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SPFC 4 : Thousand vs. Penn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Rosendale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosendale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go to sleep bitch- Eminem ft. Obie Trice and DMX. 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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190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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198 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeroen Rosendale!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosendale looks to land a combination. Lang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rosendale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosendale swivels and escapes.
Rosendale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rosendale stuffs the takedown attempt from Lang. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Lang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosendale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mark Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosendale dodges the punch combination from Lang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosendale.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosendale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.
Rosendale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rosendale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosendale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lang is looking to escape.
Lang can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosendale scoring with strikes but Lang is staying in there.
Rosendale avoids the attempt from Lang to control.
Rosendale is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rosendale working for a submission but Lang is keeping him at bay.
Rosendale unloads with some shots from mount but Lang bucks and avoids them well.
Lang tries to hold on but Rosendale pushes him away.
Rosendale working for a guillotine from mount but Lang is in no mood to give up.
Lang tries to hold on but Rosendale postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rosendale lands a big shot there that rocks Lang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lang is trying to control but Rosendale manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosendale controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosendale wants to control the pace but Lang is squirming around nicely.
Lang regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rosendale wants to pass the guard but Lang is defending well.
Lang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lang.
Lang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosendale looks gassed!
Rosendale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lang punching from mount but Rosendale doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to finish Rosendale with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rosendale!
Lang throwing strikes here but Rosendale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lang lands a big shot there that rocks Rosendale but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lang misses with a head shot.
Lang working Rosendale over with strikes here.
Lang controlling the position easily from mount.
Rosendale is squirming around, avoiding Lang's attempts to control the action.
Lang controlling the pace for now.
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 Mark Lang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosendale circles away.
A lazy left from Rosendale finds it's target.
Lang closes the distance and clinches up with Rosendale, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes Rosendale against the cage but Rosendale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lang misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosendale sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rosendale avoids the head kick by Lang.
Rosendale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rosendale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lang is keeping the position for now.
Rosendale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lang wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosendale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rosendale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rosendale dodges the punch combination from Lang.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rosendale counters by clinching up.
Rosendale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosendale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosendale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosendale is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Lang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosendale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang goes for a takedown attempt but Rosendale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lang tries to clinch
enabling Rosendale to counter with a crisp 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.
Rosendale throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lang.
Lang misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang misses with a kick to the body
and Rosendale counters with a shoot takedown. Lang fights it but they end up in guard.
Lang trying to strike off his back.
Rosendale stays in close to Lang's body and controls the position.
Lang is looking for a triangle but Rosendale pushes his legs off easily.
Rosendale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lang wants to sweep here but Rosendale controlling him for the moment.
Lang is adopting a defensive guard.
Rosendale throws a strike but Lang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosendale keeping moving, preventing Lang from controlling successfully.
Lang throws and elbow that misses. Rosendale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lang's guard. Nice move by Rosendale!
Lang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosendale is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lang lands a heavy elbow.
Lang wants to control the pace but Rosendale is squirming around nicely.
Rosendale tries to hold on but Lang postures up.
Lang unloads with some shots from mount but Rosendale bucks and avoids them well.
Lang wants to control the pace but Rosendale is squirming around nicely.
Rosendale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lang tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeroen Rosendale 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. This is the final round!
Rosendale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosendale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rosendale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosendale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rosendale wants to pass the guard but Lang is keeping the position.
Lang is trying to control the position but Rosendale postures up.
Lang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosendale.
Lang 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.
Lang controls Rosendale momentarily but Rosendale frees himself.
Lang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosendale wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosendale!
Lang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lang goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rosendale turns into him and now he's in Lang's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lang is on top in guard.
Rosendale has control of Lang's left arm, preventing Lang from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a couple of elbows.
Lang stays in close to Rosendale's body and controls the position.
Lang trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosendale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mark Lang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lang prevents Rosendale from escaping the position.
Rosendale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rosendale is looking for a sweep.
Lang decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosendale tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosendale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Rosendale.
Rosendale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lang counters with a big head kick but Rosendale shrugs it off.
Rosendale throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lang was covering up waiting for the punch and Rosendale finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosendale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rosendale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosendale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lang 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 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Lex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Sadona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Lex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Sadona!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sadona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lex is looking to clinch.
Sadona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sadona wants to control but Lex is keeping him busy.
Lex is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sadona asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sadona is looking to take a break and control but Lex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lex seems a little lost for a moment, as Sadona dominates the positioning.
Lex is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sadona is controlling him well.
Lex wants to control but Sadona postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lex is trying to buck Sadona off.
Sadona scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lex to see if he's OK.
Lex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sadona on the ground.
Sadona is trying to get an arm triangle but Lex is defending well.
Sadona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lex keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lex is trying to buck Sadona off.
Lex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lex is letting Sadona control him for a moment.
Sadona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sadona trying to control the action but Lex is working from the bottom.
Sadona tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sadona has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sadona is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lex knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sadona working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lex is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sadona is controlling him well.
Sadona has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lex misses with a series of wild punches.
Sadona shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lex is breathing heavily.
Sadona works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadona forces the positional change into back control.
Lex controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lex won't enjoy being in this position. Sadona looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lex is tapping - it's over boys! Sadona picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amir Sadona!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Connery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Connery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Gein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connery slips a jab from Gein.
Connery looks to score with a jab to the body but Gein is just out of range.
Connery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connery pushes Gein up against the cage in a clinch.
Connery lands a body shot.
Connery is stalling here.
Connery lands with a left to the head.
Gein breaks from the clinch.
Connery swinging wildly here.
Connery scores with a jab to the body.
Gein looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein throws the left hand but Connery avoids the punch easily.
Connery throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connery is looking to land body kicks.
Gein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Gein misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connery fails to land with a series of punches.
Gein throws a jab when Connery was well out of range.
Gein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connery holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Connery.
Connery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Gein. That snapped Connery's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connery. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Connery.
Gein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Connery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Connery.
Connery scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Connery.
Connery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein looking to slow down the pace here.
Gein being controlled against the cage.
Connery gets through Gein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gein looking to slow down the pace here.
Connery holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connery has Gein pressed against the cage, preventing Gein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connery has Gein pressed against the cage, preventing Gein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Connery.
A short uppercut from Connery.
Connery lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gein.
Connery scores with a shoulder strike.
Connery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Connery lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Connery.
A short body shot lands from Connery as the two fighters clinch.
Gein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connery has him pressed against the cage.
Connery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connery lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connery. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connery tries a head kick but it misses.
Connery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein motions for Connery to come forward. Gein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Connery moves into the clinch.
Connery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Connery.
Connery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gein fails to land with a series of punches.
Gein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Connery throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gein misses with a double jab
and Connery counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Connery.
Connery lands a body shot.
Connery digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Connery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Connery both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Connery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connery lands with a shot to the body.
Connery moves into the clinch successfully.
Connery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Connery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gein misses with a double jab
and Connery counters with a two punch combo.
Gein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connery has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Gein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gein looks to land a combination but Connery avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Connery 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.
Connery misses with a kick to the body.
Gein avoids the body shot from Connery.
Gein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Connery throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
Connery is looking to wear down Gein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Connery dodges the punch combination from Gein.
Gein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connery.
Connery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gein throws out the jab.
Connery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gein misses with a jab to the body
letting Connery counter with a right hand.
Connery connects with a body shot.
Connery moves into range and connects with a jab.
Connery tries to bum rush Gein with a series of wild strikes but Gein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Connery moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connery misses with a wild combination.
Connery swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Gein is looking to land body kicks.
Connery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connery has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gein just misses with a punch to the body.
Gein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gein can do to turn this around?
Connery connects with a looping right hand.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Connery is just out of range.
Connery misses with a wild combination.
Sean Connery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gein misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Connery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Connery.
Gein misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Connery.
Connery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gein throws a combination that misses
and Connery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gein.
Connery stalks Gein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gein's face. Gein staggers backwards, shaken.
Connery slips a jab from Gein.
Sean Connery is winning the standup battle so far.
Connery misses with a wild combination.
Gein misses with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gein lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connery misses with a low kick.
Gein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Connery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gein tries a head kick but it misses.
Gein throws a right hand that Connery ducks under and follows up with a left that Connery also avoids with ease.
Connery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Connery moves out of range of the strikes.
Gein throws the left hand but Connery avoids the punch easily.
Connery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gein throws a hook but Connery blocks it.
Gein takes a swing at Connery's ribcage but misses.
Connery misses with a wild combination.
Gein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gein there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Connery slips a jab from Gein.
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connery.
Connery lands a head shot.
Gein throws a front kick aimed at Connery's knee but Connery avoids it well.
Connery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gein.
Gein throws out a loose jab but Connery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
Gein misses with a straight left.
Gein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connery swings for the body but Gein moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Connery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Connery dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connery.
A swing and a miss from Gein.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Connery thuds his right hand into Gein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gein lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gein.
Connery has managed to clinch.
Connery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein wants to get back to striking at distance but Connery won't allow it.
Gein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Connery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Connery is working Gein over against the cage.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connery lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Connery.
Connery lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Connery on the inside.
Connery lands with a short shot to the head.
Connery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gein working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connery scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connery gets through Gein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gein is rocked!
Connery lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gein is still on wobbly legs! Can Connery finish him?
Connery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connery scores with a body shot.
Connery closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gein out cold! Gein corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Connery!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian comes to the cage accompanied by That's what it is. Jabari has chosen Run this town as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zachariah Jabari!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florian tries to clinch there but Jabari circles away.
Jabari misses with an uppercut. Florian saw that one coming.
Florian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Florian tries to clinch but Jabari is having none of it.
Jabari fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Florian wants to clinch up but Jabari keeps it at a distance.
Jabari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch but Jabari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Florian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabari.
Florian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jabari as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Florian.
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.
The strikes coming from Florian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Florian is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jabari is trying to escape and Florian transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jabari is forced to tap! Nice work there by Florian! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenny Florian!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandlish Jahkvilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Blanc comes to the cage accompanied by I Know It's Over - By The Smiths. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wandlish Jahkvilk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahkvilk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Le Blanc misses.
Jahkvilk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jahkvilk misses with a wild combination.
Jahkvilk shoots in for a double leg but Le Blanc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Le Blanc scores with a one two! Jahkvilk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Le Blanc cracks a nice hook into Jahkvilk's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc blocks a low kick nicely.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc misses with a wild body shot.
Jahkvilk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Blanc misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Blanc scores with a nice strike.
Le Blanc misses with a double jab
and Jahkvilk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Jahkvilk misses.
Le Blanc misses with a wild combination.
Jahkvilk moves in looking to clinch but Le Blanc pushes him off.
Jahkvilk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Le Blanc. That snapped Jahkvilk's head back.
Le Blanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kyle Le Blanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk closes the distance and clinches up with Le Blanc, looking for a takedown. Jahkvilk pushes Le Blanc against the cage but Le Blanc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le Blanc works Jahkvilk's body with a nice hook.
Le Blanc scores with a one two! Jahkvilk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Le Blanc throws a sloppy body shot
and Jahkvilk moves into the clinch.
Le Blanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jahkvilk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Le Blanc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jahkvilk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Blanc circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Blanc closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Le Blanc scores with a jab.
Jahkvilk looks to land a combination. Le Blanc sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Le Blanc scores with a hook.
Jahkvilk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jahkvilk looks gassed!
Le Blanc's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Blanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jahkvilk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Le Blanc, as that shot connected.
Le Blanc lands a nice shot that snaps Jahkvilk's head back.
Le Blanc lands a lovely overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Le Blanc checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Blanc!
Jahkvilk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Blanc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jahkvilk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc jabs Jahkvilk right on the nose. Jahkvilk blinks but takes it well.
Le Blanc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jahkvilk.
Jab, jab by Le Blanc - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Blanc cracks Jahkvilk with a right hand to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Le Blanc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A cross from Le Blanc lands.
Le Blanc slips a straight right by Jahkvilk.
Jahkvilk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le Blanc to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Le Blanc catches Jahkvilk right on the button with a cross.
Jahkvilk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Blanc catches Jahkvilk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Blanc works the jab nicely.
A shot to de liver by Le Blanc. Beautiful body shot.
Le Blanc clobbers Jahkvilk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jahkvilk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc looks to land a combination. Jahkvilk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jahkvilk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jahkvilk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
Le Blanc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Le Blanc both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc connects with a right hand. Jahkvilk shakes it off.
Le Blanc scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Blanc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jahkvilk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Blanc scores with a one two! Jahkvilk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Le Blanc finds it's way through Jahkvilk's defenses.
Le Blanc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jahkvilk walks into a straight right hand from Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jahkvilk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Blanc tests Jahkvilk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jahkvilk takes one to the side of the head.
Le Blanc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Blanc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le Blanc lands a jab to the head.
Kyle Le Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Blanc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jahkvilk's hands.
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!
Le Blanc lands a two punch combo.
Le Blanc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Le Blanc is working the combinations to good effect here.
Le Blanc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jahkvilk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le Blanc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jahkvilk on the side of the head.
A shot to de liver by Le Blanc. Beautiful body shot.
Jahkvilk walks into a straight right hand from Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Le Blanc works Jahkvilk's body with a nice hook.
Le Blanc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jahkvilk defends it nicely.
Le Blanc lands a body shot.
Le Blanc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le Blanc jabs Jahkvilk right on the nose. Jahkvilk blinks but takes it well.
Jahkvilk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jahkvilk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Blanc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Blanc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Blanc lands with a nice combination. Jahkvilk backs away looking to recover.
Le Blanc lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Blanc dives in and grabs Jahkvilk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jahkvilk pushes down on Le Blanc's head and hops out.
Le Blanc sizes up Jahkvilk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Le Blanc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le Blanc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Blanc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jahkvilk can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Le Blanc as Jahkvilk shoots in.
Le Blanc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jahkvilk.
Le Blanc scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Le Blanc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jahkvilk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jahkvilk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good shot there by Le Blanc.
A shot to de liver by Le Blanc. Beautiful body shot.
Le Blanc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Blanc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Le Blanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
Le Blanc misses with a two punch combination.
Le Blanc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle Le Blanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Blanc lunges at Jahkvilk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jahkvilk's hand.
Jahkvilk is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Le Blanc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc misses with a wild combination.
Kyle Le Blanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Blanc lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
Le Blanc scores with a shot to the body.
Jahkvilk misses with the combination.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Blanc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le Blanc scores with a hook to the body. Jahkvilk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Blanc scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Le Blanc, as that shot connected.
Le Blanc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jahkvilk doesn't seem bothered though.
Jahkvilk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Le Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
Le Blanc moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Le Blanc scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Le Blanc finds it's way through Jahkvilk's defenses.
Le Blanc punishes Jahkvilk's body with a nice straight punch.
Le Blanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Blanc jabs at Jahkvilk's body.
Le Blanc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Blanc throws a one two combo.
Le Blanc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le Blanc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Le Blanc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Le Blanc stuns Jahkvilk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jahkvilk.
Jahkvilk walks into a straight right hand from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Blanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Blanc lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Le Blanc misses.
Le Blanc lands a jab to the nose.
Le Blanc throws a right and a left that Jahkvilk avoids nicely.
Le Blanc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le Blanc cracks Jahkvilk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le Blanc scores with a one two! Jahkvilk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Le Blanc coming out on top.
Le Blanc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Le Blanc lands a nice hook to Jahkvilk's body. Jahkvilk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Blanc lands a head shot.
Le Blanc bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jahkvilk's head.
Jahkvilk walks into a jab.
Le Blanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Blanc lands a jab to Jahkvilk's midsection.
Le Blanc lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a nice looking combination but Jahkvilk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Le Blanc. That snapped Jahkvilk's head back.
Jahkvilk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Le Blanc coming out on top.
Le Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc cracks Jahkvilk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le Blanc lands with a nice combination. Jahkvilk backs away looking to recover.
Le Blanc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc jabs at Jahkvilk's body.
Le Blanc throws a good cross that connects.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the head.
Jahkvilk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
Le Blanc tests Jahkvilk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jahkvilk drops his hands momentarily and Le Blanc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le Blanc lands with a right hand.
Le Blanc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jahkvilk's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jahkvilk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jahkvilk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Blanc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Le Blanc dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Le Blanc as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Blanc!
Jahkvilk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jahkvilk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jahkvilk walks into a straight right hand from Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk misses with a two punch combination.
Le Blanc's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Blanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le Blanc slips a jab and a cross from Jahkvilk.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le Blanc.
Le Blanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Blanc 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.
Le Blanc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jahkvilk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Blanc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jahkvilk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Blanc throws a series of strikes that have Jahkvilk backpedaling.
Jahkvilk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Jahkvilk misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc connects with the punch.
Le Blanc tests Jahkvilk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Blanc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jahkvilk momentarily.
Jahkvilk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot lands for Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le Blanc lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jahkvilk.
Le Blanc fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Blanc dips to his left and cracks Jahkvilk with an uppercut!
Jahkvilk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Le Blanc lands a jab to the nose.
Jahkvilk is rocked!
A cross from Le Blanc lands.
Jahkvilk is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Blanc finish him?
Le Blanc connects with a looping right hand.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the body.
Jahkvilk seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Le Blanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jahkvilk on the side of the head.
Le Blanc lands a jab to Jahkvilk's midsection.
Le Blanc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Blanc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le Blanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc stuns Jahkvilk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Le Blanc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jahkvilk doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jahkvilk at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc clobbers Jahkvilk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jahkvilk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Jahkvilk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahkvilk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Blanc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jahkvilk. Jahkvilk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le Blanc works Jahkvilk's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahkvilk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Le Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
Jahkvilk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Blanc lands with an overhand left.
Le Blanc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le Blanc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Blanc misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Blanc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Blanc 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.
Le Blanc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc lands an overhand right.
Le Blanc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jahkvilk momentarily.
Le Blanc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Left hook, right uppercut from Le Blanc.
Jahkvilk shoots in for a double leg but Le Blanc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Le Blanc lands with a shot to the body.
Le Blanc fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Blanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Le Blanc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jahkvilk doesn't seem phased though.
Le Blanc punishes Jahkvilk's body with a nice straight punch.
Kyle Le Blanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Blanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jahkvilk.
Le Blanc misses with a few strikes there.
Le Blanc lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Le Blanc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jahkvilk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Blanc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Le Blanc works Jahkvilk's body with a nice hook.
Wandlish Jahkvilk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Le Blanc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jahkvilk doesn't seem phased though.
Le Blanc clobbers Jahkvilk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Le Blanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Blanc, 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Le Blanc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawson Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Elenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dawson Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dmitri Elenko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elenko shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elenko is defended easily by Hopkins.
Elenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hopkins circles away.
Dawson Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Elenko.
Elenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elenko needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Elenko moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Elenko's head.
Hopkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Elenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Hopkins which made him look bad.
Elenko looks gassed!
Elenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hopkins circles away.
Hopkins dips to his left and cracks Elenko with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Elenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tests Elenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dmitri Elenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Elenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hopkins ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Elenko's jaw. Elenko's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hopkins does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dawson Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boner Patrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rivers Cuomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrol comes to the cage accompanied by Sign of a victory - R.Kelly. Boner Patrol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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KO power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boner Patrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rivers Cuomo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Patrol misses.
Boner Patrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuomo throws a right and a left that Patrol avoids nicely.
Patrol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patrol cracks Cuomo with an open hand slap.
Patrol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuomo.
Patrol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cuomo circles away.
Cuomo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patrol.
Cuomo misses with a wild combination.
Patrol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Patrol misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Cuomo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patrol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Patrol misses the target.
Patrol fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boner Patrol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Patrol misses.
Cuomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patrol.
Patrol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuomo.
Cuomo throws a series of punches but Patrol moves out of range.
Patrol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuomo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patrol shoots in but Cuomo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivers Cuomo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuomo stuffs the takedown attempt from Patrol. Patrol gets slowly back to his feet.
Patrol misses with a hook.
Patrol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuomo wants to sweep here but Patrol controlling him for the moment.
Cuomo looking to control.
Patrol controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cuomo wants to stand but Patrol is controlling the position.
Cuomo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patrol sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cuomo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo throws a head kick that misses.
Cuomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patrol misses with a looping right.
Patrol darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Patrol seems content to control.
Cuomo manages to get to full guard.
Patrol is stalling in the full guard.
Cuomo trying to control the position.
Patrol's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cuomo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrol stays in close to Cuomo's body and controls the position.
Patrol has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Patrol looking to sit in guard and control but Cuomo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cuomo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patrol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cuomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patrol looking for a guillotine here but Cuomo defends easily.
Patrol is breathing heavily.
Patrol keeping moving, preventing Cuomo from controlling successfully.
Patrol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cuomo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cuomo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cuomo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patrol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patrol working for a triangle but Cuomo defends it easily.
Cuomo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Boner Patrol will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patrol throws a hook to the side of Cuomo's head but Cuomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Cuomo. No joy for Patrol on that attempt.
Rivers Cuomo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patrol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cuomo's waist but Cuomo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patrol off to one side.
Cuomo looks for the body kick but Patrol saw that one coming.
Patrol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuomo on the side of the head.
Patrol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cuomo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patrol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cuomo moves out of range as Patrol strikes.
A swing and a miss from Patrol.
Patrol with a nice cross.
Cuomo takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patrol shoots for a double leg takedown but Cuomo sprawls well. He's pushed Patrol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boner Patrol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuomo tries to clinch but Patrol moves out of range.
Cuomo throws a nice looking combination but Patrol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cuomo takes a swing at Patrol's ribcage but misses.
Patrol throws a hook but Cuomo avoids it easily.
Cuomo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo moves into the clinch.
Cuomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patrol goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cuomo prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cuomo as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuomo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patrol is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cuomo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patrol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Patrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patrol.
Cuomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuomo can't find room to land a body shot as Patrol controls the action.
Patrol goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cuomo prevents it.
Patrol tries for a takedown but Cuomo manages to get underhooks.
Cuomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Patrol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cuomo.
Patrol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuomo misses with a body punch.
Cuomo slowing the pace effectively.
Cuomo prevents the takedown attempt.
Patrol blocks an uppercut.
Cuomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Patrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrol tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuomo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patrol changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cuomo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cuomo swinging wildly here.
Cuomo tries to clinch but Patrol is having none of it.
Cuomo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patrol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cuomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Cuomo.
Patrol misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patrol momentarily.
Cuomo drives through and clinches with Patrol against the cage.
Patrol goes for a takedown attempt but Cuomo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cuomo connects with a solid leg kick.
Patrol throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuomo.
Cuomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patrol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cuomo circles away.
Cuomo throws a hook but Patrol avoids it easily.
Patrol staying out of range there.
Patrol shoots in for a double leg but Cuomo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patrol misses with a takedown attempt - Cuomo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cuomo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Patrol ducks right into an uppercut from Cuomo.
Cuomo throws a head kick that misses.
Patrol fails to land the takedown.
Cuomo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cuomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cuomo throws a sloppy head kick and Patrol moves out of range easily.
Patrol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cuomo lands a nice shot that snaps Patrol's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Cuomo.
A cross from Cuomo lands.
Cuomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuomo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cuomo swinging wildly here.
Patrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuomo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuomo loads up on a big right hand but Patrol slips the punch.
Patrol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuomo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rivers Cuomo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Patrol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Patrol connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuomo. Patrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patrol.
Patrol throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuomo.
Cuomo darts in and clinches Patrol up against the cage.
Cuomo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patrol backwards.
Cuomo tries to throw a body punch but Patrol avoids it by throwing Cuomo back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuomo.
Cuomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patrols head.
Cuomo tries to stall but Patrol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cuomo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cuomo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuomo misses with some punches.
Cuomo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patrol backwards.
Cuomo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Patrol.
Patrol has Cuomo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cuomo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patrol tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuomo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boner Patrol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuomo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo lands an elbow inside that Patrol shrugs off.
Cuomo lands with a light punch inside.
Patrol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuomo lands with a right to the head.
Patrol has Cuomo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Patrol pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cuomo tumbling to the mat - Patrol dives into Cuomo's guard.
Cuomo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patrol 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.
Cuomo wants to sweep but no luck.
Patrol content to stall in guard here.
Patrol trying to control but Cuomo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrol postures up.
Patrol 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.
Patrol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patrol 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.
Cuomo is trying to control the position but Patrol postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrol not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cuomo is looking for a triangle but Patrol pushes his legs off easily.
Cuomo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patrol is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Boner Patrol just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Patrol misses with a looping right.
A combination from Cuomo does no damage.
Patrol shoots for a double leg takedown but Cuomo sprawls well. He's pushed Patrol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cuomo throws a nice looking combination but Patrol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cuomo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patrol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patrol missing with a left hand there. Cuomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuomo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Cuomo scores with a four punch combination!
Patrol moves out of range as Cuomo throws a body kick.
Cuomo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Patrol.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cuomo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Patrol is controlling him well.
Patrol controls the position.
Cuomo is trying to control Patrol's posture but Patrol avoids it.
Patrol takes a little break here. Cuomo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boner Patrol showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patrol 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... Boner Patrol!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Keel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keel comes to the cage accompanied by All i do is win!. Diaz has chosen Attitude Adjustment as his entrance music. Dylan Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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164 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Keel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Keel backs away looking to recover.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keel avoids it really well and circles away.
Keel throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keel is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Keel circles away and we're back to standing.
Dylan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Keel.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Keel walks into a left hand.
Keel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Diaz.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keel with a jab.
Keel jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Keel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Keel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Keel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Keel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Keel wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz wants to control but Keel is keeping him busy.
Diaz looks to land a strike but Keel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Keel seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Keel holds on and takes a little breather.
Keel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keel tries to get out of the position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Keel keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Keel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keel wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keel postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keel tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keel is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Keel is avoiding damage well.
Diaz working away.
Diaz cracks Keel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keel keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Keel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diaz but great work by Keel.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keel moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay Keel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keel on the side of the head.
Diaz moves out of range as Keel throws a body kick.
Keel's corner calls for a 1-2. Keel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Diaz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keel is looking to clinch.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.
Keel misses with a low kick.
Keel drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Keel looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Keel trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Keel holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keel walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Diaz.
Keel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keel counters with a head kick.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keel counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Keel throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Keel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keel connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Keel connects with a looping right hand.
Keel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keel drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Keel takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Keel moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Keel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Keel tries to tie him up.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Keel.
Keel connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keel smiles and moves away.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Keel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Keel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Keel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Keel.
Keel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keel.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Keel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keel works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Keel.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Keel.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keel. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keel clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keel.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Keel cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Keel connects with a jab.
Jay Keel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Keel fails to land with a series of punches.
Keel connects with a crisp jab.
Keel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Keel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keel leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Keel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Keel misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Keel as Diaz shoots in.
Keel misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Keel didn't expect that.
Keel looking to control.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keel is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keel keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Keel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Keel dominated that second round.
That's time! Keel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Keel moves out of range of the strikes.
Keel misses with a wild combination.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keel circles away quickly and effectively.
Keel throws a big shot that misses.
Keel is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Keel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Keel will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Keel stuffs the takedown.
Keel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keel. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Keel tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keel slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Keel.
Diaz with a poor takedown
letting Keel counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keel.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Keel does no damage.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keel in his tracks.
Keel misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Keel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Keel misses.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Keel avoids them all with ease.
Keel moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keel smiles and moves away.
Jay Keel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Diaz.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay Keel is winning the standup battle so far.
Keel has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keel smiles and moves away.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Keel.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Keel closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz is working for takedown but Keel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Keel holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Keel lands with a light punch inside.
Keel tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz jumps guard but Keel stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Keel prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Keel walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Keel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Keel.
Keel misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keel can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz tries to pass to full mount but Keel defends it.
Keel trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keel is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Keel defends it.
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Keel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Keel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keel swinging wildly here.
Keel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dylan Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins has chosen Eminerm - Lose Yourself as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Collins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins has Cruise up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Collins.
A right handed body shot lands from Collins.
Collins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruise's efforts to push away.
Cruise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins tries to clinch up but Cruise circles away and keeps his distance.
Robert Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins tries to clinch up but Cruise circles away and keeps his distance.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Collins is struggling to control the position.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruise throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from Cruise.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Christian Cruise has been cut.
The fighters circling - Cruise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruise circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Cruise 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruise circles away.
Cruise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Robert Collins has been cut.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruise as he avoids it easily.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruise throws out the jab.
Cruise throws a jab but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruise's head.
Cruise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collins.
The fighters circling - Cruise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruise swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Christian Cruise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruise walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Collins connects with a right hand. Cruise shakes it off.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Collins.
Cruise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins tries to clinch up.
Collins closes the distance and pushes Cruise back into the cage.
Collins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruise working aggressively here.
Collins digs a right hand into Cruise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruise's gas tank.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruise is keeping busy.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruise working aggressively here.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruise wants to break free but Collins has control.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Collins scores with a four punch combination!
Collins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Collins tries to clinch but Cruise moves out of range.
Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins is leaning against Cruise and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Collins.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruise just misses with a elbow thrown towards Collins's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruise as Collins tries to tie him up.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruise keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruise misses with a combination
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collins darts in and clinches Cruise up against the cage.
Collins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Collins avoiding damage.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins lands with a cross.
Collins rushes Cruise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins pushes Cruise up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruise throws a head punch that misses.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins tries to clinch but Cruise is having none of it.
Collins slips a jab and a cross from Cruise.
Collins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins effectively controlling the action here.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins forces Cruise back against the cage and clinches.
Cruise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins avoiding damage.
Cruise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cruise up against the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruise throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruise lands the left hand.
Collins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Collins tries to clinch up but Cruise circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Collins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruise lands a head kick!
Collins wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
Collins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Cruise.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruise as he avoids it easily.
Cruise swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Cruise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins rushes Cruise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Cruise swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Cruise misses with a shot to the body
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Cruise.
Cruise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Collins has closed the distance and engaged Cruise in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collins.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robert Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruise misses with a combination
and Collins moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruise pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins tries to clinch up but Cruise circles away and keeps his distance.
Collins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Collins slips a jab from Cruise.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruise throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Christian Cruise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruise falls off balance throwing a combination
and Collins counters by clinching up.
Collins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Collins leaning against his opponent.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Cruise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins tries to clinch but Cruise moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Collins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruise tries to break free but Collins pushes him back against the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Cruise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruise.
Cruise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Cruise misses.
Cruise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins has Cruise up against the cage in a clinch.
Robert Collins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Collins is looking to control Cruise's arms but Cruise gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collins has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Cruise misses.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Cruise sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Collins darts in and clinches Cruise up against the cage.
Collins tries to stall but Cruise uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruise throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Collins wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
Cruise cracks Collins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Collins.
Collins is looking to clinch but Cruise is avoiding it.
Cruise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Collins.
Collins wants to clinch up but Cruise keeps it at a distance.
Collins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Collins clinches up with Cruise and pushes him back against the cage.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins rushes Cruise and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruise has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
A head punch on the inside from Cruise fails to land.
Collins lands with a left to the head.
Cruise being controlled against the cage.
Collins is trying to stall.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruise throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Collins gets a clinch.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruise is keeping busy.
Cruise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Cruise.
Cruise is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruise.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Collins 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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruise on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Cruise pushes him off.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collins.
Cruise swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Cruise misses.
Collins tries to clinch there but Cruise circles away.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruise.
Collins tries to clinch up.
Collins tries to clinch but Cruise is having none of it.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Cruise pushes him off.
Cruise misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins drives through and clinches with Cruise against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Collins.
Collins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Collins lands with a short shot to the head.
Collins lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruise backwards.
Cruise wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Collins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Collins gets a clinch.
Collins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins rushes Cruise and presses him up against the cage.
Collins is trying to stall.
Collins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins tries to clinch up.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruise.
Collins tries to bum rush Cruise with a series of wild strikes but Cruise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins tries to clinch up but Cruise circles away and keeps his distance.
Christian Cruise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Cruise pushes him off.
Cruise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins scores with the left hand. Cruise knows he should have avoided that one.
Collins closes the distance and pushes Cruise back into the cage.
Cruise is trying to break the clinch but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
Cruise has had enough of the clinch but Collins keeps him there for the moment.
Cruise misses with some punches.
Cruise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruise backwards.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruise walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruise gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
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!
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruise.
Collins clinches up with Cruise and pushes him back against the cage.
Collins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Collins pushes Cruise back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruise looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruise is looking to break free of the clinch but Collins has double underhooks.
Cruise can't break the clinch.
Collins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cruise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins pushes Cruise back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Cruise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins tries to clinch there but Cruise circles away.
Collins wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Collins.
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.
Cruise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruise circles away.
Cruise takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collins rushes Cruise and presses him up against the cage.
Collins prevents Cruise from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins works on Cruise's body with a couple of short punches.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Collins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruise.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruise swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruise.
Cruise misses with a few strikes there.
Robert Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruise tries to avoid it but Collins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruise to the ground. Cruise escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins 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... Robert Collins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Thousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Go To Church as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Thousand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thousand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thousand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brian Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thousand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thousand.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thousand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn throws a right hand that Thousand ducks under and follows up with a left that Thousand also avoids with ease.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thousand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn shoots in but Thousand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thousand has time to react.
Thousand looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with a combination
and Thousand counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Thousand sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brian Thousand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Penn.
Thousand throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Thousand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Thousand tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thousand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thousand throws a good cross that connects.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thousand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn misses with a combination
and Thousand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thousand counters with a nice uppercut.
Thousand staying out of range there.
Thousand slips a jab from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn looks gassed!
Thousand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thousand takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thousand. Thousand obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thousand is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Penn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thousand.
Thousand walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thousand looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Thousand is just out of range.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thousand.
Thousand scores with a body shot.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thousand counter with a right hand.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thousand misses with a low kick.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brian Thousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thousand swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thousand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn 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.
Thousand works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice combination there by Thousand.
Thousand cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thousand jabs at Penn's body.
A punch combination from Thousand misses.
Thousand lands a hook that stumbles Penn back into the cage. Thousand follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Penn to the canvas! Thousand pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Penn has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brian Thousand!
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