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HFC: 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meg Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Scott will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Meg Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Scott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Griffin's guard.
Scott looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Griffin's legs - danger averted.
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Scott chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Griffin has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scott drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Scott off! Scott jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin working for a triangle but Scott defends it easily.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Scott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scott gets a double leg takedown into Griffin's guard.
Griffin has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
John Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Griffin's legs - danger averted.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
We've been informed that Scott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin working for a triangle but Scott defends it easily.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Scott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Scott 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. And we move into the final round!
A shot to the body from Scott misses
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scott thinking.
Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Griffin is not content to let Scott control the position.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffin is pressing down on Scott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott is working Griffin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott works over Griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Griffin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Griffin's legs - danger averted.
Griffin has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
Griffin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scott is in close to Griffin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
Scott stands up and waves to Griffin to follow him.
John Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meg Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Scott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Born in the USA as his entrance music. Ivan Rodriguez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenkins gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez lands an elbow inside that Jenkins shrugs off.
It looks like Ryan Jenkins has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenkins with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jenkins looks winded!
Jenkins has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jenkins up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jenkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Ivan Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkins wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
A short right from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Rodriguez with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ryan Jenkins's cut even more.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.
Jenkins is trying to stall.
Rodriguez with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez stalling.
Rodriguez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez.
Jenkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rodriguez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rodriguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Jenkins'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.
Rodriguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez scores with a head kick. Jenkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodriguez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off.
Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Rodriguez lands a big head kick that sends Jenkins tumbling to the mat! Rodriguez takes a step backwards and waves Jenkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jenkins is rocked!
Ivan Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez feints a jab and as Jenkins dips his head, Rodriguez unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Jenkins right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Jenkins falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rodriguez smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Carmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Carmont!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Carmont is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Carmont as Lee shoots in.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Carmont with an uppercut!
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carmont sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carmont is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Carmont defend it? Lee steps over the head and cranks it - Carmont is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Hughes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes tries to clinch but Angle is having none of it.
Hughes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Angle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Angle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Angle slips a nice elbow through Hughes's hands, connecting with Hughes's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes tries to kick Angle off but Angle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Angle thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Angle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
Hughes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Angle throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Angle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Angle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Angle is looking to advance position but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Angle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Angle 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.
Hughes taking some punishment here, with Angle in his half guard.
Angle content to control rather than advance.
Hughes taking some punishment here, with Angle in his half guard.
Angle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Angle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angle throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Angle there.
Angle lands with a punch from half guard.
Angle drops an elbow to the side of Hughes's head.
Ground and pound from Angle.
Angle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hughes looks winded!
Angle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Angle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Angle in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes has hold of Angle's hands but Angle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Angle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Angle lands strikes from half guard.
Hughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Angle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hughes is rocked!
Angle winds up and cracks Hughes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Angle finish him?
Angle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hughes has hold of Angle's hands but Angle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angle lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Hughes quite badly. Hughes pulls Angle in close trying to recover. Angle postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Hughes on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Hughes doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Angle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Belt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amazing- Kanye West. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Belt Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Hunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NORSE FORCE VIKIGS in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter connects with a single shot there.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter misses with a combination
so Mir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mir stops Hunter from standing up.
My spies in Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform me that Mir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Mir controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunter wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Mir stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mir slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir has an Americana. Hunter didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mir is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mir hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Puna Wai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Slone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Puna Wai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Slone!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wai feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wai works over Slone with some ground and pound from guard.
Wai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slone's guard.
Slone being controlled here, momentarily.
Wai passes Slone's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Slone taking some punishment here, with Wai in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai is trying to control the action in half guard but Slone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wai controlling the pace.
Slone is not content to let Wai control the position.
Slone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Wai.
Slone is looking for a sweep. Wai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wai trying to control from half guard but Slone is working away.
Ground and pound from Wai.
Wai working Slone over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wai in particular looking to stall.
Wai is nestled in close to Slone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wai trying to pass the guard but Slone defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wai is looking to take a break and control but Slone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wai stalling.
Wai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slone taking some punishment here, with Wai in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai lands strikes from half guard.
Wai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wai is controlling the pace.
Wai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Slone has hold of Wai's hands but Wai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slone has hold of Wai's hands but Wai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wai trying to control the action but Slone is working from the bottom.
Wai winds up and cracks Slone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wai working Slone over with strikes.
Wai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slone is rocked!
Slone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slone is still in real trouble! Can Wai finish him?
Wai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slone sees it coming and defends easily.
Slone is defending against the submission attempts here by Wai.
Wai in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Slone tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Puna Wai!
Our winner, Puna Wai, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank DeNino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hoench (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoench has chosen Crank it as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
180 lbs
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26
170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank DeNino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Hoench!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Hoench.
Hoench throws a wild body kick that DeNino sees coming a mile off.
DeNino connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Daniel Hoench has been cut.
DeNino scores with a jab. Hoench acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoench is rocked!
DeNino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoench is still on wobbly legs! Can DeNino finish him?
DeNino fakes the body blow, causing Hoench to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hoench goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank DeNino!
Frank DeNino bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Daniel Hoench had this to say: 'Well...that sucks. Ill be back a better fighter. Go Jesus'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Lykourgos (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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26
290 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Heavy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dino Lykourgos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykourgos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heavy's guard.
Lykourgos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Chael Heavy has been cut.
Lykourgos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lykourgos passes into half guard.
Lykourgos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lykourgos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heavy defending well though.
Heavy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chael Heavy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lykourgos trying to control the action but Heavy is working from the bottom.
Lykourgos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Heavy is rocked!
Jeez, Chael Heavy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chael Heavy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dino Lykourgos!
An out of breath Dino Lykourgos 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald McTavish will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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35
144 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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23
142 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McTavish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson slips a jab from McTavish.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McTavish misses with a looping right.
McTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
McTavish misses the jab.
Anderson forces McTavish back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson keeps control of McTavish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
McTavish is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from McTavish.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
McTavish wants to break free but Anderson has control.
McTavish tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
McTavish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but McTavish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McTavish takes a knee right on the jaw!
McTavish is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McTavish's efforts to push away.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McTavish is keeping busy.
McTavish wants to break the clinch but can't.
McTavish managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
McTavish takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. McTavish won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McTavish's efforts to push away.
Anderson keeps control of McTavish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
McTavish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson stalling.
McTavish wants to break free but Anderson has control.
McTavish avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
McTavish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McTavish blocks it with crossed arms.
McTavish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McTavish throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
McTavish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McTavish in his tracks for a moment.
McTavish wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McTavish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
McTavish is trying to break free.
McTavish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McTavish working hard to break the clinch.
McTavish takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McTavish is defending well for now.
Anderson landing knees to the head.
Anderson has McTavish pushed against the cage.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
McTavish tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
McTavish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves to clinch but McTavish breaks away
and McTavish counters with a nice uppercut.
McTavish looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
McTavish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and McTavish takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - McTavish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as McTavish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Donald McTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McTavish lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but McTavish gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson avoiding damage.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but McTavish moves out of range.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish misses with an uppercut.
McTavish connects with a crisp jab.
McTavish looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
McTavish digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
McTavish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from McTavish misses its intended target.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTavish has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McTavish throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but McTavish blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson prevents McTavish from breaking the clinch.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTavish.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McTavish's efforts to push away.
Anderson looking to stall.
McTavish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTavish.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McTavish's efforts to push away.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
McTavish blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
McTavish wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
McTavish takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on McTavish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McTavish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. McTavish won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson has McTavish pressed against the cage, preventing McTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McTavish is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTavish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McTavish takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson works on McTavish's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
McTavish tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
McTavish avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
McTavish can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McTavish breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson wants to clinch up but McTavish keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTavish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
Anderson tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
McTavish throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
McTavish lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson lands a high kick!
McTavish throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
McTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
Donald McTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to clinch.
McTavish lands with a cross.
McTavish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson forces McTavish back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTavish tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
McTavish breaks from the clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and McTavish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McTavish throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McTavish really felt that one!
McTavish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTavish swings widly with a right hand
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
Anderson slips under a jab from McTavish.
Anderson tries to clinch up but McTavish circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson wants to clinch up but McTavish keeps it at a distance.
McTavish scores with a nice strike.
McTavish loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
McTavish looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
McTavish misses with an uppercut.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alex Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries to clinch but McTavish is having none of it.
A big left from McTavish misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
Anderson is looking to clinch but McTavish is avoiding it.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from McTavish.
Anderson drives through and clinches with McTavish against the cage.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McTavish's defenses.
McTavish has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTavish.
McTavish working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McTavish is trying to break free.
McTavish takes an elbow to the temple.
McTavish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson prevents McTavish from breaking the clinch.
McTavish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McTavish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
McTavish is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson has McTavish pressed against the cage, preventing McTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that McTavish shrugs off.
McTavish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
McTavish has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
McTavish manages to break the clinch.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with McTavish.
McTavish is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McTavish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McTavish is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
McTavish is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson'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.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but McTavish leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson has McTavish pressed against the cage, preventing McTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. McTavish won't want to take too many of those.
McTavish takes a knee to the side of the body.
McTavish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
A frustrated look appears on McTavish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to McTavish's face.
McTavish wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson keeps control of McTavish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McTavish avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McTavish avoids it.
McTavish managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McTavish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McTavish is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
McTavish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson slips a jab from McTavish.
McTavish gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McTavish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McTavish is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
McTavish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson prevents McTavish from breaking the clinch.
McTavish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
McTavish swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McTavish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
McTavish tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson stalling the fight.
McTavish has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped McTavish in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McTavish blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
McTavish tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
McTavish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McTavish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McTavish throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson slips a jab from McTavish.
McTavish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from McTavish misses.
McTavish throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
McTavish scores with a jab.
McTavish misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTavish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McTavish throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of McTavish's head.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
McTavish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has McTavish pressed against the cage, preventing McTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McTavish wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
McTavish tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
McTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McTavish is trying to break free.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McTavish takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson'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.
McTavish tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing McTavish back against the cage.
McTavish tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
McTavish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
McTavish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
McTavish tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
McTavish is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McTavish is trying to break free.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but McTavish blocks with his arms.
McTavish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson prevents McTavish from breaking the clinch.
McTavish is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McTavish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Anderson had his way with Donald McTavish in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McTavish misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but McTavish is avoiding it.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson darts in and clinches McTavish up against the cage.
McTavish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTavish.
McTavish is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
McTavish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTavish.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McTavish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for McTavish.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTavish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McTavish misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. McTavish will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that McTavish was not able to check.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes McTavish back into the cage.
McTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McTavish takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McTavish working hard to break the clinch.
McTavish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson stalls.
McTavish wants to break the clinch but can't.
McTavish wants to break the clinch but can't.
McTavish is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donald McTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
McTavish is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
McTavish is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. McTavish won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTavish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McTavish backwards.
McTavish misses with the head strike.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McTavish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but McTavish avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson just leaning against McTavish, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of McTavish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McTavish backwards.
McTavish takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards McTavish's brow.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. McTavish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McTavish blocks it with crossed arms.
McTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McTavish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McTavish lands a body punch in the clinch.
McTavish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson prevents McTavish from breaking the clinch.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. McTavish won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but McTavish avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson keeps control of McTavish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but McTavish blocks it.
McTavish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTavish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but McTavish avoids the damage to the body.
Alex Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McTavish tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
McTavish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Anderson!
Alex Anderson retains his featherweight title!
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