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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Lightyear (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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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Che Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buzz Lightyear!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara closes the distance and pushes Lightyear back into the cage.
Guevara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightyear shoots in but no luck this time.
Guevara moves into range and clinches up with Lightyear.
Guevara tries to break the clinch but Lightyear is controlling the position.
Lightyear looking for a takedown.
Lightyear has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Guevara after a bit of a struggle.
Che Guevara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Lightyear.
Guevara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lightyear has Guevara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guevara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lightyear jumps guard but Guevara stands there with Lightyear around his waist. Lightyear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Guevara.
Guevara jumps into guard, dragging Lightyear to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guevara wants to stand but Lightyear is controlling the position.
Lightyear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lightyear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lightyear stands and throws Guevara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lightyear is trying to get an arm triangle but Guevara is defending well.
Guevara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guevara tries to get out of the position.
Guevara wants to get back to his feet but Lightyear drags him back down.
Lightyear is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Guevara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guevara tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Guevara, who protects the arm well.
Guevara is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lightyear has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lightyear is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guevara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guevara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lightyear off and has taken his back!
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!
Guevara controlling the position well here. Lightyear rolled but Guevara kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lightyear trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Guevara controlling the positon.
You can see the frustration on Lightyear's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lightyear is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear trying to control but not successfully.
Lightyear is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lightyear looks gassed!
Guevara really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lightyear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightyear rolls, trying to escape but Guevara keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buzz Lightyear will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guevara looking to score a takedown here. Lightyear is defending well but Guevara drives through and ends up in Lightyear's guard.
Lightyear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lightyear has his foot on Guevara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guevara works his way back into a safe position though.
Lightyear has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guevara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guevara controlling from the top position.
Guevara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lightyear for as long as he can get away with.
Lightyear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guevara!
Buzz Lightyear has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Guevara is holding on tight.
Guevara defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lightyear.
Guevara can't escape the position.
Guevara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lightyear on the ground.
Lightyear wants to finish this one by submission but Guevara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lightyear.
Lightyear goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Guevara turns into him and now he's in Lightyear's guard.
Lightyear is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guevara wanted to stand there but Lightyear had control of the position.
Lightyear looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear wants to sweep but no luck.
Guevara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Che Guevara.
Guevara closes the distance and pushes Lightyear back into the cage.
Guevara misses with a punch to the body.
Guevara lands a takedown into guard.
Guevara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lightyear is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara stands and steps away. Lightyear gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lightyear swats away the attempt to clinch by Guevara.
Guevara moves in looking to clinch but Lightyear pushes him off.
Guevara drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightyear throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lightyear escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guevara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Che Guevara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Guevara forces Lightyear back against the cage and clinches.
Guevara prevents the takedown attempt.
Guevara pulls Lightyear into guard.
Lightyear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lightyear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lightyear wants to pass the guard but Guevara is keeping the position.
Lightyear preventing the sweep.
Guevara wants to stand but Lightyear is controlling the position.
Lightyear trying to control the position from guard on top but Guevara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightyear stays in close to Guevara's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear trying to control but Guevara is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buzz Lightyear was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lightyear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightyear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lightyear shoots in for a takedown but Guevara shows good takedown defense.
Lightyear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guevara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guevara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lightyear working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Guevara 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 Lightyear.
Guevara working away.
Lightyear is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guevara happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guevara off and has taken his back!
Guevara just trying to survive but Lightyear is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lightyear's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lightyear is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Guevara defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lightyear has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Guevara has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear working for the choke.
Guevara looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lightyear looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guevara is trying to get back to his feet but Lightyear has full control of the position and if anything, Guevara has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lightyear has managed to slip his arm under Guevara's chin. This could be all over... yep, Guevara is tapping out! Submission win for Lightyear.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Buzz Lightyear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anomander Rake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Krazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anomander Rake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coco Krazy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krazy misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krazy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rake - the referee stops the clock and Krazy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rake. Krazy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anomander Rake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krazy's hands.
Krazy tries to clinch but Rake is having none of it.
Rake scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krazy misses with a low kick.
Krazy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krazy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rake.
Krazy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krazy throws a big shot that misses.
Krazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Krazy misses.
Krazy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krazy takes one on the button.
Krazy throws a right hand that misses
and Rake counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krazy.
A jab lands there for Rake.
Rake lands with a kick to the temple. Krazy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Krazy closes the distance but Rake moves to the side
enabling Rake to counter with a crisp jab.
Rake moves out of range as Krazy strikes.
Rake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krazy throws a hook to the side of Rake's head but Rake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krazy throws a leg kick
and Rake counters with a huge head kick that drops Krazy! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anomander Rake!
An out of breath Anomander Rake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Steinbrenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jammin Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Steinbrenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jammin Marley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley shoots in but Steinbrenner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steinbrenner moves in looking to clinch but Marley pushes him off.
Marley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steinbrenner as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marley!
Marley connects with a right hand. Steinbrenner shakes it off.
Steinbrenner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steinbrenner lands in his opponent's guard.
Steinbrenner throwing strikes from guard but Marley blocks nicely.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Steinbrenner from controlling successfully.
Steinbrenner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steinbrenner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinbrenner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marley on his heels. He'll look to pass Marley's guard now, I'm sure.
Marley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steinbrenner defends well.
Steinbrenner wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Marley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steinbrenner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marley wants to stand and escape but Steinbrenner is having none of it.
Marley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steinbrenner is aware though and is defending well.
Steinbrenner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Steinbrenner is looking to stand up but Marley won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
Steinbrenner is working hard here to advance position.
Marley controls Steinbrenner momentarily but Steinbrenner frees himself.
Steinbrenner stands and throws Marley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley is not content to let Steinbrenner control the position.
Steinbrenner landing a few strikes.
Steinbrenner controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to improve his position.
Marley strikes from the bottom.
Steinbrenner wants to control but Marley is keeping him busy.
Marley striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Steinbrenner advances to mount.
Steinbrenner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner avoids the attempt from Marley to control.
Steinbrenner controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinbrenner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Steinbrenner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steinbrenner clinches with his opponent.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steinbrenner misses with a punch to the body.
Steinbrenner breaks the clinch.
Steinbrenner scores with a takedown into Marley's guard.
Steinbrenner stands and steps away. Marley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steinbrenner on the side of the head.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steinbrenner.
Marley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marley.
Some wild striking there from Steinbrenner.
Steinbrenner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marley motions for Steinbrenner to come forward. Marley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick
and Steinbrenner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steinbrenner slaps away a takedown attempt from Marley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marley thows a body shot but no joy.
Steinbrenner cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Eric Steinbrenner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley throws a head kick that misses.
Marley is breathing heavily.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steinbrenner doesn't seem bothered though.
Steinbrenner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Steinbrenner. No joy for Marley on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Steinbrenner.
Steinbrenner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marley to the mat! Marley manages to get full guard.
Marley has his foot on Steinbrenner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steinbrenner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steinbrenner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steinbrenner lands a couple of digs.
Steinbrenner wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Marley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Steinbrenner from controlling successfully.
Steinbrenner stands and steps away. Marley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steinbrenner tries to close the distance and clinch but Marley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steinbrenner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Steinbrenner wants to free his trapped foot but Marley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner decides to return to a standing position.
Steinbrenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steinbrenner. Marley shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steinbrenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steinbrenner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steinbrenner. Marley shrugs it off though.
Steinbrenner has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Steinbrenner scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marley up against the cage.
Steinbrenner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marley regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steinbrenner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marley's head.
Eric Steinbrenner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steinbrenner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marley trying to control the position.
Steinbrenner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Steinbrenner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some wild striking there from Steinbrenner.
Horrible takedown by Marley or perhaps it was just good defense by Steinbrenner which made him look bad.
Marley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steinbrenner drives through and clinches with Marley against the cage.
Steinbrenner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steinbrenner breaks from the clinch.
Steinbrenner slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Steinbrenner doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Steinbrenner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steinbrenner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steinbrenner tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marley.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steinbrenner.
A combination from Steinbrenner does no damage.
Steinbrenner throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marley swings for the body but Steinbrenner moves out of range.
Steinbrenner misses with a two punch combination.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steinbrenner lands with a slapping head kick.
Steinbrenner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marley!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steinbrenner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marley is looking to escape.
Marley is in a horrible position here. Steinbrenner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marley is squirming around, avoiding Steinbrenner's attempts to control the action.
Marley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinbrenner looking to finish Marley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marley!
Marley looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Marley staying busy and making it hard for Steinbrenner to control.
Steinbrenner controlling well, preventing Marley from escaping the position.
Marley is trying to shake Steinbrenner off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Steinbrenner won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Steinbrenner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steinbrenner showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Steinbrenner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley is trying to control but Steinbrenner passes into side control!
Marley wants to control but Steinbrenner postures up.
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!
Steinbrenner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Marley tries to keep at a distance but Steinbrenner has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steinbrenner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Steinbrenner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steinbrenner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Steinbrenner!
Eric Steinbrenner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aron Petursson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aron Petursson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petursson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Redfield looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Redfield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Redfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petursson smiles and moves away.
Petursson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petursson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Redfield pinned against the cage. Redfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petursson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Redfield looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield struggling a bit here.
Redfield is trying to escape the position but Petursson is controlling the position.
Redfield stops Petursson from passing to mount.
Petursson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Redfield!
Petursson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petursson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Redfield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petursson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Redfield is looking to escape.
Petursson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Petursson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield tries to pull guard but Petursson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aron Petursson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Redfield.
Petursson is trying to break free.
Petursson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Redfield jumps guard but Petursson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Petursson working hard to break the clinch.
Petursson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Redfield uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petursson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petursson trying to keep a closed guard but Redfield is proving a slippery customer.
Redfield is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Petursson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Redfield is looking to defend but Petursson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Redfield! Petursson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Redfield taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aron Petursson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Marshal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Evans!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal misses the shot to the body.
Marshal connects with a jab.
A combination from Marshal does no damage.
Marshal drops Evans with a beautiful combination! Evans stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marshal is looking for the KO!
Evans 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!
Marshal throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
Evans backs away from a small jab... but Marshal lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Evans crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Marshal with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Stephen Marshal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeek Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Garcilazo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Garcilazo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeek Mills!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcilazo rushes Mills and presses him up against the cage.
Mills wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed against the cage, preventing Garcilazo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcilazo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garcilazo is trying to force a seperation but Mills has the dominant position.
Mills fails to pull guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcilazo prevents Mills from breaking the clinch.
Garcilazo tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Mills looking to stall.
Mills is trying to break the clinch but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mills.
Lorenzo Garcilazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeek Mills.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcilazo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mills should have avoided that one.
Garcilazo misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Mills 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a head kick but Garcilazo moves out of range.
Garcilazo lands a body shot.
A combination from Garcilazo does no damage.
Mills tries to clinch but Garcilazo moves out of range.
Mills shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcilazo sprawls well. He's pushed Mills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcilazo tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcilazo misses with a double jab.
Garcilazo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcilazo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills motions for Garcilazo to come forward. Mills throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lorenzo Garcilazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcilazo circles away.
Garcilazo dips to his left and cracks Mills with an uppercut!
Mills tries to keep at a distance but Garcilazo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcilazo cracks Mills with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcilazo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Garcilazo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Mills is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcilazo tries to break the clinch but Mills is controlling the position.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mills keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcilazo's efforts to push away.
Garcilazo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcilazo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo stops a takedown attempt from Mills.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Garcilazo taking a breather.
Garcilazo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcilazo tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Garcilazo back against the cage.
Mills leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mills is looking to control Garcilazo's arms but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mills has his back to the cage.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcilazo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcilazo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcilazo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
Garcilazo misses with a body punch.
Garcilazo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills is controlling him.
Garcilazo lands a left hand.
Garcilazo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcilazo gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage.
Mills wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcilazo has him pressed against the cage.
Mills jumps guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcilazo breaks the clinch.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcilazo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcilazo darts in and clinches Mills up against the cage.
Garcilazo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Garcilazo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcilazo clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch but Mills keeps him there for the moment.
Mills goes for a takedown attempt but Garcilazo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcilazo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcilazo stuffs the takedown attempt from Mills. Mills gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lorenzo Garcilazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeek Mills.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcilazo scores with a jab. Mills acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mills rushes Garcilazo and presses him up against the cage.
Garcilazo lands a left hand.
Garcilazo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo working hard to break the clinch.
Garcilazo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Mills keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcilazo's efforts to push away.
Mills breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcilazo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mills counters with a shoot takedown. Garcilazo fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mills won't allow Garcilazo to sweep him here.
Mills lands a couple of elbows.
Garcilazo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position but Mills postures up.
Garcilazo controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mills postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garcilazo wants to control but Mills postures up.
Mills stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Garcilazo counter with a right hand.
Garcilazo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcilazo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mills tries to clinch up but Garcilazo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lorenzo Garcilazo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcilazo lands a two punch combo.
Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches.
Garcilazo tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mills trying to stall but Garcilazo improves his position.
Garcilazo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed against the cage, preventing Garcilazo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcilazo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt.
Mills gets tackled into the cage by Garcilazo. Garcilazo maintains the clinch.
Garcilazo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Garcilazo stalling against the cage.
Mills wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Garcilazo. No joy for Mills on that attempt.
Garcilazo lands with a good body shot.
Garcilazo scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Garcilazo - just one landing.
Mills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcilazo misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mills looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills shoots in for a takedown but Garcilazo shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Garcilazo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mills doesn't seem phased though.
Garcilazo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcilazo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lorenzo Garcilazo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Garcilazo connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Garcilazo. No joy for Mills on that attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcilazo wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Mills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcilazo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcilazo throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Garcilazo scores with a nice strike.
Garcilazo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mills throws a sloppy head kick and Garcilazo moves out of range easily.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenzo Garcilazo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcilazo as he jumps to the side.
Lorenzo Garcilazo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeek Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills moves forwards but Garcilazo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcilazo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mills is defended easily by Garcilazo.
Mills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcilazo forces Mills back against the cage and clinches.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcilazo misses with a body punch.
Garcilazo is looking to break free of the clinch but Mills has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to push Mills away but Mills has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garcilazo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garcilazo as Mills tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcilazo.
Garcilazo is trying to break free.
Garcilazo is trying to force a seperation but Mills has the dominant position.
Garcilazo tries to circle away but Mills has him pinned against the cage.
Garcilazo is looking to control Mills's arms but Mills gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garcilazo has his back to the cage.
Garcilazo tries to circle away but Mills has him pinned against the cage.
Mills tries for a takedown but Garcilazo manages to get underhooks.
Garcilazo managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
Garcilazo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcilazo wants to break free but Mills has control.
Garcilazo wants to break free but Mills has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to break the clinch but Mills is controlling him.
Garcilazo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mills keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcilazo's efforts to push away.
Mills tries to pull guard but Garcilazo won't allow it.
Garcilazo has had enough of the clinch but Mills keeps him there for the moment.
Garcilazo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcilazo is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mills as Garcilazo tries to tie him up.
Mills drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcilazo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mills has Garcilazo pressed against the cage, preventing Garcilazo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mills tries to pull guard but Garcilazo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcilazo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garcilazo is trying to break free.
Mills working hard to break the clinch.
Garcilazo wants to break free but Mills has control.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garcilazo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mills looking to stall.
Garcilazo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcilazo lands a body shot.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Garcilazo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcilazo managing to block the knees to the body from Mills.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcilazo breaks from the clinch.
Zeek Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcilazo instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Garcilazo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcilazo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Garcilazo!
Lorenzo Garcilazo is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hart tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hart is trying to keep an underhook but Smith manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hart defend it? Smith steps over the head and cranks it - Hart is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dean Smith!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Along Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Lewis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Along Recto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Recto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Recto misses with a series of wild punches.
Recto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Recto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Recto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Recto up against the cage.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Recto shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Recto takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Recto throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Recto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recto tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Recto misses with a head kick.
Recto throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis rushes Recto and presses him up against the cage.
Recto avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
Recto working hard to break the clinch.
Recto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Along Recto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Recto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Recto takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Recto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Recto tries a head kick but it misses.
Recto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Recto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Recto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewis throws a head kick but Recto moves out of range.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Recto moves out of range easily.
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!
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Recto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recto throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis forces Recto back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Recto misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Recto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis clinches up with Recto and pushes him back against the cage.
Recto throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Recto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Recto prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Recto is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Recto blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Recto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lewis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Recto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
Recto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Recto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Recto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Recto closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Recto tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis working Recto over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lewis 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.
Recto misses with the combination.
Lewis lunges at Recto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Recto's hand.
Lewis clinches with his opponent.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis stops a takedown attempt from Recto.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Recto tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Along Recto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recto shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Recto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis 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 Along Recto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Lewis. Those never looked like landing.
Recto moves into the clinch.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lewis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Recto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lewis landing knees to the body.
Lewis prevents Recto from breaking the clinch.
Lewis lands a knee to the head.
Recto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Recto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Recto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Recto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Recto misses with a wild combination.
Lewis throws a head kick but Recto moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Recto's front leg but catches the back leg as Recto tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Lewis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Recto looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a nice combination. Recto backs away looking to recover.
Recto fails with a takedown attempt.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. Recto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Recto is predictable there
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch.
Recto is trying to pull guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Recto checks a low kick from Lewis.
Lewis closes the distance and pushes Recto back into the cage.
Recto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Recto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Recto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to avoid it but Recto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lewis to the ground. Lewis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Recto misses with a few strikes there.
Recto shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Recto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Recto misses.
Lewis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Mike Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Recto seems unphased.
Mike Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Lewis both land. Nice combination.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Recto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Recto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Recto somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis darts in and clinches Recto up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lewis feints a jab promting Recto to slip. Lewis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Recto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lewis closes the distance and pushes Recto back into the cage.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Recto. Recto gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis throws a right hand that Recto ducks under and follows up with a left that Recto also avoids with ease.
Recto throws a lazy head kick
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Recto misses with a double jab
and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis stalling against the cage.
Recto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lewis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Recto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Recto misses with a takedown
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Along Recto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Recto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recto shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Recto fails with a takedown attempt.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Recto up against the cage.
Recto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Recto is looking to break free of the clinch but Lewis has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Recto's sensitive parts.
Recto throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Recto on the side of the head.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Recto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Recto persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Recto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Recto tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis slows down the pace here.
Recto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Recto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Recto is out of range.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Recto shoots in.
Lewis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lewis lands with a kick to the temple. Recto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Along Recto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Recto darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lewis obliges.
Mike Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Recto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Recto is trying to force a seperation but Lewis has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lewis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lewis!
Mike Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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