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TDCL 23 THIS IS THUNDER DOME!! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Sliva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliva misses with a few strikes there.
Bermudez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sliva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bermudez is fending him off so far but Sliva persists. Nope, Bermudez circles away and we're back to standing.
Bermudez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bermudez slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
Sliva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sliva.
Nice uppercut lands for Sliva. That snapped Bermudez's head back.
Bermudez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sliva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bermudez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bermudez shoots in and gets a takedown into Sliva's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sliva wants to sweep but no luck.
Bermudez connects with a couple of short punches.
Bermudez is looking to work some ground and pound but Sliva has wrist control.
Sliva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermudez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sliva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bermudez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sliva.
Sliva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bermudez is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez working away.
Sliva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bermudez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sliva is looking to regain half guard here but Bermudez keeps moving and retains side control.
Sliva looks gassed!
Sliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bermudez is trying to get an arm triangle but Sliva is defending well.
Bermudez stands up and beckons Sliva to his feet.
Bermudez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez slips nicely into half guard.
Bermudez winds up and cracks Sliva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sliva is trying to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Bermudez.
Bermudez passes to full mount!
Bermudez landing punches.
Sliva can't escape the position.
Bermudez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sliva is working to get back to half guard.
Bermudez working Sliva over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bermudez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bermudez landing shots from mount.
Bermudez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bermudez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bermudez landing shots from mount.
Bermudez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sliva is looking to get to half guard.
Bermudez controlling the position easily from mount.
Bermudez lands a big shot there that rocks Sliva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bermudez lands with some strikes.
Sliva is bucking up trying to escape but Bermudez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sliva is trying desperately to improve position.
Bermudez lands with some strikes.
Bermudez landing strikes from the mount and Sliva is in trouble!
Bermudez controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bermudez cracks Sliva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bermudez controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez dominated that 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.
Sliva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sliva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sliva shoots in but no luck this time.
Bermudez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sliva gets tackled into the cage by Bermudez. Bermudez maintains the clinch.
Bermudez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bermudez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sliva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva being controlled against the cage.
Bermudez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bermudez.
Bermudez misses the shot to the body.
Bermudez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sliva scores with a hook to the body. Bermudez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bermudez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sliva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bermudez sprawls well. He's pushed Sliva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego Bermudez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
Bermudez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bermudez defends it nicely.
Bermudez shoots in but Sliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sliva scores with the left hand. Bermudez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sliva throws a body kick that misses.
Sliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matt Sliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermudez slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
Sliva is breathing heavily.
Bermudez takes the fight into the clinch.
Bermudez jumps into guard, dragging Sliva to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez has his hands on Sliva's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermudez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bermudez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sliva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bermudez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bermudez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sliva circles away.
Sliva misses with a two punch combination.
Bermudez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliva tries to bum rush Bermudez with a series of wild strikes but Bermudez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermudez dodges the punch combination from Sliva.
Sliva lands with a nice combination. Bermudez backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bermudez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bermudez throws a hook but Sliva avoids it easily.
Diego Bermudez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sliva throws a nice looking combination but Bermudez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bermudez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sliva is just out of range.
Bermudez drives through with a takedown into Sliva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bermudez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bermudez throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bermudez.
Bermudez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Bermudez stalls from top position.
Bermudez is looking to take a break and control but Sliva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sliva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bermudez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sliva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sliva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bermudez cracks Sliva with a big right hand but Sliva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sliva is not content to let Bermudez control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva tries to buck Bermudez off but Bermudez is having none of it.
Sliva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bermudez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sliva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bermudez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sliva to his feet.
Sliva throws a right and a left that Bermudez avoids nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bermudez!
Bermudez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sliva.
Sliva shoots in but Bermudez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Sliva does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sliva.
Bermudez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sliva moves into the clinch.
Sliva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bermudez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sliva to the mat. Sliva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermudez forces his way into half guard.
Bermudez slows the pace down in half guard.
Sliva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bermudez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bermudez's back!
Bermudez is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Sliva off. It looks like it's working - Sliva slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Bermudez displaying calm under pressure there.
Sliva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bermudez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sliva!
Bermudez raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands with some strikes.
Sliva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bermudez.
Bermudez controlling from the full mount.
Bermudez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sliva wants to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
Bermudez content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliva wants to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
Bermudez dominating with strikes here.
Sliva is trying to stand.
Bermudez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bermudez with a couple of short strikes.
Bermudez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sliva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sliva shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermudez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez clearly takes that 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.
Sliva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bermudez eats them both and turns towards Sliva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matt Sliva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bermudez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sliva as he jumps to the side.
Sliva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bermudez circles away.
Bermudez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sliva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sliva closes the distance and clinches up with Bermudez, looking for a takedown. Sliva pushes Bermudez against the cage but Bermudez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sliva throws a series of punches but Bermudez avoids them all with ease.
Bermudez shoots in looking for a takedown. Sliva tries to sprawl out of it but Bermudez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sliva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Bermudez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bermudez lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez scores a takedown into full mount!
Bermudez dominating with strikes here.
Sliva tries to reverse the position but Bermudez maintains control.
Bermudez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sliva hang on?
Sliva wants to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
Bermudez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sliva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bermudez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva wants to hold on but Bermudez pushes him away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sliva in a bad spot here, taking shots 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!
Sliva taking shots to the head.
Sliva is bucking up trying to escape but Bermudez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sliva is rocked!
Bermudez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sliva is still in real trouble! Can Bermudez finish him?
Bermudez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sliva in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sliva to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Bermudez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen icky thump as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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139 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alex Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to break free.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones looks gassed!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Anderson has Jones pushed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson working Jones over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson working the clinch nicely. Jones is working for position but Anderson cracks him with a big knee to the head! Jones crumples up against the cage and Anderson lands two more shots before the ref can save Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Alex Anderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Labasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fry comes to the cage accompanied by Rain - Trivium. Sheldon Labasan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sheldon Labasan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheldon Labasan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Labasan as Fry shoots in.
Labasan drops Fry with a right and a left! Labasan comes rushing in but Fry regains his composure and manages to keep Labasan in guard.
Fry is rocked!
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!
Fry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Oh Fry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Labasan manages to get himself to full guard.
Labasan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Labasan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fry seems to have got his legs back now.
Fry tries to free his leg and advance position but Labasan is retaining full guard.
Fry trying to control the position from guard on top but Labasan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Labasan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fry is controlling him.
Fry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fry throwing strikes from guard but Labasan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Labasan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry lands with a punch from half guard.
Labasan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fry manages to move to mount!
Fry goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Labasan turns into him and now he's in Fry's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fry holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fry pulls Labasan in close to prevent any damage.
Labasan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Labasan!
Labasan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Fry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Labasan looks gassed!
Fry tries to control but Labasan wriggling away.
Fry landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Labasan is rocked!
Fry with the ground and pound from mount.
Labasan is still in real trouble! Can Fry finish him?
Fry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
A big strike lands for Fry! That's really hurt Labasan and he's turned his back - Fry keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Fry jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Fry!
Cody Fry tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriani comes to the cage accompanied by Satch Boogie. Thompson has chosen Double Trouble as his entrance music. Joe Satriani had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
13 - 14 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Satriani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Satriani throws a head kick that misses.
Satriani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Satriani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Satriani's guard now.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. Satriani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Satriani!
Thompson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Satriani wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Satriani.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson rushes Satriani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson lands a takedown into guard.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Satriani blocks nicely.
Satriani has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. Satriani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Satriani!
Satriani postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satriani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satriani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Satriani wants to stand but Thompson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satriani trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thompson's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Satriani won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Satriani throws a front kick that sends Thompson stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Satriani's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satriani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Satriani is trying to stand.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Satriani to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works over Satriani with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Satriani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satriani manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Satriani stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Satriani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Satriani tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Satriani defending well though.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Satriani regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thompson.
Satriani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Satriani is retaining full guard.
Satriani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Satriani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson is in close to Satriani's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson cracks Satriani with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson cracks Satriani with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Satriani has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson stops Satriani from standing up.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Thompson 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.
Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thompson showed some decent athleticism there.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Satriani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Satriani regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thompson.
Satriani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satriani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Satriani's guard.
Satriani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Satriani's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Satriani's temple.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson prevents Satriani from standing back up.
Satriani taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satriani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Satriani's head.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satriani pushes Thompson off looking to stand but Thompson dives back in and keeps control.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Satriani dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson 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.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satriani's head.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Satriani dodges it nicely.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Satriani dodges it nicely.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Thompson really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Satriani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satriani tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Satriani takes one to the chin there.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Satriani misses the target.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Satriani.
Satriani misses with a head kick.
Satriani throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Satriani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson clinches up with Satriani and pushes him back against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thompson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Satriani prevents it.
Thompson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Check out the look on Thompson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thompson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Satriani is avoiding damage well.
Satriani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Satriani controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Satriani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thompson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson in side control, throwing shots but Satriani defends.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Thompson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thompson is chipping away with strikes.
Satriani dodges the ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Satriani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thompson.
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Satriani controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satriani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Thompson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thompson throws a strike aimed at the side of Satriani's head but Satriani avoids it well.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Satriani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Thompson.
Thompson lands some shots froms side control.
Thompson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thompson working the ground and pound but Satriani is defending the strikes.
Satriani parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Satriani to escape.
The strikes coming from Thompson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Thompson.
Satriani pushes Thompson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thompson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thompson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satriani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thompson lands a few punches from side control.
Thompson in side control, throwing shots but Satriani defends.
Check out the look on Thompson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson grinds an elbow into Satriani's temple.
Thompson working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Thompson dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thompson tries to clinch but Satriani is having none of it.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson avoids the head kick by Satriani.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thompson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Satriani is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson in side control, throwing shots but Satriani defends.
Thompson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Satriani works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Satriani dodges it nicely.
Satriani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Satriani uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satriani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satriani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Satriani's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Satriani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson is in close to Satriani's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson distracts Satriani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satriani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satriani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amir Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Satriani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amir Thompson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Satriani at a distance.
Satriani throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Satriani.
Thompson jumps guard and drags Satriani to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Satriani postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thompson 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Amir Thompson!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Amir Thompson!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Amir Thompson!
Amir Thompson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Smokealot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sir Smokealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokealot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Smokealot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smokealot throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Smokealot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Smokealot.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smokealot's waist but Smokealot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Smokealot tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones tries for a takedown but Smokealot sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smokealot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smokealot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Smokealot.
Smokealot leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sir Smokealot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Jones.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smokealot!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokealot tries to buck Jones off but he can't manage it.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smokealot is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smokealot has worked his arm free - good work by Smokealot!
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smokealot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones wants to control but Smokealot is keeping him busy.
Smokealot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Smokealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smokealot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smokealot throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Smokealot ducks down to avoid it.
Smokealot misses with a double jab.
Smokealot gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Smokealot manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones stands and throws Smokealot's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smokealot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smokealot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smokealot is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a kimura but Smokealot is defending well.
Smokealot wants to get back to his feet but Jones drags him back down.
Jones wants to control but Smokealot is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smokealot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smokealot's legs.
Jones tries for a kimura but Smokealot is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Smokealot rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Smokealot!
Smokealot stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Smokealot from standing up.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones working for a triangle but Smokealot defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Marcus Jones has been cut.
Smokealot loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Smokealot misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Smokealot didn't expect that.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Smokealot keeps moving.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Smokealot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smokealot uses it to pass to side control.
Smokealot decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokealot tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Smokealot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smokealot throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smokealot tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Smokealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smokealot scores with a jab.
Smokealot misses with a series of wild punches.
Smokealot fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smokealot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings around for an armbar but Smokealot sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard.
Jones working for a triangle but Smokealot defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokealot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smokealot wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smokealot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smokealot has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smokealot won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones looking to control but Smokealot passes into half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Smokealot keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smokealot pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Smokealot prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Smokealot seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokealot wants to get back to his feet.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smokealot misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Smokealot.
Smokealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smokealot throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smokealot looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sir Smokealot is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Smokealot.
A left and a right from Smokealot both land. Nice combination.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smokealot under the eye.
No joy there for Smokealot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smokealot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokealot throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smokealot defends it nicely.
Smokealot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones blocks a head kick by Smokealot.
Some wild striking there from Smokealot.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sir Smokealot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Jones.
A head kick misses from Smokealot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Smokealot tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smokealot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smokealot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Sir Smokealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smokealot throws a head kick that misses.
Smokealot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokealot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Smokealot.
Sir Smokealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in but Smokealot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloppy strikes from Smokealot. Those never looked like landing.
Jones blocks a head kick by Smokealot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smokealot misses with a looping left.
Smokealot misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smokealot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smokealot gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Smokealot manages to retain guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smokealot is keeping the position for now.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Smokealot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smokealot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smokealot wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Smokealot keeps moving.
Jones advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smokealot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smokealot has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by Smokealot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokealot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Smokealot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smokealot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Smokealot as Jones shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Smokealot clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smokealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones shoots in but Smokealot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smokealot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smokealot gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Smokealot manages to retain guard.
Jones trying to control but Smokealot is working from the bottom.
Smokealot wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smokealot is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokealot gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smokealot thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Smokealot misses.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Smokealot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Smokealot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sir Smokealot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Jones.
Smokealot misses with a leg kick
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smokealot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Smokealot is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smokealot wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smokealot uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smokealot has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Smokealot defends it well.
Jones goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smokealot is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smokealot tries a head kick but it misses.
Sir Smokealot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smokealot tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Smokealot thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokealot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokealot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokealot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smokealot misses with the combination.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Smokealot shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marcus Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smokealot looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones slips a straight right by Smokealot.
Smokealot throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
A big left from Smokealot misses.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smokealot pinned against the cage. Smokealot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smokealot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smokealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Smokealot.
Smokealot looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Smokealot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smokealot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Smokealot throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokealot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Smokealot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Smokealot is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Smokealot defends the submission attempt.
Smokealot wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokealot won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Smokealot is looking to escape.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smokealot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokealot tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smokealot tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to control but Smokealot is keeping him busy.
Jones prevents Smokealot from standing back up.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Smokealot defends the submission attempt.
Jones stops Smokealot from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smokealot sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is keen to just control but Smokealot is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smokealot defends it well.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones wants to take a breather but Smokealot is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Jones.
I think Jones 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 Sir Smokealot!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Sir Smokealot!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Sir Smokealot!
Sir Smokealot wins by unanimous decision!
Sir Smokealot very nearly forgot to thank Hilo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Terra!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Terra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Terra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Terra connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Terra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra lands a shot to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Terra can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Terra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Terra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Terra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Terra landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Terra.
Terra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Nice body punch from Terra - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Terra obliges.
Terra breaks from the clinch.
Terra with a hook.
Terra scores with a nice head shot.
Terra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Terra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terra. Terra obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Terra misses with a low kick.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terra.
Terra ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Terra throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Terra blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Terra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Terra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Terra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Terra throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Terra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terra misses with a looping left.
Terra takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Terra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Terra blocks a jab.
Terra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terra misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terra feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Terra has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Terra stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Terra misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Terra to keep the fight standing.
Terra tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Terra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie is working for takedown but Terra is calmly controlling the position for now.
Terra tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Terra back against the cage.
Terra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Terra lands a body shot.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Terra after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie tries to circle away but Terra has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gracie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Terra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Terra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Terra frees his head nicely. Oh but Gracie has switched to an armbar! Terra is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatjaana Rakopaljaana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Don't Worry, Be Happy!. A fine choice. Rakopaljaana has chosen Karri Koira - Amerikankotka Liitää feat.Ruudolf as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatjaana Rakopaljaana!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller thumps Rakopaljaana with a low kick.
Rakopaljaana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hugo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakopaljaana dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Rakopaljaana shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Rakopaljaana throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakopaljaana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rakopaljaana scores with a body shot.
Rakopaljaana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Rakopaljaana.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rakopaljaana looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Rakopaljaana keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Miller.
Rakopaljaana looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Rakopaljaana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Rakopaljaana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rakopaljaana jumps guard but Miller stands there with Rakopaljaana around his waist. Rakopaljaana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hugo Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatjaana Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakopaljaana's brow.
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Rakopaljaana.
Miller tries a body shot but Rakopaljaana blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Rakopaljaana in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tatjaana Rakopaljaana has been cut.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana wants a takedown but no success here.
Miller pushes Rakopaljaana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakopaljaana blocks it with crossed arms.
Rakopaljaana tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Rakopaljaana manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller trying to control but Rakopaljaana is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Rakopaljaana's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller wants to control from the top but Rakopaljaana keeps moving.
Rakopaljaana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakopaljaana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Rakopaljaana is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rakopaljaana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Rakopaljaana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Rakopaljaana!
Rakopaljaana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rakopaljaana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakopaljaana wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hugo Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatjaana Rakopaljaana's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rakopaljaana has time to react.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Rakopaljaana shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rakopaljaana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakopaljaana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Rakopaljaana controls the action.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakopaljaana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Rakopaljaana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rakopaljaana blocks an elbow strike.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Rakopaljaana avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Rakopaljaana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rakopaljaana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rakopaljaana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Rakopaljaana avoids the damage to the body.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rakopaljaana backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakopaljaana's brow.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rakopaljaana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hugo Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatjaana Rakopaljaana.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakopaljaana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rakopaljaana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Rakopaljaana avoids the damage to the body.
Rakopaljaana avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller tries to work over Rakopaljaana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Rakopaljaana blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Rakopaljaana avoids the damage to the body.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rakopaljaana avoids it.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rakopaljaana breaks the clinch.
Rakopaljaana throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller throws a leg kick but Rakopaljaana checks it.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rakopaljaana keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Rakopaljaana blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakopaljaana misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Rakopaljaana moves out of range easily.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Rakopaljaana checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatjaana Rakopaljaana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller cracks Rakopaljaana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Rakopaljaana counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Rakopaljaana to acknowledge the strikes.
Rakopaljaana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakopaljaana 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.
Rakopaljaana is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Rakopaljaana has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rakopaljaana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller is looking to control Rakopaljaana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Miller tries to get to full guard but Rakopaljaana has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rakopaljaana is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Miller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Miller shrugs it off.
Rakopaljaana controlling the pace for now.
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana wants to sweep but no luck.
Rakopaljaana keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Tatjaana Rakopaljaana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rakopaljaana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rakopaljaana is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller wants to control from the top but Rakopaljaana keeps moving.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller thumps Rakopaljaana with a low kick.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller rushes Rakopaljaana and presses him up against the cage.
Rakopaljaana is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rakopaljaana blocks an elbow strike.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakopaljaana blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakopaljaana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakopaljaana's elbow.
Rakopaljaana avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Rakopaljaana avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Rakopaljaana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hugo Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rakopaljaana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miller after a bit of a struggle.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rakopaljaana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakopaljaana fails to pull guard.
Hugo Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatjaana Rakopaljaana.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakopaljaana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Miller clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tatjaana Rakopaljaana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rakopaljaana checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller throws a low kick but Rakopaljaana moves out of range easily.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Rakopaljaana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Rakopaljaana misses with a body shot.
Miller slips a jab from Rakopaljaana.
A big right from Rakopaljaana misses.
Rakopaljaana takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Rakopaljaana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller lunges at Rakopaljaana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rakopaljaana's hand.
Miller throws a head kick that Rakopaljaana semi-blocks.
Rakopaljaana throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rakopaljaana counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakopaljaana misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hugo Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakopaljaana throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rakopaljaana counters with a nice body shot.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Rakopaljaana's head but Rakopaljaana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Rakopaljaana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rakopaljaana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller avoids the body shot from Rakopaljaana.
Miller tries to clinch but Rakopaljaana is having none of it.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rakopaljaana shoots in and bounces Miller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakopaljaana trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Rakopaljaana has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Rakopaljaana has passed into side control.
Rakopaljaana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rakopaljaana throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Rakopaljaana tries to advance to mount but Miller denies him.
Miller dodges the ground and pound from Rakopaljaana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana lands a nice forearm strike.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller is not content to let Rakopaljaana control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakopaljaana tries to advance to mount but Miller denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tatjaana Rakopaljaana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tatjaana Rakopaljaana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller throws a low kick but Rakopaljaana moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Rakopaljaana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rakopaljaana checks a low kick from Miller.
Rakopaljaana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rakopaljaana throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Rakopaljaana shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rakopaljaana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rakopaljaana blocks a jab.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakopaljaana gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Rakopaljaana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rakopaljaana looking for a takedown.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakopaljaana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakopaljaana blocks it with crossed arms.
Rakopaljaana dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Rakopaljaana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana blocks an elbow strike.
Miller is trying to maintain a safe position but Rakopaljaana gets an underhook and turns Miller into the cage.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Rakopaljaana.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Rakopaljaana's takedown attempt.
Hugo Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatjaana Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rakopaljaana managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working aggressively here.
Rakopaljaana avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Rakopaljaana avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakopaljaana blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rakopaljaana avoids it.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Rakopaljaana wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakopaljaana blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakopaljaana.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakopaljaana.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakopaljaana has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rakopaljaana working for a choke but Miller is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakopaljaana doesn't have the hooks in and Miller manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Hugo Miller!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Hugo Miller!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Hugo Miller!
Hugo Miller wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Hugo Miller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova has chosen Jääkärimarssi as his entrance music. Seppo Kova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seppo Kova!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kova lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bashir backs up against the cage.
Kova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Kova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kova misses with a two punch combination.
Bashir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Kova tenderised Bashir's leg. Bashir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seppo Kova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kova.
Bashir avoids the head kick by Kova.
Kova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashir.
Kova scores with a head kick.
Bashir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kova throws a sloppy head kick and Bashir moves out of range easily.
Bashir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bashir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kova.
Kova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kova throws a head kick that misses
letting Bashir counter with a right hand.
Kova slips a straight right by Bashir.
Bashir scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashir takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir misses the jab.
Kova misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bashir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kova - the referee stops the clock and Bashir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kova. Bashir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kova misses with a low kick.
Bashir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kova.
Kova throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bashir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kova misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Kova misses.
Kova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kova throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kova misses with a leg kick.
Bashir throws a hook to the side of Kova's head but Kova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kova cracks Bashir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kova throws a leg kick but Bashir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kova bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kova looks to land a combination but Bashir avoids it well.
Kova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kova motions for Bashir to come forward. Kova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kova looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kova can pounce on him.
Bashir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kova scores with a kick to the body.
Kova lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bashir backs up against the cage.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bashir misses with the combination.
Kova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashir.
Kova swinging wildly here.
Kova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashir misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova throws a nice looking combination but Bashir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kova throws a head kick that misses.
Kova looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kova throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bashir scores with a four punch combination!
Kova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bashir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kova moves away from the strike by Bashir.
Kova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kova looks to land a combination but Bashir avoids it well.
Kova looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Bashir.
A combination from Kova does no damage.
Bashir lands a nice shot that snaps Kova's head back.
Bashir misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Decent striking displayed by Bashir there.
Bashir throws an overhand right that lands on Kova's shoulder, as Kova tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kova.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kova throws a series of punches but Bashir moves out of range.
Kova throws out a leg kick but Bashir moves out of range and Kova only half commits.
Kova misses with a double jab
and Bashir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashir checks a leg kick.
Kova ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Kova shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bashir eats them both and turns towards Kova to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kova throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kova throws a series of punches but Bashir avoids them all with ease.
Bashir scores with a jab. Kova acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kova just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Kova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Bashir as he connects with a hook.
Julian Bashir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kova motions for Bashir to come forward. Kova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashir checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kova misses.
Kova connects with an inside leg kick.
Kova moves away from the strike by Bashir.
Bashir misses with a hook.
Bashir misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Bashir.
Kova's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bashir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kova scrambles back to his feet.
Bashir lunges at Kova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kova's hand.
Bashir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kova misses with a double jab
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Kova swinging wildly here.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova takes a swing at Bashir's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova misses with a double jab.
Bashir blocks a low kick nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kova in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bashir as he connects with a hook.
Bashir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seppo Kova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bashir throws an off balance right hand
and Kova counters with a thumping low kick.
Kova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kova misses with a combination
and Bashir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashir throws a jab when Kova was well out of range.
Kova is looking to slow Bashir down with leg kicks.
Bashir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Kova is breathing heavily.
Kova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kova misses with the combination.
Bashir lands a glancing blow to the side of Kova's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova slips a jab and a cross from Bashir.
Kova moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bashir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab by Bashir.
Kova has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kova has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kova fails to land with a series of punches.
Bashir checks a low kick from Kova.
Bashir looks to throw the jab but Kova is out of range.
Bashir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bashir tries to close the distance and clinch but Kova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bashir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kova on the side of the head.
Bashir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kova in his tracks.
Kova staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir swinging wildly here.
Bashir throws out a loose jab but Kova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashir moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bashir misses with a hook.
Kova swinging wildly here.
Kova misses with a two punch combination.
Bashir misses with a two punch combination.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Kova misses with a double jab.
Kova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kova lands a jab-cross combination.
Bashir throws a series of punches but Kova avoids them all with ease.
Kova tries to bum rush Bashir with a series of wild strikes but Bashir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kova dodges the punch combination from Bashir.
Kova misses with a body kick.
Bashir misses with a few strikes there.
Bashir connects with a jab.
No joy there for Bashir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashir looks to throw the jab but Kova is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashir misses the target.
Kova misses with a double jab
and Bashir counters with a nice uppercut.
Bashir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kova lands with a nice body punch.
Bashir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kova closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kova throws a series of punches but Bashir avoids them all with ease.
Bashir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kova.
An inside leg kick from Kova misses.
Bashir throws a hook but Kova blocks it.
Bashir stalks Kova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kova's face. Kova staggers backwards, shaken.
Kova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashir misses with a hook. Kova ducked under it nicely.
Kova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Kova. Those never looked like landing.
Bashir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bashir throws a right hand that Kova ducks under and follows up with a left that Kova also avoids with ease.
Kova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bashir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bashir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bashir throws a hook to the side of Kova's head but Kova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kova misses with a series of wild punches.
Bashir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kova.
Kova throws a nice looking combination but Bashir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Kova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bashir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bashir misses with an uppercut.
Kova throws a low kick but Bashir moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Bashir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bashir duly obliges.
Kova stalks Bashir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bashir's face. Bashir staggers backwards, shaken.
Bashir looks to land a right hand but Kova moved out of range.
Bashir tries to close the distance and clinch but Kova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kova.
Kova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot lands for Bashir.
Bashir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kova can pounce on him.
Kova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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!
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Kova.
A jab from Bashir does it's job there.
Bashir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashir swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashir misses the target.
Bashir throws a jab when Kova was well out of range.
Kova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bashir cracks Kova with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Bashir.
Kova throws a right hand that Bashir ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashir also avoids with ease.
Bashir throws a right and a left that Kova avoids nicely.
Kova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bashir misses with a wild combination.
Kova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kova.
Bashir lands with a right hand.
Kova lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bashir misses with a hook.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kova fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands with a hook. Kova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kova - that will leave a mark!
Kova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kova dodges the punch combination from Bashir.
Nice uppercut there from Bashir.
Kova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kova moves away from the strike by Bashir.
Kova dodges the punch combination from Bashir.
Kova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashir lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kova moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bashir.
Kova is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bashir is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Julian Bashir did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Kova. Those never looked like landing.
Bashir blocks a head kick by Kova.
Bashir misses with a looping left.
Kova connects with a leg kick. Bashir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bashir misses the jab.
Bashir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bashir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashir avoids the head kick by Kova.
Bashir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashir.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kova.
Bashir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kova.
Bashir lands a lovely overhand right.
Bashir dodges the punch combination from Kova.
Kova is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bashir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir lands with an overhand left.
Bashir 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.
Kova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Kova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bashir's sensitive parts.
Bashir throws a jab when Kova was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Kova.
Kova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashir manages to avoid it.
Bashir misses with a hook.
Bashir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bashir fails to land with a series of punches.
Kova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Kova.
Bashir misses with a straight left.
Bashir misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kova misses with the combination.
Kova connects with a leg kick. Bashir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut there from Bashir.
Kova misses with a head kick.
Bashir slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Kova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bashir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bashir slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashir throws a hook but Kova avoids it easily.
Kova stalks Bashir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bashir's face. Bashir staggers backwards, shaken.
Bashir will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bashir slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
Kova throws a series of punches but Bashir moves out of range.
Kova is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bashir rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Bashir misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bashir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kova doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Kova.
Bashir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bashir looks to land a left hand but Kova moved out of range nicely.
Bashir blocks a head kick by Kova.
Kova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashir.
Good exchange - Bashir coming out on top.
Bashir swinging wildly here.
Kova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kova displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kova tried to score with a low kick but Bashir checks it.
Bashir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kova on the side of the head.
Bashir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kova misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir misses with a wild combination.
Kova throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Kova misses with a head kick.
Kova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashir.
Kova gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Kova misses.
Kova looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashir is just out of range.
Kova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kova walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bashir avoids the head kick by Kova.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Kova misses.
Bashir tries to bum rush Kova with a series of wild strikes but Kova uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bashir cracks Kova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kova misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Julian Bashir will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bashir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bashir swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Kova. Those never looked like landing.
Kova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashir.
Bashir scores with a nice head shot.
Kova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kova throws a leg kick that misses.
Kova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashir.
Kova lands a leg kick that knocks Bashir off balance momentarily.
Kova throws a head kick that misses.
Kova drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bashir throws a big shot that misses.
Bashir avoids the head kick by Kova.
Kova misses with a series of wild punches.
Kova is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bashir throws a hook but Kova avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir ducks under a wild hook from Kova.
Kova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Kova misses with a shot to the body
letting Bashir counter with a right hand.
Bashir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kova dodges the punch combination from Bashir.
Nice defenses there by Kova.
Good leg kick by Kova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bashir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kova throws a leg kick but Bashir checks it.
Kova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bashir looks to land a right hand but Kova moved out of range.
Kova throws a right hand that Bashir ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashir also avoids with ease.
Bashir throws an overhand right that lands on Kova's shoulder, as Kova tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir looks to land a combination but Kova avoids it well.
Kova misses with a low kick.
Kova misses with a few strikes there.
Kova misses with a head kick.
Kova takes one to the chin there.
Kova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kova throws a series of punches but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir tests Kova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bashir avoids the head kick by Kova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kova misses with a wild combination.
Bashir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Kova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir throws a hook but Kova avoids it easily.
Kova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashir.
Kova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bashir lands with a right hand.
Kova on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kova moves away from the strike by Bashir.
Bashir scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Bashir.
Bashir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bashir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bashir.
Kova blocks a jab.
Kova tries to bum rush Bashir with a series of wild strikes but Bashir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kova takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kova has time to react.
Bashir slips a jab and a cross from Kova.
A combination from Kova does no damage.
Bashir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kova circles away quickly and effectively.
Kova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kova misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashir tries to bum rush Kova with a series of wild strikes but Kova uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kova throws a series of punches but Bashir avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kova ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Bashir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bashir lands a really nice looking cross but Kova seems unphased.
Kova throws a body punch but Bashir moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julian Bashir.
I think Bashir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Julian Bashir!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Julian Bashir!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Coleman !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Coleman shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Coleman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coleman throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Coleman throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman 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.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman 's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to control but Johnson passes into half guard.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
Coleman wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman 's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman gets back to full guard.
Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman 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.
Johnson swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Coleman looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson suckers Coleman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Johnson is now in Coleman 's guard!
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman looking to control.
Coleman pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson postures up in Coleman 's guard and throws a big left but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Dwayne Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That has opened up Dwayne Johnson's cut even more.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coleman wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Coleman defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control here.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coleman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Even with his hooks in, Coleman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Coleman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Coleman .
The cut above Dwayne Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is in a bad position with Coleman working for a choke. Johnson manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Johnson won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Coleman tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Black Coleman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coleman can't escape the position.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coleman is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The referee warns Coleman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coleman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is trying to control. Coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson working Coleman over with strikes.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coleman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is nestled in close to Coleman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Coleman is having none of it.
Johnson winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman is trying to hold Johnson in close to prevent damage but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Coleman is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Coleman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coleman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Coleman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Coleman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Coleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coleman wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coleman postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Black Coleman !
Black Coleman retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Black Coleman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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