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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwago Bwago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Telver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwago Bwago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ty Telver!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bwago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Telver was well out of range. Poor timing from Bwago.
Bwago moves into the clinch.
Telver is trying to break the clinch but Bwago is controlling him.
Telver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Telver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bwago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Telver throws a shot from downtown. Bwago moves away and avoids it.
Telver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bwago misses with a straight right.
Bwago jabs at Telver's body.
Nice defenses there by Bwago.
Bwago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Telver.
Bwago has Telver up against the cage in a clinch.
Telver breaks from the clinch.
Bwago is looking to clinch but Telver is avoiding it.
Bwago just misses with a punch to the body.
Telver thows a body shot but no joy.
Telver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Telver shoots for a double leg takedown but Bwago sprawls well. He's pushed Telver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Telver thows a body shot but no joy.
Telver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Telver connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bwago - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ty Telver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Quark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Quark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamlin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quark to the mat! Quark manages to get full guard.
Quark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quark tries to get out of the position.
Quark keeping moving, preventing Tamlin from controlling successfully.
Tamlin throws a strike but Quark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quark trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quark passes Tamlin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tamlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Quark decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tamlin drives through and clinches with Quark against the cage.
Tamlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tamlin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quark bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin wants to sweep but no luck.
Quark wants to control from the top but Tamlin keeps moving.
Quark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quark stopping the sweep attempt from Tamlin.
Tamlin is working an open guard so Quark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quark, pushing him back against the cage.
Tamlin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tamlin breaks the clinch.
Quark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quark wants to stand but Tamlin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Quark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamlin won't allow Quark to pass to mount.
Quark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tamlin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tamlin keeping hold of Quark's head, controlling as best he can.
Quark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Russell Quark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tamlin clinches with his opponent.
Tamlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamlin scores with a takedown into Quark's guard.
Tamlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quark is keeping the position for now.
Quark controls Tamlin momentarily but Tamlin frees himself.
Tamlin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tamlin is looking to advance position but Quark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quark punching from mount but Tamlin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tamlin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quark wants to stand but Tamlin is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Tamlin tries to reverse the position but Quark maintains control.
Quark swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russell Quark!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shogun Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Wells!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
A head kick from Le lands but Wells takes it in his stride.
Le lands a head kick!
Wells chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le can pounce on him.
Wells tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Le.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Le. That one must have hurt.
Wells pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le is out of range and Wells settles back down.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le checks the leg kick.
Wells avoids the head kick by Le.
Wells shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Le throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wells attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wells throws a low kick but Le avoids it.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le throws a leg kick but Wells moved away.
Wells throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le counters with a big head kick but Wells shrugs it off.
Wells cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Wells attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Wells fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells blocks a head kick by Le.
Le misses with a body kick.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
Le looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Le.
Wells fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Wells moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Le is breathing heavily.
Wells scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wells on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wells.
Wells will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wells thows a leg kick but Le checks it
and Le counters with an outside leg kick.
Wells throws out a leg kick but Le moves out of range and Wells only half commits.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wells avoids a kick to the body.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wells does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wells scores with a leg kick.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wells throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wells throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Le blocks a low kick nicely.
Wells blocks a head kick by Le.
Wells throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
Wells lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Le.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells checks the leg kick nicely there.
Le throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
George Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Wells misses
and Le counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wells throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wells does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Le checks the leg kick.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wells tried to score with a low kick but Le checks it.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wells blocks a head kick by Le.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wells tries to score with a low kick but Le moves his leg out of the way.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Wells feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Wells is looking to score with low kicks.
Le throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
Wells misses with a low kick.
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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Wells finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick that misses.
Le misses with a body kick.
Wells attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wells wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le blocks a low kick nicely.
Le checks a leg kick.
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wells motions for Le to come forward. Wells throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wells.
Wells tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le is able to avoid easily.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wells throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Wells will probably get the nod.
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.
Wells throws a leg kick which misses Le's front leg but catches the back leg as Le tries to avoid it.
Shogun Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wells throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Le blocks the low kick.
Wells looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Le checks a low kick from Wells.
George Wells seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Wells blocks a head kick by Le.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wells.
Good leg kick by Wells there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wells throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wells.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells tries to land a leg kick but Le saw it coming and moves away.
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wells can pounce on him.
Wells throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le checks a leg kick.
Wells throws and low kick but Le moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le checks a leg kick.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wells tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Wells feints and then cracks Le's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le down.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wells tries to score with a low kick but Le moves his leg out of the way.
Wells tries to land a leg kick but Le saw it coming and moves away.
Wells lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Le checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wells tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wells tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le is able to avoid easily.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wells throws out a leg kick but Le moves out of range and Wells only half commits.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wells in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le checks a leg kick nicely.
Le checks a leg kick.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick that misses.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Wells is looking to score with low kicks.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wells is looking to score with low kicks.
Wells throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wells.
Wells cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
Wells with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wells is looking to slow Le down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Wells throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
Le checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
Le takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wells wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Wells tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Wells tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
A clash of legs there as Le blocks the low kick.
Le pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Wells throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Wells tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wells misses with a low kick as Le jumps back.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Wells throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
Wells throws a low kick but Le avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Wells there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wells buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wells throws and low kick but Le moves out of range easily.
Wells buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wells wants to slow Le down by chopping away at his legs.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wells attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wells connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and moves out of range.
Le checks a leg kick.
Wells attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
A leg kick checked by Le.
Le throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells throws and low kick but Le moves out of range easily.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Wells throws a low kick but it's checked well by Le.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le checks a leg kick nicely.
Wells misses with a leg kick.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells misses with a low kick as Le jumps back.
Le checks a low kick from Wells.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wells, right into the meat.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wells.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Le misses with a hook.
Le checks a low kick from Wells.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wells wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Wells scoring well with a low kick there.
Wells finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wells throws a solid leg kick but Le takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wells.
Wells finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wells throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le throws a wild body kick that Wells sees coming a mile off.
Wells avoids the head kick by Le.
Le misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wells lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Le checks a low kick from Wells.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Wells showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wells is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wells checks a leg kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Wells throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wells misses with a leg kick
and Le finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Le checks a leg kick.
Wells wants to land a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Wells avoids a kick to the body.
Wells throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wells avoids the head kick by Le.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wells throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Le pushes Wells away with a front kick.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Le checks a low kick from Wells.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le lands a high kick!
Le misses with a body kick.
Wells avoids the head kick by Le.
Wells throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wells has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Le.
An inside leg kick from Wells misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le checks a low kick from Wells.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells is looking to chop away at Le's legs.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Wells finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Wells.
Wells throws a chopping leg kick but Le manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wells tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Le throws a nice head kick!
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick that misses.
Wells misses with a leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Le throws a wild body kick that Wells sees coming a mile off.
Wells turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wells throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le counters with a nice body kick.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le is out of range.
Wells throws and low kick but Le moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le checks the leg kick.
Le throws a push kick but Wells slaps the foot to one side.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells throws out a leg kick but Le moves out of range and Wells only half commits.
Wells blocks a head kick by Le.
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Wells tries to land a leg kick but Le saw it coming and moves away.
Wells throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a head kick.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wells throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Le keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Le blocks the leg kick.
Le takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le checks a leg kick.
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wells can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Wells misses.
Wells tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wells throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Le.
Wells tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le checks the leg kick.
Wells scores with a leg kick.
Le misses with a double jab.
Wells throws a front kick aimed at Le's knee but Le avoids it well.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Wells throws a front kick aimed at Le's knee but Le avoids it well.
Wells throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
Wells buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Wells misses
and Le finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells motions for Le to come forward. Wells throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wells swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Wells shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le but Le pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wells tries to land a leg kick but Le saw it coming and moves away.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells throws a low kick but Le avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Le blocks the leg kick.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Le keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Le.
George Wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wells tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wells throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Le.
Wells is looking to score with low kicks.
Wells misses with a leg kick
and Le makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wells really felt that one!
Wells looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wells on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Le blocks the leg kick.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Wells throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a leg kick.
Wells throws a leg kick but Le checks it.
Wells cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Wells.
Wells turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shogun Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wells pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le is out of range and Wells settles back down.
Wells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Wells comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wells 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Wells!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Brewer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Brewer.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Holmes moves out of range as Brewer strikes.
Joey Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
Brewer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brewer cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Holmes tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brewer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brewer just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Brewer has double underhooks.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Brewer won't allow it.
Brewer prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Brewer prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brewer tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer lands with a left to the head.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Brewer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike.
Brewer lands an uppercut.
Holmes wants to break free but Brewer has control.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Brewer.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Brewer lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer is working Holmes over against the cage.
Brewer effectively controlling the action here.
Brewer lands a shot to the body.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Brewer has the dominant position.
Holmes avoiding damage as Brewer throws knees to the body.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Brewer.
Holmes tries to circle away but Brewer has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes looks gassed!
Brewer is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brewer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brewer lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Brewer.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Brewer.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Brewer lands an elbow inside.
Brewer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Brewer.
Brewer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brewer trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Brewer.
Good body shot from Brewer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a knee to the head.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Brewer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
Holmes avoiding damage as Brewer throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brewer as the two fighters clinch.
Brewer throws an elbow that misses.
Brewer lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Brewer.
Brewer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brewer.
Brewer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brewer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
A short right from Brewer on the inside.
Holmes is trying to break free.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Brewer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brewer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brewer tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brewer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brewer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Brewer misses with a knee to the head.
Brewer has Holmes pushed against the cage.
Brewer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Brewer.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brewer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Brewer tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Brewer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brewer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Brewer has the dominant position.
Brewer is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Brewer on the inside.
Brewer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Brewer missing with knees to the body.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer misses with an elbow over the top.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Good body shot from Brewer.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Brewer keeps him there for the moment.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Brewer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holmes tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Brewer is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
Brewer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brewer.
Brewer lands a nice uppercut.
Brewer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brewer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brewer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brewer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Holmes tries to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling the position.
Brewer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brewer has Holmes pressed against the cage.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Brewer.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Brewer prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Brewer is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brewer lands a right hand.
A short left from Brewer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brewer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Brewer moved out of range nicely.
Brewer connects with a crisp jab.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brewer circles away quickly and effectively.
Brewer digs a good hook to Holmes's body.
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Brewer lands with a right hand.
Brewer swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Brewer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holmes on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer sizes up Holmes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brewer looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Brewer.
Brewer has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Brewer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Brewer has the dominant position.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Brewer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Brewer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Brewer won't allow it.
Brewer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Brewer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brewer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brewer keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Brewer has double underhooks.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brewer.
Brewer lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Brewer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brewer works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Brewer throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Brewer has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brewer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body.
Brewer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brewer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Brewer lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brewer.
Holmes avoiding damage as Brewer throws knees to the body.
Brewer works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brewer tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brewer.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
A body shot lands from Brewer.
Holmes avoiding damage as Brewer throws knees to the body.
Brewer lands a nice uppercut.
Brewer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brewer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Brewer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brewer lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Brewer - that landed with a thud.
Brewer cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Brewer trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Brewer.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Brewer.
Good body shot from Brewer.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Brewer.
Brewer slows down the pace here.
Brewer is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brewer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brewer.
Brewer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brewer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Brewer.
Brewer leaning against his opponent.
Brewer lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brewer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Brewer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Brewer lands a right hand.
Brewer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Brewer keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Brewer has double underhooks.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brewer lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Brewer.
Brewer lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brewer slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brewer throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brewer pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Brewer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Brewer.
Brewer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Brewer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brewer.
Brewer has Holmes pushed against the cage.
Holmes avoiding damage as Brewer throws knees to the body.
Brewer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Brewer has the dominant position.
Brewer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brewer.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer trying to land knees to the body.
Brewer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brewer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holmes misses with a hook. Brewer ducked under it nicely.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brewer circles away quickly and effectively.
Brewer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good shot there by Holmes.
Brewer misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brewer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brewer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brewer to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Brewer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brewer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Brewer settles back down.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Jab by Brewer.
Jab from Brewer.
Brewer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmes's head.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook to the body
and Brewer counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body. Holmes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brewer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brewer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Brewer.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Brewer - that landed with a thud.
Holmes tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Brewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brewer missing with knees to the body.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brewer on the inside.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Brewer throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Brewer.
Nice body punch from Brewer - that landed with a thud.
Brewer lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Brewer.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brewer missing with knees to the body.
Holmes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brewer has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brewer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.
Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brewer just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brewer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.
Brewer is stalling here.
Brewer presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brewer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brewer lands a right hand.
Brewer digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Brewer.
Brewer pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brewer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Brewer won't allow it.
Brewer gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brewer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
Brewer lands a nice uppercut.
Brewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brewer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Brewer lands a left hand.
Brewer works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Brewer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Brewer lands a nice uppercut.
Brewer gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brewer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Brewer working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Brewer prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Brewer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brewer lands with a right to the head.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Brewer won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Brewer.
Brewer throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brewer.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joey Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Brewer presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brewer pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brewer gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Brewer.
Brewer stalls.
Brewer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Brewer.
Brewer trying to land knees to the body.
Brewer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Brewer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brewer.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Brewer, against the cage.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brewer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Brewer pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Brewer.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brewer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brewer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Newton Janovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Epeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Newton Janovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Epeen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Epeen.
Janovich throws a leg kick
and Epeen counters with a good, hard body kick but Janovich shrugs it off.
Epeen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Janovich.
Epeen has managed to clinch.
Janovich tries to break free but Epeen pushes him back against the cage.
Janovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Epeen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newton Janovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Epeen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Janovich clinches but Epeen breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Janovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Epeen.
Epeen tries to close the distance and clinch but Janovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Epeen forces Janovich back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Epeen.
Epeen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Janovich avoids the damage to the body.
Janovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epeen misses with a knee to the head.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Janovich both land. Nice combination.
Epeen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Janovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Epeen as he checks the leg kick.
Janovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Epeen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Epeen.
Epeen misses with an elbow over the top.
Janovich blocks an elbow strike from Epeen.
Janovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Epeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on Epeen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Epeen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epeen breaks the clinch.
Janovich tries to keep at a distance but Epeen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Epeen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Epeen breaks the clinch.
Janovich moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Epeen throws an elbow but misses.
Janovich blocks an uppercut.
Epeen misses with a punch on the inside.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epeen misses with a punch to the body.
Janovich avoids the elbow strike from Epeen, against the cage.
Janovich blocking some punches.
Epeen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epeen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janovich has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Epeen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Janovich is looking to control Epeen's arms but Epeen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Janovich has his back to the cage.
Epeen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen closes the distance but Janovich moves to the side
and Janovich counters with a series of strikes. Epeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen is looking to clinch but Janovich is avoiding it.
Janovich throws a lazy head kick
and Epeen counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epeen.
Epeen manages to break the clinch.
Epeen moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janovich.
Epeen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janovich's elbow.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janovich avoids it.
Epeen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epeen breaks from the clinch.
Janovich tries to clinch
and Epeen counters by moving into the clinch.
Janovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epeen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janovich tries to pull guard but Epeen won't allow it.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen moves in looking to clinch but Janovich pushes him off.
A low kick from Janovich misses
and Epeen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epeen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janovich's elbow.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epeen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Epeen.
Janovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Epeen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janovich looks to clinch
and Epeen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Epeen misses with an elbow over the top.
Epeen misses with some punches.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epeen darts in trying to clinch
and Janovich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Epeen's guard.
Janovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epeen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Epeen dominated that round.
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.
Epeen slaps away a takedown attempt from Janovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Epeen wants to clinch
and Janovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epeen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Epeen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Epeen misses with the head strike.
Epeen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Janovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Epeen counters with a good low kick that Janovich was not able to check.
Janovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janovich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Epeen but Epeen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newton Janovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epeen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen is looking to clinch but Janovich is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Epeen. That's going to slow Janovich down.
Janovich shoots in for a double leg but Epeen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Epeen has managed to clinch.
Janovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen moves into the clinch.
Janovich tries to circle away but Epeen has him pinned against the cage.
Epeen tries to land a knee to the head but Janovich blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Epeen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Janovich's brow.
Epeen struggles to land a body shot inside as Janovich controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Epeen missing with knees to the body.
Janovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Epeen prevents it.
Come on Epeen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Janovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epeen moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janovich blocks an uppercut.
Epeen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janovich is defending well for now.
Janovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Epeen fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Epeen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Epeen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epeen throws a head kick that misses.
Janovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Janovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Epeen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Janovich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Epeen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Janovich blocking some punches.
Janovich can't get the takedown.
Janovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epeen tries to clinch but Janovich moves away
and Janovich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Epeen won't be happy with that.
Janovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Epeen on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen is trying to buck Janovich off.
Janovich wants to stand but Epeen is controlling his arm.
Epeen wants to get back to his feet.
Epeen sneaks back into half guard.
Epeen pushes Janovich off and gets back to his feet.
Janovich tries for a takedown but Epeen circles away easily
and Epeen counters with a leg kick.
Janovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Epeen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Epeen manages to break the clinch.
Epeen tries to clinch
and Janovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Janovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epeen misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Epeen.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Epeen.
Janovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Epeen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Janovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Epeen.
Janovich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Epeen was covering up waiting for the punch and Janovich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Epeen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Epeen. No joy for Janovich on that attempt.
Epeen is looking to clinch but Janovich is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinny Epeen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Epeen closes the distance and pushes Janovich back into the cage.
Epeen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Epeen throws a head punch that misses.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Epeen tries to sprawl out of it but Janovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Epeen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Epeen.
Epeen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Newton Janovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epeen tries to clinch up but Janovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Epeen rushes Janovich and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epeen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen tries to close the distance and clinch but Janovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Janovich throws a lazy head kick
and Epeen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Newton Janovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epeen is looking to clinch but Janovich is avoiding it.
Janovich has his takedown stuffed
and Epeen counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Newton Janovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epeen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Epeen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epeen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janovich is defending well for now.
Janovich avoiding damage as Epeen throws knees to the body.
Janovich lands a shoulder strike.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epeen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Epeen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janovich working hard to break the clinch.
Janovich tries to pull guard but Epeen won't allow it.
Epeen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinny Epeen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Epeen as Janovich tries to tie him up.
Janovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Epeen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Janovich misses with a takedown attempt
and Epeen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Janovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Epeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epeen is looking to clinch.
Janovich shoots in but Epeen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Epeen moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen throws a head punch that misses.
Janovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Janovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen gets a clinch.
Janovich tries to circle away but Epeen has him pinned against the cage.
Janovich goes for a takedown attempt but Epeen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Janovich swings for the body but Epeen moves out of range.
Epeen instigates a clinch.
Epeen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Epeen gets underhooks to prevent Janovich's takedown attempt.
Epeen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epeen throws an elbow but it misses.
Janovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Epeen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Epeen working aggressively here.
Epeen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epeen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epeen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Janovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton Janovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Janovich throws a right and a left that Epeen avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Epeen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Epeen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Epeen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grandmaster Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Andress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yip Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grandmaster Yip Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Andress!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yip Man throws a lazy right hand but Andress sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andress shoots in but no luck this time.
Grandmaster Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yip Man throws an overhand right that lands on Andress's shoulder, as Andress tries to avoid the shot.
Yip Man throws a good cross that connects.
Yip Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yip Man punishes Andress's body with a nice straight punch.
Andress closes the distance and clinches up with Yip Man, looking for a takedown. Andress pushes Yip Man against the cage but Yip Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andress gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yip Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man works over Andress's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Yip Man scores with a four punch combination!
Andress shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yip Man pinned against the cage. Yip Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grandmaster Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Andress.
Andress takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Yip Man.
Decent striking displayed by Yip Man there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andress.
Andress drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yip Man misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Yip Man.
Yip Man lands a head shot.
Yip Man throws the left hand but Andress avoids the punch easily.
Grandmaster Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yip Man throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man scores with a jab. Andress acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown by Andress or perhaps it was just good defense by Yip Man which made him look bad.
A lazy left from Yip Man finds it's target.
Yip Man scores with a hook.
Andress steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yip Man.
Andress takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andress closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yip Man circles away.
Yip Man misses with a looping left.
Yip Man scores with a shot to the body.
Yip Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yip Man leaves Andress with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yip Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andress is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yip Man is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Andress.
Andress walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andress.
Yip Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yip Man misses with a double jab.
Andress shoots in but Yip Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andress takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip Man throws a series of strikes that have Andress backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Yip Man connects with a looping right hand.
Yip Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andress takes one to the chin there.
Yip Man digs a good body shot into Andress's ribs.
Andress keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yip Man.
Nice uppercut lands for Yip Man. That snapped Andress's head back.
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.
Andress fails with a takedown attempt.
Grandmaster Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Andress.
Yip Man connects with a jab.
Yip Man misses with a two punch combination.
Yip Man lands a jab.
Andress shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yip Man as he avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Yip Man as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andress shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yip Man is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Andress takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grandmaster Yip Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yip Man scores with a nice right hand.
Yip Man cracks Andress with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yip Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Yip Man coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andress at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Yip Man as he connects with a hook.
Yip Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Yip Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andress shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yip Man as he avoids it easily.
Yip Man lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Andress or perhaps it was just good defense by Yip Man which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andress is defended easily by Yip Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yip Man looks to land a combination. Andress sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Andress fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yip Man lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip Man works the jab nicely.
Yip Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andress throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yip Man's waist but Yip Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andress off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andress needs to keep his hands up - Yip Man had a free shot at his head there.
Yip Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andress's head backwards.
Andress has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yip Man throws a nice looking combination but Andress bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yip Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andress circles away quickly and effectively.
Yip Man lands with a nice combination. Andress backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Yip Man.
Nice sprawl there from Yip Man as Andress shoots in.
Grandmaster Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Andress.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andress takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andress with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yip Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Yip Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Andress's head.
Andress takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Andress might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yip Man has got the better of the exchanges.
Yip Man connects with a body shot.
Yip Man cracks a nice hook into Andress's ribs.
Andress slips a straight right by Yip Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yip Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Andress's head.
Yip Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Andress on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Yip Man.
Andress needs to keep his hands up - Yip Man had a free shot at his head there.
Andress shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yip Man as he jumps to the side.
Yip Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yip Man lands a slapping body shot.
Yip Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andress misses with a takedown attempt - Yip Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grandmaster Yip Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Andress gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andress ducks right into an uppercut from Yip Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yip Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Yip Man. That snapped Andress's head back.
Andress takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andress gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andress doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yip Man jabs Andress right on the nose. Andress blinks but takes it well.
A left and a right from Yip Man both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andress stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andress fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yip Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yip Man lands a jab.
Yip Man throws a right and a left that Andress avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man lands with a cross.
Andress staying out of range there.
Andress takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yip Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andress fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yip Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andress has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yip Man dips to his left and cracks Andress with an uppercut!
Andress closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yip Man circles away.
Grandmaster Yip Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Andress.
Andress is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Andress fails with a takedown attempt.
Yip Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yip Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Andress takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yip Man lunges at Andress with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andress's hand.
Yip Man 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.
Yip Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andress at a distance.
Yip Man lands with a cross.
Andress shoots in but Yip Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man had his way with Sean Andress in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yip Man digs a good hook to Andress's body.
Yip Man throws a hook but Andress avoids it easily.
Yip Man lands a head shot.
Yip Man misses the jab.
Yip Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andress can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip Man misses with the combination.
Yip Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andress.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man misses with a looping right.
Yip Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Yip Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andress with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yip Man to score with a decent uppercut.
Yip Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Andress.
Andress on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Yip Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andress moves out of range as Yip Man strikes.
Andress blocks a jab.
Yip Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yip Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andress at a distance.
Andress walks into a left hand.
Yip Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andress gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man connects with a looping right hand.
Yip Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yip Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grandmaster Yip Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yip Man connects with a looping right hand.
Andress throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yip Man's waist but Yip Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andress off to one side.
Yip Man works over Andress's head and body with a nice combination.
Yip Man lands a nice hook to Andress's body. Andress takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man misses with a few strikes there.
Sean Andress has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Yip Man misses.
Andress ducks right into an uppercut from Yip Man.
Yip Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Andress. Andress gets slowly back to his feet.
Yip Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Yip Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andress takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grandmaster Yip Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yip Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:43
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grandmaster Yip Man!
Grandmaster Yip Man retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryder Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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199 lbs
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Stryder Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney misses with a hook.
Maloney avoids the body shot from Diaby.
A shot to de liver by Diaby. Beautiful body shot.
Diaby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maloney checks it well.
Diaby throws the left hand but Maloney avoids the punch easily.
Maloney throws a hook but Diaby avoids it easily.
Maloney tries a head kick but it misses.
Maloney throws a head kick but Diaby moves out of range.
A big left from Diaby misses.
Maloney ducks under a wild hook from Diaby.
Maloney misses with a head kick.
Maloney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaby's calf.
Maloney staying out of range there.
Diaby connects with a crisp jab.
Diaby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maloney. Maloney obviously looking to wear him down.
Maloney tries to clinch there but Diaby circles away.
Maloney misses with a few strikes there.
Maloney throws a head kick that misses.
Diaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stryder Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaby lands a nice shot that snaps Maloney's head back.
It looks like Stryder Maloney has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby checks a leg kick.
Maloney wants to clinch up but Diaby keeps it at a distance.
Diaby throws a lazy right hand but Maloney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown but Maloney shows good takedown defense.
Maloney misses with a leg kick
and Diaby counters with a nice body shot.
Maloney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaby counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaby controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Maloney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney wants to get back to his feet.
Diaby misses with the ground and pound.
Maloney is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maloney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaby checks it well.
Maloney fails with the takedown
and Diaby counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maloney keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaby grinds an elbow into Maloney's temple.
Diaby in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney wants to control but Diaby postures up.
Diaby trying to control the position but Maloney is working away.
Diaby sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maloney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diaby looking to control but instead Maloney has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Diaby wants to control but Maloney is keeping him busy.
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.
Maloney holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maloney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaby is able to avoid easily.
Maloney throws a lazy right hand but Diaby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maloney momentarily.
Maloney misses with a series of wild punches.
Maloney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaby scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stryder Maloney's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Maloney as Diaby shoots in.
Maloney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaby.
Maloney looks to throw the jab but Diaby is out of range.
Stryder Maloney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maloney jabs Diaby right on the nose. Diaby blinks but takes it well.
Diaby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maloney swivels and escapes.
Maloney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maloney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaby.
Maloney shoots and misses
and Diaby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maloney thinking.
Maloney misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Diaby.
Maloney with a poor takedown
and Diaby counters with a one-two to the body.
Toby Diaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Maloney.
Maloney connects with a solid leg kick.
Maloney tries to clinch but Diaby is having none of it.
Maloney darts in trying to clinch
letting Diaby counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Diaby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaby.
Maloney tried to score with a low kick but Diaby checks it.
Diaby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maloney misses with a body shot.
Maloney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maloney throws a push kick but Diaby slaps the foot to one side.
Maloney is looking to slow Diaby down with leg kicks.
Maloney misses with a double jab.
Maloney misses with a straight right.
Diaby misses with a low kick.
Maloney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaby misses with a wild body shot.
Maloney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maloney tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaby slips a straight right by Maloney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaby lands with a nice body punch.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Diaby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maloney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maloney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaby's guard.
Diaby keeping moving, preventing Maloney from controlling successfully.
Diaby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maloney manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaby controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaby stands and throws Maloney's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maloney tries to buck Diaby off but Diaby is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Diaby.
Diaby looking to control but instead Maloney has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Maloney is looking for a sweep. Diaby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maloney has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaby in particular looking to stall.
Maloney is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maloney keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maloney has managed to clinch.
Maloney lands a knee to the head.
Maloney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaby is trying to stall.
Diaby is trying to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling him.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maloney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maloney swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diaby to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maloney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maloney moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stryder Maloney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maloney throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaby counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.
Diaby being controlled here momentarily.
Diaby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney trying to control the position.
Maloney is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maloney's guard.
Maloney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaby.
Diaby seems to be working for a kimura but Maloney defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaby.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maloney scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaby should have avoided that one.
Maloney finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maloney tries a head kick but it misses.
Maloney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaby counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maloney!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Maloney turns into him and now he's in Diaby's guard.
Maloney won't allow Diaby to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maloney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maloney trying to control but Diaby is working from the bottom.
Maloney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toby Diaby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney thows a big elbow that misses.
Maloney wanted to stand there but Diaby had control of the position.
Maloney slips nicely into half guard.
Toby Diaby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaby looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maloney scores with a leg kick.
Maloney throws a series of punches but Diaby moves out of range.
Maloney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaby blocks the body kick.
Diaby looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maloney!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby controlling the position easily from mount.
Stryder Maloney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maloney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Diaby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Diaby!
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