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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhal Sim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sim has chosen Otherside by Red Hot Chili Pepper as his entrance music. Tony Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dhal Sim's chin.
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dhal Sim!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a looping right.
Sim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sim - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sim. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Sim counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sim.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sim!
Tony Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sim.
Sim staying out of range there.
Sim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sim moves away from the strike by Brown.
Sim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Sim which made him look bad.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Sim's shoulder, as Sim tries to avoid the shot.
Sim thumps Brown with a low kick.
Sim stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sim cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Sim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sim is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Sim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Sim is working away.
Brown is working for a kimura but Sim is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Sim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Sim wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown passes to full mount!
Sim stops Brown from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes but Sim recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Sim defends it.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Sim defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sim is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sim feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sim as he jumps to the side.
Sim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sim.
Sim slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dhal Sim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a hook.
Sim slips under a jab from Brown.
A big left from Brown misses.
Sim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sim was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Sim moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sim tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sim is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Sim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sim is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sim turns into him and now he's in Brown's guard.
Brown throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brown trying to control the position.
Sim is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Brown has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sim is looking to defend but Brown has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sim! Brown pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sim taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Brown!
A very excited looking Tony Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's entrance music is KoRn En Vivo Mtv. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Jacobs down.
Jacobs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacobs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Jacobs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Jacobs looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Jacobs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar, as that shot connected.
Escobar throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tim Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Escobar on his heels. He'll look to pass Escobar's guard now, I'm sure.
Jacobs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacobs manages to get himself to full guard.
Escobar content to stall in guard here.
Jacobs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacobs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobs trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tim Jacobs hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacobss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacobs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jacobs needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Jacobs's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Jacobs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacobs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Jacobs fails to land the takedown.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a wild body kick that Escobar sees coming a mile off.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacobs is rocked!
Escobar throws the left hand but Jacobs avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobs looks winded!
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobs's shoulder, as Jacobs tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar lands with a big right hook that stumbles Jacobs - he's out on his feet here! Escobar follows up with another monster hook that separates Jacobs from consciousness! Jacobs falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Escobar stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pablo Escobar!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Escobar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henkka Reem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrystov Aleksey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksey throws a right hand that Reem ducks under and follows up with a left that Reem also avoids with ease.
Aleksey misses with a double jab
and Reem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reem has Aleksey up against the cage in a clinch.
Reem pushes Aleksey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aleksey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksey slips a jab and a cross from Reem.
Aleksey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aleksey lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reem has an active guard here but Aleksey has managed to pass into half guard.
Aleksey is nestled in close to Reem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey wants to get back to his feet.
Reem wants to get back to full guard.
Aleksey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reem's head.
Reem looking for submissions off his back.
Aleksey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aleksey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reem trying to hold on to Aleksey's head to control him but Aleksey postures up.
Ground and pound from Aleksey.
Reem wants to get back to his feet.
Reem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem has his foot on Aleksey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aleksey works his way back into a safe position though.
Aleksey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aleksey defends well.
Reem escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aleksey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reem controls Aleksey momentarily but Aleksey frees himself.
Aleksey stands up over Reem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aleksey working some strikes from top position.
Aleksey wants to stand but Reem is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aleksey trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is trying to control the position but Aleksey postures up.
Aleksey is in close to Reem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aleksey stopping the sweep attempt from Reem.
Aleksey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aleksey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reem's head.
Aleksey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aleksey lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aleksey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aleksey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reem's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksey cracks Reem with a solid left hand.
Reem looking for a guillotine here but Aleksey defends easily.
Aleksey is working Reem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reem is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Reem is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aleksey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reem seems to have got his legs back now.
Aleksey working the ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Aleksey! That's hurt Reem! Will he recover? Aleksey fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrystov Aleksey!
Chrystov Aleksey is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Chrystov Aleksey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson comes to the cage accompanied by tom petty - i won't back down. Wayne Pearson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddy Hoop!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Hoop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoop.
Hoop tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.
Pearson tests Hoop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoop catches Pearson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Wayne Pearson has been cut.
Pearson scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pearson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pearson lands a jab to Hoop's midsection.
Hoop tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoop ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Hoop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pearson's corner calls for a 1-2. Pearson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Eddy Hoop has been cut.
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!
Hoop dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Pearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoop.
Hoop misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws the left hand but Hoop avoids the punch easily.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Hoop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Hoop.
Hoop cracks Pearson with a good jab.
A jab from Pearson misses.
Hoop with a hook.
Hoop slips a jab from Pearson.
Hoop moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
Hoop tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.
Pearson lands a right hook to the body.
Hoop connects with a jab.
Wayne Pearson's cut is getting worse.
Hoop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoop to score with a decent uppercut.
Pearson throws a hook but Hoop avoids it easily.
Hoop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Hoop moves away and avoids it.
Pearson thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Hoop lands.
Hoop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pearson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Hoop drops Pearson with a nice combination! Hoop dives into Pearson's guard, looking to finish!
Pearson is rocked!
Wayne Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoop is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oh Pearson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoop trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop looking to pass the guard.
Hoop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoop trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoop throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Hoop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoop looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Hoop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Hoop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoop closes the distance and pushes Pearson back into the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoop is working Pearson over against the cage.
Hoop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Hoop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Hoop tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoop presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoop works on Pearson's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Hoop.
Hoop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pearson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoop breaks from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Hoop throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoop counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hoop in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoop slips under a jab from Pearson.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Pearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Hoop avoids them all with ease.
Hoop tries to clinch up.
Hoop ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Hoop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pearson's head backwards.
Jeez, Wayne Pearson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Hoop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoop throws a push kick but Pearson slaps the foot to one side.
Hoop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop instigates a clinch.
Hoop manages to break the clinch.
Hoop pushes Pearson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoop.
Hoop looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Hoop lands a head shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wayne Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddy Hoop!
Eddy Hoop is the new light heavyweight champion!
Eddy Hoop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by SURF RIDER!!!. Duncan McAlister has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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277 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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210 cm
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286 lbs
22 - 18 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Duncan McAlister!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McAlister counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but McAlister avoids the damage to the body.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McAlister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
Mir stalling.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McAlister.
McAlister looks winded!
McAlister takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Duncan McAlister has been cut.
Mir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mir.
Mir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McAlister wants to break free but Mir has control.
McAlister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McAlister or not.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir cracks McAlister with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McAlister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McAlister avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir lands a good knee to the midsection. McAlister won't want to take too many of those.
Mir lands with a right to the head.
Mir digs a right hand underneath McAlister's ribcage. McAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McAlister takes an elbow to the forehead.
McAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
McAlister being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Mir.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
McAlister takes an elbow to the temple.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but McAlister shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Mir.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir lands an elbow that stopped McAlister in his tracks for a moment.
Mir keeps control of McAlister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir lands an elbow inside that McAlister shrugs off.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but McAlister blocks with his arms.
Mir avoiding damage.
Mir goes for a takedown attempt but McAlister pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by McAlister.
Mir throws a hook but McAlister avoids it easily.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McAlister tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McAlister to the ground. McAlister escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but McAlister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by McAlister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan McAlister's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mir scores with a nice body kick.
McAlister moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir lands a slapping body shot.
Frankestein Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but McAlister circles away.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAlister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McAlister tries to sprawl but Mir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mir is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from McAlister as he works his way to full guard.
McAlister keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McAlister holds on and takes a little breather.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McAlister is keeping the position for now.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Mir postures up in McAlister's guard and throws a big left but McAlister blocks it.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but McAlister is retaining full guard.
McAlister has his hands on Mir's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to advance to mount but McAlister denies him.
McAlister is looking to reverse the position.
Mir tries to move to mount but McAlister blocks the move with his legs.
Mir trying to control the position but McAlister is working away.
Mir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McAlister!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is working for a guillotine from mount but McAlister frees his head quite easily.
Mir goes for an armbar but McAlister turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McAlister.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McAlister defends well.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir being controlled here, momentarily.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir working a defensive guard but McAlister passes into half guard.
McAlister not doing much here.
Mir is positioning himself well to prevent McAlister advancing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duncan McAlister's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McAlister as he jumps to the side.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McAlister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAlister can do to turn this around?
McAlister keeping hold of Mir's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.
McAlister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McAlister tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Mir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mir has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! McAlister is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frankestein Mir!
Frankestein Mir retains his heavyweight title!
Frankestein Mir really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Takeover logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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