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Hilo Fight 140 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Huerta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huerta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Huerta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huerta keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith won't allow Huerta to get back to his feet.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith trying to control but Huerta is working from the bottom.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Huerta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith wants to clinch up but Huerta keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Huerta or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Huerta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huerta showed some decent athleticism there.
Huerta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Huerta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Huerta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Huerta seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Huerta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Huerta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huerta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Huerta maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Smith could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Huerta has cracked it and Smith is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Huerta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Huerta!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Huerta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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284 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandy throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Dandy throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dandy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dandy.
Dandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dandy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dandy fails to land with a series of punches.
Dandy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Dandy tests Gibson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Dandy moves his leg out of the way.
Dandy throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Dandy swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson throws a hook but Dandy blocks it.
Gibson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibson is keeping busy.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Come on Dandy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dandy working aggressively here.
Dandy wants to stall.
Dandy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dandy takes a shot to the head.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson controlling the action here for a moment.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson crunches a lovely knee into Dandy's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Gibson.
Gibson's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gibson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
Dandy has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Gibson slowing the pace effectively.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson stalling the fight.
Gibson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Dandy blocks with his arms.
Gibson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jim Dandy has been cut.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dandy backwards.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dandy's elbow.
Dandy is trying to break the clinch but Gibson is controlling him.
Dandy looking to stall.
Gibson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dandys head.
Dandy blocking some punches.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dandy is breathing heavily.
Gibson lands an elbow just above Dandy 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dandy's face.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dandy won't want to take too many of those.
Gibson lands a left hand.
Gibson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibson with a knee to the head.
Gibson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dandy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gibson.
Gibson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dandy backwards.
Gibson drops Dandy with a big knee straight up the middle! Dandy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dandy is rocked!
Gibson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Dandy head around and knocks him out cold! Gibson hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold has chosen Dead Prez as his entrance music. Danny Mangold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Povetkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povetkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangold.
Mangold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Povetkin scores with the left hand. Mangold knows he should have avoided that one.
Povetkin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Povetkin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Povetkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mangold counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangold.
Mangold shoots in looking for a takedown but Povetkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mangold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander Povetkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Povetkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mangold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Povetkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mangold somewhat.
Povetkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mangold's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've been told by Povetkin's head coaches at BEVA Fight Home that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Povetkin leaves Mangold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Povetkin.
Povetkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Povetkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Povetkin throws a good cross that connects.
Povetkin avoids the body shot from Mangold.
Povetkin connects with a right hand. Mangold shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Povetkin scores with a body shot.
Mangold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Povetkin swings widly with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Povetkin's knee momentarily.
A jab from Povetkin does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mangold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Povetkin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mangold.
Povetkin prevents Mangold from moving into mount.
Mangold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mangold throwing strikes but Povetkin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Povetkin working away.
Mangold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mangold is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Povetkin decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Povetkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown but Povetkin shows good takedown defense.
Mangold has a takedown stuffed.
Povetkin stuns Mangold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Povetkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Povetkin connects with the punch.
That has opened up Danny Mangold's cut even more.
Povetkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mangold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexander Povetkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Povetkin throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mangold.
Mangold creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Povetkin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mangold wants to control for a moment but Povetkin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Povetkin controlling the position well.
Mangold prevents Povetkin from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Mangold there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Povetkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold'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.
Mangold dodges the punch combination from Povetkin.
Mangold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mangold working Povetkin over with strikes.
Mangold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Povetkin wants to control but Mangold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mangold is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Povetkin wants to get back to full guard.
Mangold looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Povetkin trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mangold.
Mangold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Povetkin wriggles free and stands up.
Povetkin stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold gets a double leg takedown into Povetkin's guard.
Mangold throws an elbow that misses. Povetkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mangold's guard. Nice move by Povetkin!
Povetkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mangold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Povetkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mangold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mangold wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Povetkin stacks Mangold on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Povetkin!
Povetkin trying to control the position but Mangold is working away.
Mangold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mangold wants to get back to his feet.
Povetkin trying to control the action but Mangold is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold seems a little lost for a moment, as Povetkin dominates the positioning.
Mangold manages to work his way to half guard, despite Povetkin's best efforts.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Povetkin is looking to advance position but Mangold won't allow it.
Mangold wants to control the action here but instead Povetkin manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mangold.
Mangold checks a low kick from Povetkin.
Povetkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander Povetkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Povetkin thuds a left hand into Mangold's body.
Povetkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Mangold. Mangold gets slowly back to his feet.
Mangold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Povetkin pinned against the cage. Povetkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexander Povetkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Povetkin misses with a two punch combination.
Povetkin takes a swing at Mangold's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Povetkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mangold.
Mangold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander Povetkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Povetkin cracks the inside of Mangold's front leg.
Mangold needs to keep his hands up - Povetkin had a free shot at his head there.
Povetkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mangold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Povetkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexander Povetkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Povetkin misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetkin throws a hook but Mangold avoids it easily.
Mangold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold moves forwards but Povetkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Povetkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Mangold should have avoided that one.
Povetkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangold.
Povetkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Povetkin misses with a double jab.
Mangold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Povetkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Mangold wants a takedown.
Povetkin is trying to push Mangold away but Mangold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mangold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Povetkin tries to break free but Mangold pushes him back against the cage.
Mangold prevents Povetkin from breaking the clinch.
Mangold lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mangold keeps control of Povetkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Povetkin can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Povetkin's brow.
Povetkin is trying to push Mangold away but Mangold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mangold blocks a body shot from Povetkin.
Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Povetkin tries to bum rush Mangold with a series of wild strikes but Mangold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mangold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mangold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Povetkin swivels and escapes.
Povetkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mangold avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangold is just out of range.
Povetkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mangold.
Povetkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mangold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mangold fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Povetkin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Povetkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mangold moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Povetkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Povetkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Povetkin!
A victorious Alexander Povetkin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Danny Mangold stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have fallen this once, but I promise to pick myself up again. I will never ever disappoint the millions of my fans again. The road to success is long, but I am a fighter, and I will persevere. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. Jienaro Marfil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Marfil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marfil has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonzalez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Marfil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marfil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marfil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marfil looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marfil. Marfil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marfil punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez digs a good body shot into Marfil's ribs.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Marfil with a series of wild strikes but Marfil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marfil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzalez cracks Marfil with a good jab.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Marfil misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Marfil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marfil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfil.
No joy there for Marfil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Marfil in a clinch.
Marfil keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marfil breaks from the clinch.
Marfil throws a shot to the body.
Marfil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marfil lands a left and a right that send Gonzalez crashing to the mat, dazed. Marfil thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Damian Gonzalez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marfil lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gonzalez goes down and covers up as Marfil starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jienaro Marfil!
An out of breath Jienaro Marfil thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies comes into the arena with Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli blaring out of the sound system. Rauno Repomies had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Repomies cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Repomies to the mat! Repomies manages to get full guard.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Repomies is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Repomies has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee wants to sweep here but Repomies controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee wants to sweep here but Repomies controlling him for the moment.
Repomies postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies preventing the sweep.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Repomies from controlling successfully.
Repomies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Repomies wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Repomies's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Repomies manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lee wants to sweep here but Repomies controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Repomies dives on top into guard.
Lee wants to hit a switch here but Repomies passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!
Lee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Repomies shows good takedown defense.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Repomies throws a half hearted mid kick.
Repomies lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Repomies as he jumps to the side.
Repomies gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Repomies manages to retain guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Repomies keeps moving.
Lee postures up in Repomies's guard and throws a big left but Repomies blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Repomies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies working a defensive guard here.
Lee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Repomies is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lee, into his guard.
Repomies has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Repomies trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Repomies engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Repomies is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Repomies's waist but Repomies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Lee.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Repomies's waist but Repomies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Repomies connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee shoots in but Repomies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Repomies lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Repomies takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lee is rocked!
That has opened up Freddy Lee's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Lee hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rauno Repomies!
During a confident post fight interview, Rauno Repomies thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonald Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bonald Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws out a loose jab but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott walks into a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dong Hyuk tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dong Hyuk throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong Hyuk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dong Hyuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott wants to break free but Dong Hyuk has control.
I was talking to Dong Hyuk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dong Hyuk gets control of Scott's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dong Hyuk will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dong Hyuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Dong Hyuk is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott pushing down on Dong Hyuk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dong Hyuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dong Hyuk tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
Scott lands strikes from half guard.
Dong Hyuk trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Dong Hyuk is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dong Hyuk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is thwarting Dong Hyuk's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott moves nicely into side control.
Dong Hyuk is not content to let Scott control the position.
Dong Hyuk is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Dong Hyuk is working hard here to advance position.
Dong Hyuk taking a bit of punishment here - Scott scoring with strikes.
Scott is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dong Hyuk gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk is looking to get to half guard.
Scott breaks from Dong Hyuk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dong Hyuk regains half guard.
Dong Hyuk is trying to get back to full guard.
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Dong Hyuk defends it.
Scott trying to control from half guard but Dong Hyuk is working away.
Scott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dong Hyuk working a defensive guard here.
Scott stands and throws Dong Hyuk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dong Hyuk can't do much from the bottom here.
Dong Hyuk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dong Hyuk stops Scott from passing to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott lands an elbow.
Scott is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dong Hyuk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong Hyuk is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bonald Scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scott is looking to chop away at Dong Hyuk's legs.
Scott tries to clinch but Dong Hyuk moves away
and Dong Hyuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dong Hyuk but Dong Hyuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dong Hyuk blocks a leg kick.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dong Hyuk as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dong Hyuk.
Scott avoids the body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk 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.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dong Hyuk. Scott shrugs it off though.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scott checks it well.
Dong Hyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Dong Hyuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Scott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dong Hyuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shin Dong Hyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dong Hyuk!
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott tries to clinch but Dong Hyuk moves away
and Dong Hyuk counters with a solid body kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Dong Hyuk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shin Dong Hyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Dong Hyuk tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Dong Hyuk sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dong Hyuk counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk thumps Scott with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong Hyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong Hyuk tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Dong Hyuk dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Scott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scott blocks a jab.
Scott moves out of range as Dong Hyuk throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Dong Hyuk.
Scott swings for the body but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Dong Hyuk pushes him off.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dong Hyuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
Dong Hyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Dong Hyuk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a good, hard body kick but Scott shrugs it off.
Dong Hyuk slips a straight right by Scott.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to clinch but Dong Hyuk is avoiding it.
Dong Hyuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Dong Hyuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong Hyuk wants to clinch.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Dong Hyuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dong Hyuk is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Dong Hyuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Dong Hyuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dong Hyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dong Hyuk.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dong Hyuk is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Dong Hyuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Shin Dong Hyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonald Scott.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Nice sprawl there from Dong Hyuk as Scott shoots in.
Scott avoids the body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott walks into a left hand.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott looks for a takedown but Dong Hyuk sprawls well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk thows a body kick. Scott tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dong Hyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dong Hyuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Dong Hyuk!
Our winner, Shin Dong Hyuk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back from the dead. Bornas Lopette has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, William Adama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adama misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette lands with a kick to the temple. Adama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopette looks to land a left hand but Adama moved out of range nicely.
Lopette blocks a low kick nicely.
Adama tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Adama.
Adama throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopette has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lopette defending well as Adama loads up on a big left hand.
Adama throws a low kick, looking for Lopette's leg but Lopette calmly moves out of range.
Lopette slips a straight right by Adama.
Lopette with a nice cross.
William Adama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adama is looking to chop away at Lopette's legs.
Adama cracks Lopette with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adama tries to land a front kick but Lopette steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopette connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adama momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette lands a nice looking body kick.
Adama throws the left hand but Lopette avoids the punch easily.
Lopette blocks a jab.
Adama thows a leg kick but Lopette checks it
and Lopette counters with a low kick, right behind Adama 's knee.
Adama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adama catches Lopette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Lopette.
Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Adama.
Adama connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopette lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopette throws a wild body kick that Adama sees coming a mile off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopette.
Adama misses with a hook.
Adama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopette.
Lopette lands with a hook. Adama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adama looks to throw the jab but Lopette is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Adama.
Adama misses with a straight right.
Lopette connects with a nice looking jab.
Adama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopette.
Adama misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Adama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette lands a jab to the head.
Adama throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopette.
Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adama has time to react.
Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopette steps in with a hook that catches Adama right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lopette follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Adama looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette gave a mention to //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bentley Downer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downer throws a shot to the body.
Downer slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nexus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice shot by Downer.
It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
The fighters circling - Downer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Nexus misses the target.
Downer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nexus is just out of range.
Downer throws a low kick but Nexus avoids it.
Downer tries to keep at a distance but Nexus has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nexus.
Downer lands an elbow inside.
Nexus misses with a punch to the body.
Downer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Downer misses with a knee to the head.
Nexus misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Downer throws an elbow but misses.
Downer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nexus just leaning against Downer, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nexus misses with a body punch.
Downer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nexus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Downer backwards.
Nexus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nexus takes an elbow to the temple.
Nexus managing to block the knees to the body from Downer.
Nexus is stalling here.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Downer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nexus scores with a shoulder strike.
Downer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nexus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Downer prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Nexus on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nexus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nexus managing to block the knees to the body from Downer.
Downer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nexus.
Downer throws an elbow that misses.
Downer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Downer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Downer lands a damaging elbow.
Downer scores with a knee to the head.
Downer throws an elbow but it misses.
Downer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Downer lands an elbow just above Nexus 's eye.
That has opened up Galaxy Nexus's cut even more.
Nexus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nexus misses with a punch to the body.
Downer looking to throw knees to the head but Nexus is blocking nicely.
Nexus avoiding damage.
Downer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Downer scores with a knee to the head.
Downer tries a knee to the head but Nexus blocks it.
Downer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nexus blocks an elbow strike from Downer.
Downer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nexus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Downer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bentley Downer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galaxy Nexus.
Downer is looking to clinch.
Downer lands with a right hand.
Downer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Downer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Nexus to work.
Downer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nexus's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Downer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nexus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nexus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Downer lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Galaxy Nexus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nexus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Downer throws an elbow but it misses.
Downer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Downer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Downer lands an elbow inside that Nexus shrugs off.
Galaxy Nexus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Galaxy Nexus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bentley Downer!
Bentley Downer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mees Metsast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mees Metsast!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Metsast stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Metsast is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Metsast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws the left hand but Metsast avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Metsast has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Metsast takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Metsast throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Metsast shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Metsast looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Metsast tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Metsast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Metsast sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Metsast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Metsast misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metsast throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a hook but Metsast blocks it.
Metsast ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metsast throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Metsast.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Metsast off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Metsast is retaining full guard.
Metsast wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie pushing down on Metsast's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Metsast works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Metsast!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to his opponent's back.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Metsast has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gracie looking for the RNC.
Metsast is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Metsast can't escape the position.
Metsast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Metsast is holding on to Gracie 's glove but Gracie gets free and slips his arm under Metsast 's chin. This could be big trouble! Yes, Metsast is tapping furiously and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronaldo Gracie!
Ronaldo Gracie retains his welterweight title!
Ronaldo Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Could you be loved. Ben Beast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Beast pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Tate tries to work over Beast's front leg with a kick but Beast checks it.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tate.
It looks like Ben Beast has been cut.
Beast fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beast.
Beast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beast manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tate on his heels. He'll look to pass Tate's guard now, I'm sure.
Beast won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Beast is retaining full guard.
Tate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beast is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate pushes down on Beast's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate works his way into side control.
Beast is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tate's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beast moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beast trying to control the position.
Tate seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beast is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Beast pulls Tate in to control the position.
Tate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beast's guard.
Beast is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beast looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast'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.
Tate throws a leg kick but Beast checks it.
Tate throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a low kick, right behind Beast 's knee.
Tate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tate connects with an inside leg kick.
Tate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tate slaps away a takedown attempt from Beast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Beast looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beast checks a leg kick nicely.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calvin Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate has Beast pushed against the cage.
Beast prevents a body shot from Tate.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beast checks the leg kick.
Tate scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a leg kick.
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beast backs up against the cage.
Beast shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tate is trying to defend but Beast finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beast connects with a nice short shot to Tate's temple.
Beast is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tate!
Tate working to try and regain half guard.
Tate keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast tries to control but Tate wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast misses with a head shot.
Tate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tate is not content to let Beast control the position.
Beast takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben Beast overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
Beast looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast's cut.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tate scores with a nice body kick.
Beast darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate wants to improve his position but Beast is controlling well.
Tate is in trouble now - Beast has advanced to mount!
Beast is landing with some decent strikes but Tate is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tate blocking the ground and pound.
Beast throwing strikes here but Tate is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tate can't escape the position.
Tate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beast tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beast breaks from Tate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beast raining down shots from the mount!
Beast looking to control but Tate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beast is trying to control here but Tate has managed to regain half guard.
Tate gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beast is one step ahead there.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beast.
Beast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beast wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Beast pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beast is stalling here. Tate is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Beast seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tate has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tate presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beast sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beast is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Tate seems content to control.
Tate drops an elbow to the side of Beast's head.
Beast is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tate wants to free his trapped foot but Beast is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beast wants to improve his position but Tate is controlling well.
Beast has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Beast clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tate is looking to slow Beast down with leg kicks.
Tate throws a push kick but Beast slaps the foot to one side.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate's corner calls for a 1-2. Tate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beast blocks a low kick nicely.
Tate avoids the head kick by Beast.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
Tate has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beast misses with a takedown
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Beast has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate.
Tate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Beast checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beast motions for Tate to come forward. Beast throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tate throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tate!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beast trying to control the action but Tate is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to take a breather but Tate manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Beast.
Beast throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
Tate wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast has Tate pulled in close to control his posture.
Beast is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Beast is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast'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. This is the final round!
Beast fails to land the takedown.
Nice body kick from Tate.
Beast shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beast's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Beast down.
That kick from Tate tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beast under the eye.
Beast takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Tate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tate lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beast takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast can't get the takedown.
Beast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beast.
Tate just leaning against Beast, taking a breather.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast wants to take the fight to the mat but Tate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Beast is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
Calvin Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good body shot from Tate.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Beast avoids it by throwing Tate back against the cage.
Tate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ben Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate gets underhooks to prevent Beast's takedown attempt.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beast wants to take the fight to the mat but Tate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tate.
Tate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beast has clasped his hands together around Tate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Beast.
Tate struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Tate!
Calvin Tate is the new middleweight champion!
Calvin Tate took some time post fight to say the following; 'Finally, this org has a real, true champion. Thank you my fans!'.
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