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MadDogs 10 : New Era PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aztechnical. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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Great low 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, The Steel Penn Alliance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Steel Penn Alliance
and Hershey counters with a straight right hand.
Steel Penn Alliance lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a head kick that misses
and Hershey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hershey was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel Penn Alliance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hershey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hershey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hershey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've been informed that Hershey has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Steel Penn Alliance changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hershey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hershey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Steel Penn Alliance is looking for a sweep. Hershey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hershey wants to work for an arm triangle but Steel Penn Alliance is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hershey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steel Penn Alliance is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hershey is trying for a kimura here. Steel Penn Alliance looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hershey wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Hershey!
A relieved looking Steve Hershey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suleman Pokong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Luca struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokong.
Pokong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Pokong has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Pokong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pokong is looking to break free of the clinch but Luca has double underhooks.
Luca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pokong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Pokong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pokong is looking to break free of the clinch but Luca has double underhooks.
Luca taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Luca prevents Pokong from breaking the clinch.
Luca working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca working aggressively here.
Pokong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pokong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pokong.
It looks like Johnny Luca has been cut.
Pokong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokong.
Pokong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pokong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pokong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Pokong clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pokong.
Luca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luca pushes Pokong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pokong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pokong is keeping busy.
Pokong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luca stalling.
Pokong is looking to break free of the clinch but Luca has double underhooks.
Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Pokong.
Luca throws a head punch that misses.
Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Pokong.
Pokong tries to break free but Luca pushes him back against the ropes.
Luca misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Luca.
Luca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pokong's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca trying to stall but Pokong improves his position.
Luca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pokong decides to pull guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pokong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pokong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Luca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pokong looking for a sweep. Not yet Pokong, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pokong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johnny Luca wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pokong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luca.
Pokong throws an overhand right that lands on Luca's shoulder, as Luca tries to avoid the shot.
Pokong misses with a few strikes there.
Pokong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pokong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pokong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pokong tries to stand but Luca is controlling his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luca is holding Pokong down, trying to stall.
Luca is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suleman Pokong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pokong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pokong takes a swing at Luca's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Luca in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pokong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Pokong misses with a jab to the body
and Luca counters with a nice uppercut.
Pokong throws a solid leg kick but Luca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pokong.
Luca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pokong is looking to wear down Luca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pokong misses the shot to the body.
Pokong misses with a body shot.
Pokong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pokong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luca.
Luca gets tackled into the ropes by Pokong. Pokong maintains the clinch.
Luca working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca trying to control the position but instead, Pokong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Luca into the ropes.
Pokong is trying to break the clinch but Luca has him pressed against the ropes.
Luca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pokongs head.
A short left from Luca.
Pokong is trying to force a seperation but Luca has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luca.
Luca lands a right hand.
Pokong prevents a body shot from Luca.
Pokong tries to circle away but Luca has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luca.
Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Luca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luca slows down the pace here.
Luca keeps control of Pokong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pokong blocking some punches.
Johnny Luca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pokong has had enough of the clinch but Luca keeps him there for the moment.
Luca working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pokong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luca misses with some punches.
Luca misses with some punches.
Pokong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luca pushes Pokong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Pokong.
Luca stalling the fight.
Pokong has hold of one of Luca's legs. Luca is fighting the takedown attempt but Pokong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Luca wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pokong wants to control from the top but Luca keeps moving.
Pokong preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pokong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pokong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Luca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pokong's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luca preventing the sweep.
Luca looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luca looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Luca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Luca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pokong looks to score with a jab to the body but Luca is just out of range.
Pokong looks for the body kick but Luca saw that one coming.
Pokong just misses with a punch to the body.
Pokong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pokong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pokong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luca.
Pokong clinches.
Luca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Luca misses with some punches.
Luca is trying to stall.
Luca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luca prevents Pokong from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokong is trying to break the clinch but Luca is controlling him.
Pokong blocking some punches.
Pokong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luca tries to work over Pokong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Luca.
Luca working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
Luca holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Pokong.
Pokong can't break the clinch.
Pokong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
Luca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pokong can't break the clinch.
Luca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Luca tries to stall but Pokong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luca effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Pokong.
Pokong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Suleman Pokong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pokong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pokong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pokong lands a nice hook to Luca's body. Luca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pokong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pokong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luca throws a head punch that misses.
Pokong being controlled against the ropes.
Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pokong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luca misses with the head strike.
Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Pokong blocks a body shot from Luca.
Pokong tries to circle away but Luca has him pinned against the ropes.
Pokong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pokong is trying to force a seperation but Luca has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
Luca can't find room to land a body shot as Pokong controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Luca.
I think Luca 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Suleman Pokong!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Korbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leiro Nayr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korbett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac - Fight Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Korbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leiro Nayr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Nayr as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nayr!
It looks like James Korbett has been cut.
Nayr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nayr scores with the left hand. Korbett knows he should have avoided that one.
Nayr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korbett looks for a takedown but Nayr sprawls well.
Nayr looks to land a combination but Korbett avoids it well.
Nayr throws a series of punches but Korbett moves out of range.
Nayr throws a right hand that Korbett ducks under and follows up with a left that Korbett also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Nayr. Those never looked like landing.
Nayr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nayr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Nayr does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Nayr. Those never looked like landing.
Nayr misses with a wild combination.
Korbett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nayr as he jumps to the side.
Nayr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Korbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nayr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leiro Nayr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayr scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Nayr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nayr throws a good cross that connects.
Nayr throws a series of punches but Korbett avoids them all with ease.
Korbett avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Nayr does no damage.
Korbett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Korbett takes the fight into the clinch.
Nayr wants to get back to striking at distance but Korbett won't allow it.
Korbett is trying to drag Nayr to the mat but Nayr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korbett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korbett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nayr misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Nayr lands.
Nayr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Korbett is rocked!
Nayr throws a nice looking combination but Korbett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Korbett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korbett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nayr.
Nayr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korbett.
No joy there for Nayr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korbett seems to have got his legs back now.
Leiro Nayr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korbett throws a hook to the side of Nayr's head but Nayr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayr swinging wildly here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Korbett. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nayr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nayr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nayr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Korbett gets a clinch.
Korbett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nayr's efforts to push away.
Nayr tries to break the clinch but Korbett is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayr is trying to break the clinch but Korbett is controlling him.
Korbett has Nayr pressed against the ropes, preventing Nayr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nayr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Korbett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nayr uses from the top position.
Nayr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nayr throws an elbow that misses. Korbett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nayr's guard. Nice move by Korbett!
Korbett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nayr looking for a sweep. Not yet Nayr, not yet.
Korbett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korbett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nayr is keeping the position for now.
Nayr controls Korbett momentarily but Korbett frees himself.
Korbett postures up in Nayr's guard and throws a big left but Nayr blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korbett trying to control but Nayr is working from the bottom.
Nayr is pulling down on Korbett's head. It's preventing any offense from Korbett, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because James Korbett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Korbett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korbett stands up from Nayr's guard - Korbett perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nayr stuns Korbett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Korbett is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nayr lands a jab-cross combination.
Nayr connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Korbett tumbling to the canvas! Nayr pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Korbett was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leiro Nayr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Uzbaijzky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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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
29 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khali wants to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uzbaijzky gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Uzbaijzky is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Khali can't fight it off and eventually Uzbaijzky manages to take the fight to the floor. Khali looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand but Khali has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uzbaijzky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khali tries to strike from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky wanted to stand there but Khali had control of the position.
Khali is striking but Uzbaijzky is not phased and passes to half guard.
Khali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzbaijzky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khali's head.
Khali might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky trying to control from Khali's half guard. Khali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Uzbaijzky is looking to stand up but Khali won't let him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Uzbaijzky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Uzbaijzky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khali's guard.
Uzbaijzky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand and escape but instead Khali has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khali throws a big right hand that misses.
Khali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khali throwing strikes but missing.
Uzbaijzky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khali throws an elbow that misses. Uzbaijzky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khali's guard. Nice move by Uzbaijzky!
Uzbaijzky throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Uzbaijzky wants to get up but he can't break Khali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khali keeping moving, preventing Uzbaijzky from controlling successfully.
Uzbaijzky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khali is proving hard to escape from.
Khali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzbaijzky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Uzbaijzky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khali tries to clinch up
and Uzbaijzky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khali tries to clinch there but Uzbaijzky circles away.
Uzbaijzky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky digs a good hook to Khali's body.
Khali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khali tries to clinch up.
Khali wants to clinch.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters by clinching up.
Khali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali closes the distance but Uzbaijzky moves to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a straight right hand.
Khali moves to clinch but Uzbaijzky breaks away
and Uzbaijzky counters with a nice uppercut.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khali tries to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a three punch combo that has Khali backing up. Khali nods at Uzbaijzky to acknowledge the strikes.
Khali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzbaijzky gets tackled into the ropes by Khali. Khali maintains the clinch.
Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Uzbaijzky circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Uzbaijzky blocks the low kick.
Khali rushes Uzbaijzky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Uzbaijzky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali forces Uzbaijzky back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Uzbaijzky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khali wants to clinch up but Uzbaijzky keeps it at a distance.
Uzbaijzky scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzbaijzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uzbaijzky throws a leg kick that misses.
Khali tries to clinch up
and Uzbaijzky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch there but Khali circles away.
Khali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timur Uzbaijzky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzbaijzky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uzbaijzky counters with a series of strikes. Khali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Uzbaijzky swats away the attempt to clinch by Khali.
Some wild striking there from Uzbaijzky.
Khali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uzbaijzky drives through with a takedown into Khali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Uzbaijzky wanted to stand there but Khali had control of the position.
Khali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Uzbaijzky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky trying to control but Khali is working from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky tries to stand but Khali is controlling from the bottom.
Uzbaijzky forces his way into half guard.
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!
Uzbaijzky has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Khali works to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali looking for a sweep. Not yet Khali, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Uzbaijzky 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!
Uzbaijzky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Uzbaijzky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uzbaijzky stands up.
Khali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khali closes the distance but Uzbaijzky moves to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzbaijzky misses with a few strikes there.
Uzbaijzky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch there but Khali circles away.
Uzbaijzky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khali misses with a double jab.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uzbaijzky keeps control of Khali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uzbaijzky manages to break the clinch.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Uzbaijzky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khali. Uzbaijzky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uzbaijzky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzbaijzky lands with an uppercut that bounces Khali off the ropes and back into range.
Uzbaijzky misses with a two punch combination.
Khali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Timur Uzbaijzky has been cut.
Khali instigates a clinch.
Uzbaijzky has picked Khali up - he's going for a ride! Uzbaijzky dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzbaijzky tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Khali.
Uzbaijzky stands up and beckons Khali to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali darts in trying to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Uzbaijzky is predictable there
and Khali counters by clinching up.
Uzbaijzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uzbaijzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uzbaijzky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Timur Uzbaijzky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzbaijzky is looking to stand up but Khali won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uzbaijzky stands and steps away. Khali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Khali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzbaijzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky keeps the fight on the outside.
Khali moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Khali closes the distance but Uzbaijzky moves to the side
and Uzbaijzky counters with a left and a right that stings Khali.
Khali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzbaijzky shoots in and bounces Khali off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uzbaijzky looking to pass the guard.
Uzbaijzky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khali is working an open guard so Uzbaijzky takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali rushes Uzbaijzky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khali is trying to break the clinch but Uzbaijzky has him pressed against the ropes.
Khali wants to break free but Uzbaijzky has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Uzbaijzky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uzbaijzky 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Timur Uzbaijzky!
Timur Uzbaijzky wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Brij Khali had this to say: 'Dissapointed to Lose'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. Takada has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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192 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Takada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Speed is able to avoid easily.
Speed digs a good body shot into Takada's ribs.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Takada ducks down to avoid it.
Speed lands a body shot.
Takada looks winded!
Speed throws a right hand that Takada ducks under and follows up with a left that Takada also avoids with ease.
Speed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takada ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Takada throws a low kick but Speed moves out of range easily.
Takada moves forwards but Speed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takada misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Takada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speed takes a swing at Takada's ribcage but misses.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed misses the jab.
Speed lands with a nice body punch.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takada.
Takada misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Takada! He's out on his feet! Speed rushes in and drops Takada with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abel Speed!
Abel Speed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cylar Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Cobain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cylar Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cobain did well to prevent Black getting side control.
Cobain won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobain defending well though.
Black wants to take a breather but Cobain is having none of it.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Black connects with a nice short shot to Cobain's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobain defending well though.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cobain has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cobain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Black there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Black is working for a kimura but Cobain is defending it quite comfortably.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black working over Cobain with some ground and pound. Cobain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Black is trying to control. Cobain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Black looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Black slips a nice elbow through Cobain's hands, connecting with Cobain's forehead.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Cobain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black is looking for a kimura here.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black seems to be working for a kimura but Cobain defends the submission attempt.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Cobain defends it.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Cobain's head.
Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Black in particular looking to stall.
Cobain makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Black fails with the takedown
and Cobain counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black misses with a takedown
enabling Cobain to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Cobain's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cylar Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Cobain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cobain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black looking to score a takedown here. Cobain is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Cobain's guard.
Cobain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cobain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black throws a strike but Cobain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cobain looking to pass the guard.
Cobain trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black slips nicely into half guard.
Cobain looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cobain is breathing heavily.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Black wants to free his trapped foot but Cobain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cobain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cobain is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black works his way into side control.
Black cracks Cobain with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Black lands a nice forearm strike.
Cobain is rocked!
Black connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cobain some visible discomfort.
Cobain is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cobain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cobain on the ground.
Black cracks Cobain with a big elbow.
Black lands a strong strike to the head of Cobain. That's dazed him! Black looking to finish here. Cobain is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Black lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cylar Black!
Cylar Black decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King Of KIngs. Staley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rooster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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26
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stevie Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Staley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hart was covering up waiting for the punch and Staley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Staley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Staley scoring with some ground and pound.
Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
Staley trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Staley stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Staley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layne Staley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Staley.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Staley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Staley circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staley fails to land the takedown.
Staley rushes Hart and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staley pulls guard.
Staley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Staley wants to stand but Hart is controlling the position.
Staley trying to control the position here.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staley is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staley trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Layne Staley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown but Staley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Staley has managed to clinch.
Hart looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Hart.
A short right from Staley on the inside.
It looks like Stevie Hart has been cut.
Staley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Staley lands with a light punch inside.
Staley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hart is trying to keep an underhook but Staley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staley trying to control from Hart's half guard. Hart has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Staley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hart wants to sweep here but Staley controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staley cracks Hart with a solid left hand.
Staley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Staley has managed to get both his arms back between Hart's legs - danger averted.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staley controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Staley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Staley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Staley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Hart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Staley takes the fight into the clinch.
Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart wants to take the fight to the mat but Staley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Staley fails to pull guard.
Hart has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Staley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Staley looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hart doesn't have the hooks in and Staley manages to turn into his guard.
Hart is looking to stand back up but Staley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hart.
Hart is not content to let Staley control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart has hold of Staley's hands but Staley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Staley is keen to just control but Hart is a slippery customer.
Staley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hart is staying active underneath Staley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Staley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Layne Staley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart won't allow Staley to pass to mount.
Hart is looking for a sweep. Staley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Layne Staley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Staley darts in looking for a takedown but Hart gets double underhooks and turns Staley into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Staley.
Hart goes for a takedown attempt but Staley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart trying to control but Staley is working from the bottom.
Hart passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staley regains half guard.
Staley makes his way to full guard, as Hart worked for a kimura.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Staley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Staley tries to strike from the bottom.
Hart is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Staley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Staley has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Staley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Staley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stevie Hart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Staley counters with a one-two to the body.
Staley clinches with his opponent.
Staley is pressed up against the ropes. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Staley down to the mat. Staley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Staley clinches with his opponent.
Staley can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Staley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hart prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hart postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Staley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hart, into his guard.
Staley trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staley 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.
Staley is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Staley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Staley wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Staley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Layne Staley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Staley tries to sprawl out of it but Hart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Staley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Staley forces Hart back against the ropes and clinches.
Staley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hart is trying to drag Staley to the mat but Staley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Staley is trying to pull guard but Hart turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has Staley pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Staley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Staley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Staley has Hart pressed against the ropes, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Staley decides to pull guard.
Staley is pulling down on Hart's head to control his posture.
Hart trying to control but Staley is working from the bottom.
Staley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Staley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.
Hart tries to reverse the position but Staley maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to lock up and control but Staley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Staley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hart tries to lock up and control but Staley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Staley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staley with shots to the head and body - Hart looks very uncomfortable down there.
Staley wants to control the pace but Hart is squirming around nicely.
Hart is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Staley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Layne Staley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Staley 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Layne Staley!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Layne Staley!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Layne Staley!
Layne Staley wins by unanimous decision!
Layne Staley took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm the Rooster, baby! Alice in Chains rocks! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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272 lbs
20 - 27 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banners thows a body shot but no joy.
Banners misses with a straight right.
Banners just misses with a punch to the body.
Banners lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banners.
Richards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banners looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banners finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banners fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banners. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banners misses with a leg kick
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Banners misses with a low kick.
Ken Banners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Banners.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banners is looking to wear down Richards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banners jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richards looks winded!
Banners lands a jab.
Ken Banners is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Banners.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Look low, kick high! Banners uses the oldest trick in the book to send Richards tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Banners is absolutely delighted - when Richards wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ken Banners!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC The Easter Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Easter Bunny comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bunny stuff. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC The Easter Bunny!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that misses
and Shimazu counters with a good low kick that The Easter Bunny was not able to check.
The Easter Bunny throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shimazu.
It looks like William Shimazu has been cut.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimazu misses with a low kick.
Shimazu thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Easter Bunny moves out of range of the strikes.
Shimazu throws a sloppy head kick and The Easter Bunny moves out of range easily.
The Easter Bunny checks a leg kick.
Shimazu connects with the punch.
The Easter Bunny throws a head kick but Shimazu moves out of range.
Shimazu staying out of range there.
Shimazu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The Easter Bunny lands a high kick to the side of Shimazu's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! The Easter Bunny dives into guard, looking to finish.
Shimazu is rocked!
The Easter Bunny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oh Shimazu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Easter Bunny arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Shimazu's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). JC The Easter Bunny!
JC The Easter Bunny is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, JC The Easter Bunny thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez's entrance music is El party me llama. A fine choice. Eulalio Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunar sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lunar checks a leg kick nicely.
Lunar is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Lunar is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lunar blocks a jab.
Lunar cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Lunar takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Lunar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Lunar counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalez 's knee.
Gonzalez walks into a straight right hand from Lunar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar lands with a cross.
Lunar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Nice shot by Lunar.
Lunar lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lunar swivels and escapes.
Lunar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lunar stuffs the takedown.
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!
Lunar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Lunar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
enabling Lunar to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Lunar checks it
and Lunar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lunar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunar lands a jab.
Lunar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez darts in trying to clinch
and Lunar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Lunar counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lunar sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lunar tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Lunar manages to get to full guard.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lunar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Lunar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Lunar connects with a jab.
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
and Lunar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Lunar moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Lunar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lunar.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Lunar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lunar pinned against the ropes. Lunar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lunar counters with a leg kick.
Lucas Lunar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lunar works the jab nicely.
Lunar cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Lunar moved away.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Lunar avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Lunar's head but Lunar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lunar defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Lunar lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick
and Lunar counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Lunar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Lunar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lunar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lunar circles away.
Lunar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lunar moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Lunar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lunar counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lunar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lunar lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lunar!
Lunar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lunar lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lunar throws a shot to the body.
Lucas Lunar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
Lunar scores with a spinning back kick!
Lunar thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lunar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Lunar up against the ropes.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lunar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Lunar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lunar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lunar lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is looking to control Lunar's arms but Lunar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the ropes.
Lunar leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lunar lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lunar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eulalio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Lunar.
A shot to the liver by Lunar. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez throws a chopping leg kick but Lunar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lunar, right into the meat.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lunar sends Gonzalez down but not out. Lunar dives into side control looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Lunar postures up.
Lunar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Lunar trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lunar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lunar tries to control but Gonzalez wriggling away.
Gonzalez prevents Lunar from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Lunar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lunar in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Lunar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lunar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gonzalez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lunar content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lucas Lunar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunar trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lunar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Lunar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lunar.
Lunar throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Lunar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lunar misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Lunar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lunar tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Lunar back against the ropes.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lunar.
Lunar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lunar lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Lunar.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lunar pushes Gonzalez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lunar.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Lunar.
Lunar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Lunar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzalez up against the ropes.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lunar up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Lunar lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lunar looking to slow down the pace here.
Lunar pushes Gonzalez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lunar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lunar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lunar looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lunar into the ropes.
Lunar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lunar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lunar lands a jab to the nose.
Lunar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Lunar checks it
and Lunar counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Lunar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lunar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lunar.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
enabling Lunar to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Lunar cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez misses with the body kick
and Lunar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lunar jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lunar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Lunar slaps the foot to one side.
Lunar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lunar dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Lunar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lunar.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lunar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lunar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Lunar moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lunar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Lunar.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lunar lands a lovely overhand right.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lunar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Lunar as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Lunar checks it
and Lunar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunar moves away.
Lunar thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Lunar lands a head kick that stumbles Gonzalez and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lunar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lunar has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
Lunar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar stands and throws Gonzalez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lunar wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Lunar works to advance to full mount. Gonzalez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lunar wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.
Lunar controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lunar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Lunar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lunar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Lucas Lunar!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Lucas Lunar!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Lucas Lunar!
Lucas Lunar wins by unanimous decision!
Lucas Lunar is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Lucas Lunar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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