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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray The Pit (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 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, Bill Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray The Pit!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow digs a good hook to The Pit's body.
Shadow throws a lazy right hand but The Pit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Shadow.
Shadow connects with a body shot.
Shadow scores with a nice strike.
Shadow misses with a hook
and The Pit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shadow's knee momentarily.
The Pit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shadow is fending him off so far but The Pit persists. Nope, Shadow circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pit throws a body punch but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
The Pit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shadow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Pit tries for a takedown but Shadow circles away easily
and Shadow counters with a big slam. The Pit looks out but Shadow is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save The Pit from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bill Shadow!
Our winner, Bill Shadow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kel Varnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Shadow Puppets . Terry Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Bull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kel Varnson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Varnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bull as Varnson tries to tie him up.
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bull blocks a body shot from Varnson.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Varnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Varnson looks winded!
Bull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kel Varnson has been cut.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Varnson.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull effectively controlling the action here.
Varnson avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Varnson is defending well for now.
Varnson being controlled against the cage.
Bull is leaning against Varnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bull lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bull.
Varnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull digs a right hand into Varnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Varnson's gas tank.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Varnson blocks a body shot from Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bull tries a body shot but Varnson blocks it.
Bull tries a body shot but Varnson blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bull.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Varnson.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Varnson avoids it.
Varnson misses with the head strike.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but Varnson blocks with his arms.
Bull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varnson is trying to stall.
Bull putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Varnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Varnson avoids the damage to the body.
Varnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull just leaning against Varnson, taking a breather.
Varnson taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Varnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Varnson prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Varnson's ribcage.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull is leaning against Varnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull working Varnson over with knees to the body.
Varnson takes a shot to the head.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bull to work.
Bull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bull lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Varnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull working Varnson over with knees to the body.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull digs a right hand underneath Varnson's ribcage. Varnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Bull.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Varnson or not.
Varnson prevents a body shot from Bull.
Bull landing knees to the body.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Varnson is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees to the body from Bull.
Bull is looking to control Varnson's arms but Varnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bull has his back to the cage.
Varnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Varnson can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bull.
Bull lands a good knee to the midsection. Varnson won't want to take too many of those.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Terry Bull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Varnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Varnson blocks the elbow strike.
Bull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varnson can do to turn this around?
Bull is working Varnson over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bull obliges.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Varnson avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull cracks Varnson with a nice body shot.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Varnson.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Varnson.
Varnson is breathing heavily.
Bull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bull stalls.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bull here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bull blocks an uppercut.
Bull holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Varnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Varnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a series of punches but Varnson moves out of range.
Bull shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Varnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Varnson is looking to reverse the position.
Bull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Varnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson tries to buck Bull off but Bull is having none of it.
Bull trying to control the position but Varnson is working away.
An elbow from Bull crashes against the mat.
Bull looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Varnson is avoiding damage well.
Bull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bull grinds an elbow into Varnson's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull trying to control the action but Varnson is working from the bottom.
Bull is really struggling to control Varnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bull wants to control for a moment but Varnson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bull stops Varnson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull seems to be working for a kimura but Varnson defends the submission attempt.
Bull is trying to control the action in half guard but Varnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bull is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bull is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bull shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bull was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Varnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bull working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bull looking to secure an arm triangle but Varnson defends it well.
Bull moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Varnson has worked his arm free - good work by Varnson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Varnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bull but great work by Varnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bull trying to control from the bottom.
Bull wants to improve his position but Varnson is controlling well.
Varnson wants to stand up but Bull has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bull is looking to improve his position.
Varnson controlling the action here.
Varnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Varnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bull is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson content just to control the position here.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Varnson looking to control but Bull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Varnson content just to control the position here.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Varnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Varnson trying to control but Bull is having none of it.
Varnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kel Varnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Varnson counter with a right hand.
Bull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bull tries to clinch up but Varnson circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bull.
Bull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a head kick. Varnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bull tries to clinch but Varnson is having none of it.
Bull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Varnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bull under the eye.
Varnson blocks a head kick by Bull.
Varnson throws a series of punches but Bull avoids them all with ease.
Bull shoots in looking for a takedown. Varnson tries to sprawl out of it but Bull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Varnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bull blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kel Varnson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson'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.
A big right from Varnson misses.
Varnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Varnson.
Bull checks a leg kick nicely.
Varnson throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull tries to clinch but Varnson moves away
and Varnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bull connects with a solid leg kick.
Varnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Varnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good work by Bull as he checks the leg kick.
Varnson lands a right hook to the body.
Bull throws a series of punches but Varnson moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bull.
Bull blocks a head kick by Varnson.
Terry Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bull. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Varnson. No joy for Bull on that attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bull moves in looking to clinch but Varnson pushes him off.
Varnson feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
Varnson looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Bull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Varnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Varnson wants to slow Bull down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull looks for the body kick but Varnson saw that one coming.
Varnson tries a low kick but Bull avoids it.
Bull fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Varnson to the ground. Bull is now in Varnson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull trying to control but Varnson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull looking to sit in guard and control but Varnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to control the position but Varnson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bull wants to get back to full guard.
Varnson is looking to advance position but Bull won't allow it.
Varnson prevents Bull from improving his position.
Varnson decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Varnson throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Varnson blocks the body kick.
Bull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Varnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bull swinging wildly here.
Kel Varnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Varnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bull throws a body kick that misses
and Varnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Varnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
A head kick by Bull misses
and Varnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Varnson tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Varnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bull is keeping busy.
Varnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bull's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Varnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Bull.
Bull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Varnson backwards.
That has opened up Kel Varnson's cut even more.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Varnson's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull controlling the action here for a moment.
Bull seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kel Varnson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kel Varnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Varnson is looking to land body kicks.
Bull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Varnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Varnson tries to avoid it but Bull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Varnson to the ground. Varnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Varnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull is looking to clinch.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bull throws a series of punches but Varnson avoids them all with ease.
Bull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Varnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Varnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Varnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varnson wants to land a leg kick but Bull is out of range.
Bull looks for a takedown but Varnson sprawls well.
Bull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Varnson's calf.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
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.
Bull closes the distance but Varnson moves to the side
and Varnson counters with a low kick, right behind Bull 's knee.
Varnson throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Varnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bull blocks the leg kick.
Bull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Bull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull moves out of range of the leg kick from Varnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Varnson looks to throw a body kick
and Bull counters with a one-two to the body.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Varnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Varnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bull is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull takes one on the button.
Varnson tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Bull misses with a two punch combination.
Varnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull throws a right and a left that Varnson avoids nicely.
Bull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Varnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varnson connects with the punch.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Varnson tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Varnson tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Varnson jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Varnson throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull shoots in and gets a takedown into Varnson's guard.
Varnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Varnson controls Bull momentarily but Bull frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
Bull forces his way into half guard.
Bull throwing shots but Varnson is blocking nicely.
Bull is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varnson is refusing to be controlled, as Bull sits in half guard.
Varnson wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kel Varnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Varnson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 47:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bull!
Terry Bull is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Terry Bull made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Manfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by I was made for lovin you. Manny Manfred has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Manfred!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws the kick towards the body but Manfred avoids it.
Balboa avoids a kick to the body.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manfred lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
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!
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Balboa avoids the head kick by Manfred.
Manfred with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manfred connects with a body shot that sends Balboa's belly button to the back.
Manfred ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Manfred.
Manfred lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balboa will feel that in the morning.
Manfred thuds his shin into the meat of Balboa's side.
Manfred blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Manfred thows a body kick. Balboa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manfred comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Manfred finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manfred bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Manfred scores with a push kick.
Balboa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred lands a front kick.
Manfred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crunch! Manfred slams his shin into Balboa's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred connects with a solid leg kick.
Balboa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Apollo Balboa has been cut.
Manfred cracks the inside of Balboa's front leg.
Nice body punch from Manfred.
Nice body kick from Manfred.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balboa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manfred - the referee stops the clock and Balboa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manfred. Balboa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the liver by Manfred. Beautiful body shot.
Apollo Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manfred keeps Balboa at a distance using the push kick.
Manfred digs a good body shot into Balboa's ribs.
Manfred throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred lands with an overhand left.
Manny Manfred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manfred lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manfred throws a head kick but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manfred lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manfred lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balboa will feel that in the morning.
Manfred throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manfred.
Balboa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manfred lands with a shot to the body.
Manfred scores with a push kick.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick from Manfred lands but Balboa takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred lands a nice looking body shot.
Manfred keeps Balboa at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Balboa.
Manfred is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Manfred lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses
and Manfred counters with a body kick.
Manfred tries to sprawl but Balboa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Balboa tries to stand and escape but Manfred is controlling the position.
Balboa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balboa decides to stand up.
Balboa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Manfred.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manfred's waist but Manfred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balboa off to one side.
Manfred scores with a nice body kick.
Manfred scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Manfred.
Manfred lands a front kick.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Manfred.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manfred. Balboa shrugs it off though.
Manfred connects with a looping right hand.
Manfred throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manfred throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Manfred connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manfred.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Manfred dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manfred lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
Manfred changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manfred circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manfred dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Manfred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Manfred. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manfred.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manfred lands a head kick!
Manfred thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balboa if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manfred. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Manfred lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balboa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manfred - the referee stops the clock and Balboa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manfred. Balboa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Manfred scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manfred - that will leave a mark!
Manfred throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Manfred has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manfred pushes Balboa away with a front kick.
Manfred thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balboa if he has to take too many more of those.
Manfred scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balboa in his tracks.
Manfred stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manfred lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balboa at a distance.
Manfred lands with a nice body punch.
Manfred throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Balboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Manfred dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balboa. That did some damage!
Manny Manfred seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manfred.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manfred - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Manfred.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manfred scores with a leg kick.
Balboa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manfred scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balboa doesn't seem bothered though.
Manfred throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Manfred scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Manfred uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses.
Manfred throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
and Manfred counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manfred fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balboa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manfred - the referee stops the clock and Balboa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manfred. Balboa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Balboa blocks the body kick.
A head kick from Balboa lands but Manfred takes it in his stride.
Manfred lands a front kick.
Balboa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manfred scores with a nice body kick.
Manfred lands a front kick.
Manfred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manfred.
Manfred misses with a head kick.
Manfred scores with a kick to the midsection.
Balboa tries to land a front kick but Manfred steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manfred.
Manfred ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manfred scores with a head kick.
Manfred throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Manfred connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manfred!
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Manfred showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apollo Balboa'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.
Manfred throws out a leg kick but Balboa moves out of range and Manfred only half commits.
Balboa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manfred tries to avoid it but Balboa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manfred to the ground. Manfred escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick by Balboa misses
and Manfred counters with a good, hard body kick but Balboa shrugs it off.
Manfred lands with a nice body punch.
Manfred jabs at Balboa's body.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.
Manfred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manfred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Manfred.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Balboa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manfred.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Manfred.
Balboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manfred.
Manfred lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balboa takes a step back to recover.
Horrible takedown by Balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Manfred which made him look bad.
Manfred throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manfred misses with a kick to the body.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balboa momentarily.
Manfred thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Balboa if he has to take too many more of those.
Balboa throws a looping overhand right but Manfred ducks down to avoid it.
Manfred throws a head kick that Balboa semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manfred as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manfred scores with a kick to the body.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manfred. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Manfred thuds his shin into the meat of Balboa's side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balboa is defended easily by Manfred.
Balboa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Manfred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manfred lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Manfred checks it.
Balboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Balboa tries to work over Manfred's front leg with a kick but Manfred checks it.
Manfred scores with a nice body kick.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick from Manfred.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manfred lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balboa tries to clinch but Manfred is having none of it.
Manfred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa swings for the body but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred thows a body kick. Balboa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa moves out of range of the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balboa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manfred - the referee stops the clock and Balboa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manfred. Balboa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Manfred misses with a head kick.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick and Manfred moves out of range easily.
Balboa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Balboa blocks a head kick by Manfred.
Balboa is looking to clinch but Manfred is avoiding it.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Manfred.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Balboa 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.
Manfred works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manfred throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manfred sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manfred feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balboas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Manfred really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Balboa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manfred throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manfred scores with a body shot.
Manfred blocks a head kick by Balboa.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manfred!
A thudding body kick lands there by Manfred!
Manfred throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manfred fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manfred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manfred connects with a right hand. Balboa shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Manfred.
Balboa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manfred moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manfred scores with a push kick.
Manfred lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred thuds his shin into the meat of Balboa's side.
Manfred scores with a hook to the body. Balboa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manfred throws a wild body kick that Balboa sees coming a mile off.
Manfred looks to land a body kick but Balboa moved away.
Manfred displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balboa throws out the jab.
Manfred jabs at Balboa's body.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
and Manfred counters with a straight right hand.
Manfred lands with a hook. Balboa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manfred scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Balboa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manfred lands a high kick!
Manfred stuffs the takedown attempt from Balboa. Balboa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Manfred digs a good hook to Balboa's body.
Manfred cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Manfred!
Balboa tries to clinch up but Manfred circles away and keeps his distance.
Manfred jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manfred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Manfred catches Balboa right on the button with a cross.
Balboa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manfred throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manfred throws the kick towards the body but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred lands a right hook to the body.
Manfred lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
Manfred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
and Manfred makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balboa really felt that one!
Manfred throws a body kick that misses.
Balboa throws a head kick but Manfred moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manfred.
A head kick from Manfred lands but Balboa takes it in his stride.
Manfred misses with a head kick.
Manfred leaves Balboa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Manfred lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manfred.
Balboa tries to clinch but Manfred moves out of range.
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick
and Manfred counters with a body kick.
Balboa moves in looking to clinch but Manfred pushes him off.
Manfred scores with a jab.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manfred swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balboa.
Manfred buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manfred scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Manfred thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manfred tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfred.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manfred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Manfred dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Balboa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manfred lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manfred.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
enabling Manfred to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manfred with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manfred connects with a body shot that sends Balboa's belly button to the back.
Manfred explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Manfred lands a front kick.
Manfred scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa walks into a jab.
Manfred lands with a right hand.
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.
Manfred lands with a slapping head kick.
Manfred scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Balboa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manfred.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Manfred. No joy for Balboa on that attempt.
Manfred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manfred connects with a high kick.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Balboa is just out of range.
Manfred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Balboa dives in and grabs Manfred's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manfred pushes down on Balboa's head and hops out.
Balboa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manfred throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manfred moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manfred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfred lets loose with a powerful body kick. Balboa will feel that in the morning.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manfred.
Manfred blocks a head kick by Balboa.
Manfred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Manfred cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
Manfred scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Manfred works Balboa's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balboa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balboa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manfred.
Balboa 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.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manfred comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manfred throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Manfred is looking to land body kicks.
Manfred avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Manfred lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Manfred tries a head kick but it misses.
Manfred lands with a slapping head kick.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
and Manfred counters with a body kick.
Balboa avoids the head kick by Manfred.
Manfred throws out a powerful jab.
Manfred looks for the body kick but Balboa saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
Balboa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manfred throws a wild body kick that Balboa sees coming a mile off.
Manfred misses with a head kick.
Manfred swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa closes the distance but Manfred moves to the side
and Manfred counters with a body kick that stops Balboa in his tracks momentarily.
Manfred swats away the attempt to clinch by Balboa.
Balboa tries a head kick but it misses.
Manfred fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manfred misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balboa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Manfred avoids it really well and circles away.
Apollo Balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfred thuds a left hand into Balboa's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Manfred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manfred 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 44:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Manfred!
Manny Manfred is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonny Riftken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonny Riftken is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tourney Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonny Riftken!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riftken connects with a body shot.
Riftken thows a body shot but no joy.
Riftken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Champ shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Champ was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Champ raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Tonny Riftken has been cut.
Champ landing shots from mount.
Riftken is rocked!
That has opened up Tonny Riftken's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riftken takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Champ's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Champ!
Tourney Champ took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alain Ducase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thibault Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alain Ducase!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thibault Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducase misses with a double jab
and Fernandez counters with a nice body shot.
Ducase misses with a hook. Fernandez ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ducase.
Ducase tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ducase shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernandez as he avoids it easily.
Fernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Ducase tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducase slips a jab and a cross from Fernandez.
Jab, jab by Fernandez - just one landing.
Ducase takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ducase misses with the combination.
Ducase is breathing heavily.
Fernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ducase doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Ducase on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ducase drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez steps in with a hook that catches Ducase right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fernandez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ducase looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thibault Fernandez!
Thibault Fernandez is the new light heavyweight champion!
Thibault Fernandez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Amin Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Smashing The Opponent. Brown has chosen The One as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Derek Brown enters the cage!
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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
15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Sax shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sax connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sax shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sax shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Sax's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Amin Sax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sax lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sax with a poor takedown
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Sax defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sax makes his way to full guard, as Brown worked for a kimura.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sax has his feet on Brown's thighs here. He's pushed Brown off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brown screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amin Sax!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Amin Sax waved his t-shirt featuring Diamond Nutrition 160q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. 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, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Rua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Rua. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Rua forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Rua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rickson Rua has been cut.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Rua up, before dumping him to the ground. Rua manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Rua wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Rua from standing up.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rua is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Rua is working away.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Rua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Silva.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rua is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Rua makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rua sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rua wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rua has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Rua scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Rua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickson Rua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matt Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva cracks Rua with a solid left hand.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Rua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Rua!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Rua has moved into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rua's back!
Silva lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rua hold on?!
Rua avoids the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the head.
Rua manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Silva is now in side control.
Rua regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua is looking to clinch.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rua sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua is trying to stand.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Silva winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva with the ground and pound but Rua uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Rua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Rua!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Rua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rua works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rua won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Rua avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
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.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rua preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Rua passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Rua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Silva is holding on tight.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Rua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Rua is having none of it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Rickson Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva wants to control but Rua is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Silva!
Matt Silva is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Matt Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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