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ROF 42 - Lights Out PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Mash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ippo Mash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sato works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sato lands a heavy elbow.
Sato landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sato lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mash looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato controlling the pace for now.
Sato lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mash hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato landing strikes from the mount.
Mash taking shots to the head.
Sato with shots to the head and body - Mash looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sato working Mash over with strikes here.
Mash is breathing heavily.
Sato raining down shots from the mount!
Sato pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sato tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two 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!
Sato lands a nice shot to the head.
Sato has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mash's face.
Sato breaks from Mash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sato lands a big shot there that rocks Mash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mash is rocked!
Sato controlling from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Sato.
Sato working Mash over with strikes here.
Sato with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sato fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sato controlling his opponent.
Sato working the ground and pound effectively.
Sato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sato content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a big elbow.
Sato raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato landing shots from mount.
Sato lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sato quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sato but it's paid off an Mash is forced to tap! Nice work by Sato.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rumina Sato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Bone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Bone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bone 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.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bone on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bone avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bone's guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bone is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bone working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Bone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Bone looks gassed!
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Bone tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bone can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva cracks Bone with a big elbow.
Silva controls the position.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bone for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bone is looking for a sweep.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Bone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone gets the takedown into side control.
Bone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Silva prevents Bone from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has one of Bone's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bone lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Bone looking to stall.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Bone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bone presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Bone is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bone down to the mat. Bone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bone's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bone is trying to improve his position.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bone sneaks back into half guard.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bone works the jab nicely.
Silva throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.
Bone gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Bone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bone!
Bone is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Marcus Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Bone regains half guard.
Bone wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Marcus Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bone is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Bone trying to control here.
Bone is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marcus Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Jacob Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vinegar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vinegar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Theme. Randy Couture has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vic Vinegar's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Vinegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vinegar is trying to defend but Couture finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vinegar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Couture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vinegar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vinegar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vinegar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinegar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Vinegar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Couture can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vinegar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vinegar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Couture uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture trying to control the action but Vinegar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture scoring with punches and elbows.
Couture is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vinegar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vinegar keeps working.
Vinegar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Couture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vinegar is trying to control but can't.
Vinegar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Couture trying to control but Vinegar is working from the bottom.
Vinegar keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture distracts Vinegar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vinegar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Couture defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture thows a big elbow that misses.
Couture working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Couture stopping the sweep attempt from Vinegar.
Couture lands a couple of elbows.
Vinegar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couture doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couture manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vinegar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Couture has passed into half guard!
Vinegar is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vinegar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Couture sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vinegar wants to hit a switch here but Couture passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vinegar there!
Couture trying to control but Vinegar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Couture lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vinegar is looking to escape.
Couture prevents Vinegar from getting the reversal.
Couture connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vinegar working to try and regain half guard.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vinegar is looking to get to half guard.
Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vinegar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vinegar tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Couture trying to control the position but Vinegar is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vinegar tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
Couture in side control lands a decent elbow.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Vinegar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vinegar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couture defending well though.
Vinegar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couture defending well though.
Couture trying to hold on to Vinegar's head to control him but Vinegar postures up.
Vinegar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vinegar wants to free his trapped foot but Couture is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to control but Vinegar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vinegar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vinegar doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Couture counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Couture trying to control but Vinegar is working from the bottom.
Randy Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couture content to stall in guard here.
Vinegar throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Couture escapes and throws Vinegar's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is putting a hurting on Vinegar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Couture tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Couture goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vinegar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Couture's guard! Nice work there by Vinegar!
Vinegar tries to free his leg and advance position but Couture is retaining full guard.
Couture working a defensive guard here.
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vinegar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vinegar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vinegar is working for a submission of some sort.
Couture trying to control but Vinegar postures up.
Couture gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vinegar advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Couture's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vinegar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Couture knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vinegar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vinegar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Couture's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Couture looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Couture perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vinegar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Couture pulls his head out easily.
Vinegar trying to control from the bottom.
Vinegar is looking to improve his position.
Vinegar looking for submissions off his back.
Couture is looking for a kimura but Vinegar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Couture to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture wants to control but Vinegar is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vinegar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vinegar looks to clinch
and Couture counters with a single leg into guard. Vinegar didn't expect that.
Vinegar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinegar keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Vinegar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couture is aware though and is defending well.
Couture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vinegar's head.
Vinegar keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Couture wants to stand but Vinegar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Couture won't allow Vinegar to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture works over Vinegar with some ground and pound from guard.
Vinegar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinegar working a defensive guard here.
Couture trying to control but Vinegar is working from the bottom.
Couture must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vinegar misses with an uppercut.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinegar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vinegar is trying to defend but Couture finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vinegar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vinegar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is nestled in close to Vinegar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vinegar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vinegar tries to get to full guard but Couture has control of the leg.
Vinegar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Couture in particular looking to stall.
Vinegar wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
Couture scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Couture is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Couture is trying to control the action in half guard but Vinegar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vic Vinegar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture prevents Vinegar from improving his position.
Vinegar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Couture's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Couture's back!
Vinegar is trying to stick to Couture's back but Couture is turning into Vinegar. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vinegar's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Couture.
Vinegar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couture is aware though and is defending well.
Couture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vinegar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Couture gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Couture has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by House Of pain - Jump Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley throws a head kick but Fairtex moves out of range.
O Malley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Fairtex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fairtex has O Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
O Malley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Malley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but O Malley avoids the damage to the body.
O Malley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Malley's efforts to push away.
Fairtex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above O Malley 's eye.
O Malley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
O Malley is breathing heavily.
Fairtex has O Malley pushed against the cage.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex is stalling here.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but O Malley avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling him.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex.
Fairtex moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with an elbow strike.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Malley up against the cage.
O Malley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but O Malley is blocking nicely.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, O Malley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the cage.
O Malley takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Malley avoids it.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but O Malley avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex wants to stall.
Fairtex pushes off an throws an elbow but O Malley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Malley tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the cage.
O Malley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. O Malley won't want to take too many of those.
Fairtex trying to stall but O Malley improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on O Malley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling him.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
Fairtex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Malley swinging wildly here.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairtex has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Malley tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Fairtex trying to stall but O Malley improves his position.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Malley.
Fairtex pushes off an throws an elbow but O Malley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Malley avoids a wild elbow strike from Fairtex.
O Malley avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from O Malley.
Danny O Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex avoids the head kick by O Malley.
No joy there for O Malley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick
and Fairtex counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fairtex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
O Malley tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fairtex throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Malley's defenses.
O Malley blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Malley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fairtex misses with an elbow strike.
Fairtex avoiding damage.
O Malley managing to block the knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
O Malley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Malley blocks an elbow strike.
Fairtex has O Malley pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Malley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on O Malley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Malley as Fairtex tries to tie him up.
Fairtex is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and O Malley has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex has been cut.
A head kick by O Malley misses
and Fairtex counters with a nice leg kick.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but O Malley avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for O Malley.
O Malley wants to clinch.
O Malley's corner calls for a 1-2. O Malley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses
and Fairtex counters with a leg kick.
O Malley moves in looking to clinch but Fairtex pushes him off.
Fairtex slips a jab and a cross from O Malley.
Fairtex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fairtex!
Fairtex throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by O Malley misses
and Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but O Malley is blocking nicely.
O Malley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex tries to clinch but O Malley is having none of it.
Fairtex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a lazy head kick
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Malley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from O Malley does it's job there.
O Malley fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
A head kick by O Malley misses
and Fairtex counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Malley's knee momentarily.
O Malley tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fairtex.
O Malley dodges an elbow strike from Fairtex.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex stalls.
O Malley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex pushes off an throws an elbow but O Malley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Malley blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on O Malley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Malley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex is pushing O Malley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Malley avoids it.
O Malley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Malley is trying to break free.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fairtex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fairtex throws an elbow but misses.
O Malley avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Malley.
O Malley wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on O Malley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling him.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Malley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fairtex counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex avoids the head kick by O Malley.
A cross from O Malley lands.
Fairtex tries to clinch but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley clinches up against the cage.
O Malley managing to block the knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Malley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Malley blocks an elbow strike.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex.
Fairtex has O Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairtex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Malley is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Fairtex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fairtex clinches with his opponent.
O Malley avoids a wild elbow strike from Fairtex.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fairtex throws an elbow but misses.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Malley.
O Malley tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the cage.
Danny O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Malley avoids a wild elbow strike from Fairtex.
O Malley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairtex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsanklai Photirat Fairtex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nerubian Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nerubian Assasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assasin misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Nerubian Assasin has been cut.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Assasin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assasin also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Assasin avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assasin misses with a straight left.
Assasin misses the jab.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Assasin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Assasin's head.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assasin loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a jab when Assasin was well out of range.
A big right from Assasin misses.
Nerubian Assasin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook but Assasin blocks it.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assasin throws a big shot that misses.
Assasin connects with a body shot.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assasin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nerubian Assasin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assasin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Assasin misses with a hook.
Assasin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Assasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assasin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assasin misses with a combination
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assasin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Assasin throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assasin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Assasin.
Assasin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assasin throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Assasin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Assasin throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Assasin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Assasin looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Assasin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Assasin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A slow jab from Assasin misses its intended target.
Assasin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assasin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Assasin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Assasin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assasin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez moves out of range as Assasin strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Assasin thows a body shot but no joy.
Assasin misses with a two punch combination.
Assasin is breathing heavily.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assasin.
Assasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assasin.
Assasin moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assasin digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Assasin misses with a wild combination.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Assasin lands a right hook to the body.
Assasin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Assasin avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assasin backs up against the cage.
Nerubian Assasin's cut is getting worse.
Assasin misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Assasin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Assasin scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Assasin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Assasin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assasin swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Assasin misses.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assasin.
Assasin misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assasin.
A swing and a miss from Assasin.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assasin.
Assasin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assasin.
Assasin lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Assasin dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Assasin misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Assasin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Assasin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assasin looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nerubian Assasin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
A jab from Assasin misses.
Assasin missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assasin slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Assasin avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Assasin misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
Sanchez slips a jab from Assasin.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Assasin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assasin connects with the punch.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assasin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assasin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assasin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Assasin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assasin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Assasin throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Assasin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Assasin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin slips a jab from Sanchez.
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assasin misses with a few strikes there.
Assasin throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Assasin throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Jeez, Nerubian Assasin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Assasin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Assasin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assasin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Assasin.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Assasin slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Assasin.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assasin loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Assasin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assasin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assasin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assasin looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assasin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Assasin misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assasin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Assasin throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Assasin staying out of range there.
Assasin looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Assasin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nerubian Assasin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Turcotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen "Rev it Up" by Jesse James Dupree as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
180 lbs
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21
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Turcotte clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turcotte managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Turcotte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turcotte blocking some punches.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Young.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young taking a breather.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young presses Turcotte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turcotte manages to break the clinch.
Young looks to land a body kick but Turcotte moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook. Turcotte ducked under it nicely.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Young misses.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young lands a nice hook to Turcotte's body. Turcotte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turcotte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young looks to land a body kick but Turcotte moved away.
Turcotte misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young looks to land a body kick but Turcotte moved away.
Young thuds his right hand into Turcotte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turcotte avoids the head kick by Young.
Turcotte checks a low kick from Young.
Young misses with a body kick.
Turcotte slips under a jab.
Turcotte needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
Jake Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turcotte shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Turcotte is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Turcotte is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Turcotte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turcotte uses his free foot to push down on Young's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turcotte.
Young blocking the ground and pound.
Turcotte swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Young is now in Turcotte's guard. A big mistake from Turcotte there, giving up the dominant position!
Turcotte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a push kick but Turcotte slaps the foot to one side.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turcotte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Turcotte needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turcotte moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Turcotte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Young!
Young blocking the ground and pound.
Turcotte goes for an armbar but Young turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Young.
Turcotte working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Young has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Turcotte wants to get back to full guard.
Young controlling the pace.
Turcotte gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Young gets to his feet. Turcotte looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Turcotte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turcotte tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Young thumps Turcotte with a low kick.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turcotte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Turcotte in his tracks for a moment.
Turcotte works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Turcotte tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Turcotte postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Young is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Turcotte, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turcotte has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Young is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Turcotte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Young does it's job there.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Young.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young throws a head kick but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Young.
Turcotte tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Young.
Turcotte instigates a clinch.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Dennis Turcotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Come on Turcotte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young lands a right hand.
Turcotte leaning against his opponent.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Turcotte moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Young throws a leg kick
and Turcotte moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Turcotte gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Turcotte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turcotte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Turcotte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young digs a right hand underneath Turcotte's ribcage. Turcotte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turcotte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Turcotte tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turcotte blocks an uppercut.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Young tries to work over Turcotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turcotte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Turcotte.
Come on Turcotte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jake Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turcotte tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turcotte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turcotte blocks a body shot from Young.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Turcotte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Turcotte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Young 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for ORielly.
ORielly shoots for a double leg takedown but Masatupo sprawls well. He's pushed ORielly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ORielly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masatupo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masatupo moves out of range of the body kick.
ORielly lands with an overhand left.
Masatupo tries to clinch up.
ORielly throws a one two combo.
Masatupo is rocked!
ORielly ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Masatupo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiden ORielly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Street Carp by Deftones. Silva has chosen system of a down - violent pornography as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but White blocks it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White misses with a body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Daniel White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
White ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from White does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from White.
It looks like Rickson Silva 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!
White connects with a looping right hand.
Silva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Silva cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White wants to clinch.
White misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from White misses.
White throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Daniel White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
White staying out of range there.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White slips a jab from Silva.
White misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. White is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is breathing heavily.
White is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White controlling the position for now.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva slips a jab from White.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Nice defenses there by White.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva postures up.
White wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson 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 Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White works the jab nicely.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
White works Silva's body with a nice hook.
White misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
White avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
White throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
White staying out of range there.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from White as Silva shoots in.
Daniel White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Some wild striking there from White.
White misses with the combination.
Silva tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
letting White counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings White.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from White.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White swinging wildly here.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by White.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
White with a jab.
White swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from White.
Silva 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Grey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Padilla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Grey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Padilla looks to throw the jab but Grey is out of range.
Grey wants to land a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
Grey digs a good body shot into Padilla's ribs.
Padilla fails with the takedown.
Grey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grey stuns Padilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grey takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Padilla misses the target.
Wilson Grey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Padilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grey takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Grey wants to land a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Padilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Padilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Grey as Padilla shoots in.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla looks to land a left hand but Grey moved out of range nicely.
Grey throws a sloppy body shot
and Padilla counters with a two punch combo.
Grey wants to clinch.
Padilla looks to land a left hand but Grey moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Grey misses
and Padilla counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Padilla.
Padilla trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Grey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Padilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grey tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Padilla has had enough of the clinch but Grey keeps him there for the moment.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grey lands a right hand.
Padilla working aggressively here.
Grey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Padilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grey is leaning against Padilla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is looking to break free of the clinch but Grey has double underhooks.
Padilla tries to break free but Grey pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Padilla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Grey.
A shot to de liver by Grey. Beautiful body shot.
Grey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grey walks into a stiff left hand from Padilla.
Padilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grey.
Grey misses with a wild combination.
Grey misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Grey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grey misses with a double jab
and Padilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grey misses with a combination
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grey's waist but Grey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Padilla off to one side.
Grey misses with a hook to the body
and Padilla counters with a shoot takedown. Grey fights it but they end up in guard.
Padilla throws a big right hand that misses.
Padilla stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
Padilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grey trying to keep a closed guard but Padilla is proving a slippery customer.
Padilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grey looking to control.
Padilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Padilla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Padilla lands with a right hand.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grey backs up against the cage.
Grey throws the kick towards the body but Padilla avoids it.
Grey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Grey tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Padilla misses with a looping left.
Junior Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson Grey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey misses with a kick to the body.
Padilla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Grey.
Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Grey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grey blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Padilla moves out of range as Grey throws a body kick.
Padilla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grey swivels and escapes.
Padilla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grey ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Grey.
Grey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Grey.
Padilla manages to break the clinch.
Grey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Padilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Padilla dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grey throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Grey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Padilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla lands with an uppercut that bounces Grey off the cage and back into rage.
Grey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Padilla takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from Grey.
Grey scores with a body shot.
Padilla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Grey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice takedown defense from Grey. No joy for Padilla on that attempt.
A leg kick checked by Padilla.
Grey scores with a shot to the body.
Grey throws a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Grey scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Junior Padilla has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grey.
Grey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey misses with a body shot
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Grey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Padilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grey lands with a cross.
Grey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Padilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to chop away at Padilla's legs.
Grey closes the distance but Padilla moves to the side
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Grey lands a head kick. Padilla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Padilla throws a combination that misses
and Grey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice straight punches there by Padilla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Padilla.
Padilla scores with a sloppy right hand. Grey should have avoided that one.
Grey swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Padilla pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Grey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Padilla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Padilla throws a hook to the side of Grey's head but Grey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilla.
Grey is looking to slow Padilla down with leg kicks.
Padilla lands a two punch combo.
Padilla throws a looping overhand right but Grey ducks down to avoid it.
Grey misses the jab.
Padilla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grey. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey throws a front kick aimed at Padilla's knee but Padilla avoids it well.
Grey misses with a body shot.
Grey misses with a body kick.
Grey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Padilla checks a leg kick.
Grey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Padilla misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Grey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Padilla lands a heavy elbow.
Grey really wants to buck Padilla off and get back to his feet.
Grey tries to lock up and control but Padilla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Padilla tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Padilla punching from mount but Grey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla breaks from Grey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Padilla.
Grey is rocked!
Padilla with a couple of short strikes.
Grey is still in real trouble! Can Padilla finish him?
Padilla landing punches.
Padilla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grey?
Padilla throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Padilla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grey's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla thowing shots but they're missing.
Padilla looking to control but Grey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grey seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Grey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grey is trying to escape the mount.
Grey is squirming around, avoiding Padilla's attempts to control the action.
Grey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Padilla had his way with Wilson Grey in that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Padilla's cut.
That's time! Padilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Padilla takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Grey connects with a nice looking jab.
Grey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Padilla misses with a takedown attempt
and Grey counters with a left to the body.
Grey thows a body shot but no joy.
Padilla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla thuds his right hand into Grey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Padilla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Padilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grey throws a low kick, looking for Padilla's leg but Padilla calmly moves out of range.
Grey wants to clinch up but Padilla keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a jab-cross combination.
Grey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilla at a distance.
Grey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grey misses with a body punch
and Padilla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilla.
Padilla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grey counters with an outside leg kick.
Grey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Padilla misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick from Grey.
Padilla blocks a low kick nicely.
Grey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Padilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey just misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla misses the shot to the body.
Padilla misses with a body shot
and Grey counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Padilla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grey avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Padilla misses.
Padilla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grey on the side of the head.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Grey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grey 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Grey!
Wilson Grey is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Rodriguez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin Jade's chin.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Jade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Jade.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Jade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez lands a high kick!
Jade throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Jade misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Jade.
A nice combination there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Jade misses.
Jade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Albert Rodriguez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodriguez.
Jade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jade.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Jade moves away and avoids it.
Jade thows a body shot but no joy.
Albert Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez cracks Jade with an open hand slap.
Jade tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Jade.
Jade misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jade dives in and grabs Rodriguez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Jade's head and hops out.
Jade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez lunges at Jade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jade's hand.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodriguez pushes Jade away with a front kick.
Rodriguez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jade's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jade.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez feints and then cracks Jade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jade down.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Jade looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that Jade semi-blocks.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodriguez wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodriguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Rodriguez.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a head kick!
Rodriguez gets caught flat footed, as Jade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jade is breathing heavily.
Jade slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Jade in close.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Jade from controlling successfully.
Jade looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jade lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rodriguez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez is squirming around, avoiding Jade's attempts to control the action.
Jade has hold of Rodriguez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rodriguez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jade controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Rodriguez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to de liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot.
Jade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jade shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Jade misses its intended target.
A big right from Jade misses.
Jade shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl out of it but Jade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Jade.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jade circles away.
Horrible takedown by Jade or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jade gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez counters with a big head kick but Jade shrugs it off.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Albert Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodriguez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Jade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Jade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jade gets slowly back to his feet.
Jade misses with a looping left.
Jade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jade misses with a hook.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jade's head backwards.
Rodriguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Jade.
Jade throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the temple. Jade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jade misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez lands a head kick!
Rodriguez scores with a push kick.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jade. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jade is rocked!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that Jade semi-blocks.
Oh Jade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jade drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Rodriguez follows Jade to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Rodriguez!
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