
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159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ol Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Linh Munn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bastard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Munn.
Ol Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
Bastard blocks a jab.
Bastard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bastard lands in his opponent's guard.
Munn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munn trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard postures up.
Linh Munn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Munn throws a hook but Bastard avoids it easily.
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bastard moves in looking to clinch but Munn pushes him off.
Munn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Munn dives in and scores a takedown into Bastard's guard.
Munn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard pushes Munn off and gets back to his feet.
Munn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munn thows a huge punch but Bastard dodges it nicely.
Munn prevents Bastard from standing back up.
Munn controlling the action here.
It looks like Munn is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn throws a strike but Bastard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bastard keeping full guard, as Munn tries to pass.
Bastard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munn.
Munn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Munn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munn throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Munn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bastard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Munn is looking to take a break and control but Bastard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linh Munn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard is looking to clinch.
Bastard misses with a takedown
and Munn counters with a takedown into side control.
Munn working the head and body with strikes.
Munn just content to control the position.
An elbow from Munn crashes against the mat.
Munn working the ground and pound.
Munn working away.
Munn is working Bastard over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Munn tries to score with some ground and pound. Bastard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Munn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Munn landing a few strikes.
Munn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Munn working the ground and pound.
Munn working the head with strikes.
Munn trying to control the position but Bastard is working away.
Bastard tries to buck Munn off but Munn is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munn laying and praying for a moment but Bastard takes advantage and regains half guard.
Munn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Munn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bastard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Munn wants to free his trapped foot but Bastard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munn trying to control the action but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Munn tries to stand and escape but Bastard is controlling the position.
Munn wants to take a breather but Bastard is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bastard wants to improve his position but Munn is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munn in particular looking to stall.
Bastard missing with punches from the bottom.
Munn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bastard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Munn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Munn passes Bastard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bastard defending well though.
Bastard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munn.
Bastard moves into full guard.
Munn throwing strikes but missing.
Munn with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munn throwing strikes from guard but Bastard blocks nicely.
Bastard wants to stand up but Munn is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linh Munn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard is looking to clinch.
Bastard tries to clinch but Munn is having none of it.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Munn misses with an uppercut. Bastard saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Munn wriggles free and stands up.
Bastard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Munn avoids it well.
Munn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bastard to the mat! Bastard manages to get full guard.
Munn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munn trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Bastard wants to stand but Munn is controlling the position.
Munn is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Linh Munn.
Munn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Munn landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munn looking to control but Bastard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bastard is working to get back to half guard.
Munn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Munn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Linh Munn has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munn dominating with strikes here.
Munn controlling from the full mount.
Munn working the ground and pound effectively.
Bastard is rocked!
Munn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Bastard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Munn postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bastard bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Munn and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linh Munn!
During a confident post fight interview, Linh Munn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabranth Vaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison has chosen im bad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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281 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabranth Vaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellison. Ellison gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaan misses with a left hand
and Ellison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vaan!
Ellison throwing strikes here but Vaan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vaan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vaan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ellison is working for a guillotine from mount but Vaan frees his head quite easily.
Ellison trying to control but Vaan is having none of it.
Ellison throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison lands a big elbow.
Ellison working the ground and pound effectively.
Ellison with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ellison landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison throwing strikes here but Vaan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vaan taking shots to the head.
Ellison thowing shots but they're missing.
Ellison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poor strikes thrown by Ellison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ellison stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaan wants it to stay on the feet.
Ellison shoots in looking for a takedown but Vaan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gabranth Vaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown but Vaan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaan.
Vaan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ellison feints and as Vaan raises his hands in defense, Ellison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ellison looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellison throws a strike but Vaan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ellison wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ellison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vaan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ellison.
Vaan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vaan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ellison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ellison stands and steps away. Vaan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vaan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vaan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Vaan.
Vaan leaves Ellison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ellison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antonio Ellison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaan misses with an uppercut. Ellison saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gabranth Vaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaan misses with a right hand
and Ellison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ellison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ellison wants to control from the top but Vaan keeps moving.
Vaan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ellison forces his way into half guard.
Ellison wants to control but Vaan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ellison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ellison trying to control from half guard but Vaan is working away.
Vaan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ellison.
Ellison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellison is working for a kimura here but Vaan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ellison's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellison 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ellison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches up with Vaan, looking for a takedown. Ellison pushes Vaan against the cage but Vaan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ellison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ellison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ellison wants to free his trapped foot but Vaan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ellison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison looking for a guillotine from mount but Vaan is having none of it.
Vaan is squirming around, avoiding Ellison's attempts to control the action.
Ellison lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands a big elbow.
Ellison moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vaan has worked his arm free - good work by Vaan!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaan keeps working.
Antonio Ellison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vaan, who protects the arm well.
Ellison is putting a hurting on Vaan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ellison is trying to get an arm triangle but Vaan is defending well.
Ellison throws a strike aimed at the side of Vaan's head but Vaan avoids it well.
Ellison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison working the strikes but Vaan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ellison stands up and beckons Vaan to join him on the feet.
A jab from Vaan finds it's way through Ellison's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vaan quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ellison really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Vaan as Ellison shoots in.
Vaan scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Vaan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ellison moves in looking to clinch but Vaan pushes him off.
Gabranth Vaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellison. Ellison gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellison.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vaan.
Vaan throws the left hand but Ellison avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vaan to the ground. Ellison is now in Vaan's guard.
Ellison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vaan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaan wants to get back to his feet but Ellison is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ellison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellison is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Ellison was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ellison drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ellison is looking to work some ground and pound but Vaan has wrist control.
Ellison throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vaan, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaan wants it to stay on the feet.
Gabranth Vaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
Vaan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ellison. Ellison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vaan gets caught napping as Ellison dives in and scores a takedown. Vaan manages to retain guard.
Vaan keeping full guard, as Ellison tries to pass.
Ellison prevents Vaan from getting back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vaan keeping moving, preventing Ellison from controlling successfully.
Ellison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison wants to pass the guard but Vaan is keeping the position.
Vaan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ellison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Ellison.
Ellison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ellison dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ellison shoots for a takedown but Vaan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Ellison with that takedown attempt.
Ellison swings for the body but Vaan moves out of range.
Vaan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellison shoots in but no luck this time.
Gabranth Vaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
Ellison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vaan circles away.
Ellison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A combination from Vaan does no damage.
Ellison shoots in looking for a takedown but Vaan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Vaan. That snapped Ellison's head back.
Ellison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ellison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vaan circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Vaan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vaan.
A left lands for Vaan.
Ellison moves away from the strike by Vaan.
Gabranth Vaan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaan lands a jab.
A big right from Vaan misses.
Vaan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ellison. Ellison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vaan misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ellison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaan swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison shoots in for a double leg but Vaan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaan dips to his left and cracks Ellison with an uppercut!
Vaan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ellison on the side of the head.
Vaan connects with the punch.
Antonio Ellison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vaan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ellison moves away from the strike by Vaan.
Vaan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ellison.
Ellison shoots for a takedown but Vaan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vaan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vaan duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaan throws a right hand that Ellison ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellison also avoids with ease.
Ellison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaan throws out the jab.
A cross from Vaan lands.
Vaan connects with a crisp jab.
Ellison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaan.
Vaan drives through and clinches with Ellison against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellison gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ellison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabranth Vaan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Antonio Ellison!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Antonio Ellison!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Antonio Ellison!
Antonio Ellison wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Forgotten. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Simpson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simpson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simpson's head.
Simpson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Simpson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Simpson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson working Simpson over with strikes.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Simpson controlling the position well.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Simpson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson trying to control the position.
Simpson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Simpson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simpson is keeping the position for now.
Simpson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson cracks Simpson with a solid left hand.
Simpson keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simpson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Simpson keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simpson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Simpson is keeping the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Simpson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Simpson is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Simpson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Simpson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Simpson is proving a slippery customer.
Simpson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simpson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Simpson misses with a body punch.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simpson gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson lands a body punch.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Simpson.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Simpson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gunner Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rampage Jackson.
Jackson is trying to push Simpson away but Simpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simpson pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Simpson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simpson cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simpson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Simpson is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Simpson.
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gunner Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simpson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simpson lands a left hand.
Simpson digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Simpson.
Simpson lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simpson.
Still in the clinch, Simpson scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simpson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simpson.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Simpson digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Jackson is rocked!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Simpson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Simpson finish him?
Simpson lands an uppercut.
Simpson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jackson to his knees! Simpson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Simpson!
Gunner Simpson retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gunner Simpson made sure he mentioned SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zane Peltier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltier comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar-Chamillionaire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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164 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zane Peltier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Peltier slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Peltier circles away.
Peltier defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltier moves away.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peltier back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Peltier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Peltier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Peltier fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peltier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Peltier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Peltier moved out of range.
Peltier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jackson darts in and clinches Peltier up against the cage.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Peltier.
Jackson pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peltier passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peltier drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Peltier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Peltier is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peltier lands a nice short elbow.
Peltier is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peltier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peltier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peltier connects with a couple of short punches.
Peltier preventing the sweep.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peltier's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peltier is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltier trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peltier's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltier trying to control here.
Peltier gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Peltier is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltier moves away.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson throws a right hand that Peltier ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltier also avoids with ease.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peltier.
Peltier throws a body kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Peltier shoots in.
Peltier dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Peltier makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson throws a hook but Peltier avoids it easily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Peltier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltier shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Peltier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peltier distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peltier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peltier lands a couple of digs.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peltier defends it easily.
Peltier scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltier manages to avoid it.
Peltier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peltier slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Peltier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peltier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Peltier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peltier throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Peltier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Peltier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peltier tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peltier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Peltier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson pulls Peltier into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Peltier isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peltier is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson is trying to keep Peltier in close.
Peltier works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Peltier postures up.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Peltier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peltier connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Peltier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Peltier from controlling successfully.
Peltier working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Peltier pushes his legs off easily.
Peltier wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Peltier isn't so interested in that idea.
Zane Peltier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltier with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand up but Peltier is controlling him.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Peltier from controlling successfully.
Peltier looking to pass the guard.
Peltier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peltier lands a couple of digs.
Peltier works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Peltier won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peltier looking to pass the guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Peltier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltier wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Peltier pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltier wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Peltier clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peltier misses with a low kick.
Peltier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peltier connects with a solid leg kick.
Peltier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltier misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson checks a low kick from Peltier.
Jackson checks a low kick from Peltier.
Jackson tries to clinch but Peltier is having none of it.
Donnie Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peltier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peltier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peltier throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peltier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peltier.
Donnie Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peltier shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peltier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Peltier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peltier throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peltier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Jackson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peltier.
Jackson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peltier.
Peltier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peltier trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Peltier postures up.
Peltier landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Peltier tries to pass.
Peltier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peltier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Peltier had his way with Donnie Jackson in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peltier shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peltier swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a body punch but Peltier moves out of range.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Peltier.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Peltier should have avoided that one.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Peltier slips under a jab from Jackson.
Peltier shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peltier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Peltier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltier fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a swing at Peltier's ribcage but misses.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltier manages to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Peltier finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Peltier circles away.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Peltier counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Zane Peltier!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Zane Peltier!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight as a draw!
Zane Peltier wins by majority decision!
Zane Peltier retains his lightweight title!
Zane Peltier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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