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Hilo Fight 173 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Diego Brandao has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao scores with a body shot.
Brandao lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevenson off the cage and back into range.
Brandao takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Brandao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pearson Spector Litt in the buildup to the fight.
Brandao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been informed that Stevenson 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.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.
Brandao looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Stevenson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brandao defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Brandao throws a wild body kick that Stevenson sees coming a mile off.
Stevenson thows a body kick. Brandao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stevenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stevenson misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao avoids a kick to the body.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Brandao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Brandao pushes him off.
Stevenson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stevenson is in close to Brandao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
Brandao trying to control the position.
Brandao wants to stand and escape but Stevenson is having none of it.
Brandao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevenson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao pulls Stevenson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandao tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brandao's waist but Brandao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevenson off to one side.
Brandao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diego Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bear Stevenson.
Brandao thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brandao - that will leave a mark!
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandao.
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao pushes Stevenson away with a front kick.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Stevenson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brandao is looking to score with low kicks.
Stevenson dives in and scores a takedown into Brandao's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Brandao is keeping the position.
Stevenson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brandao uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Brandao lands with a good body shot.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Brandao cracks the inside of Stevenson's front leg.
Brandao connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandao is looking to wear down Stevenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandao is looking to land body kicks.
Stevenson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandao tries to land a body kick
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao tries to score with a low kick but Stevenson moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brandao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Brandao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stevenson checks it well.
Stevenson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brandao with a body shot.
Brandao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson avoids a kick to the body.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Brandao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a right hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Brandao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brandao if he has to take too many more of those.
Brandao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Brandao's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Stevenson misses with a hook
and Brandao counters with a straight right hand.
Brandao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandao.
Brandao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stevenson walks into a jab.
Stevenson throws a solid leg kick but Brandao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stevenson.
Brandao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevenson blocks a leg kick.
Brandao throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Stevenson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stevenson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stevenson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brandao thuds his shin into the meat of Stevenson's side.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandao lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Brandao digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandao throws a one two combo.
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!
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandao throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao lands a body shot.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Brandao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Brandao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Brandao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevenson will feel that in the morning.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandao punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Brandao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson tries to clinch
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stevenson.
Some wild striking there from Brandao.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stevenson tries a quick counter leg kick but Brandao is wise to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brandao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Brandao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandao misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Brandao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Stevenson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandao.
Stevenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson checks a low kick from Brandao.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bear Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao throws a leg kick that misses.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brandao lands a jab to the head.
Brandao avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson cracks Brandao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brandao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stevenson ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Brandao jabs Stevenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Stevenson throws a body kick that misses.
Stevenson swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao is looking to counter the offense by Stevenson and move into the clinch.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
As Brandao backs off Stevenson throws a huge counter combo but Brandao manages to avoid it all.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Brandao avoids nicely.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Brandao looks to throw a body kick
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandao lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brandao!
Brandao thuds his shin into the meat of Stevenson's side.
Stevenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stevenson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandao. That one must have hurt.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandao punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stevenson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandao - the referee stops the clock and Stevenson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandao. Stevenson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brandao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Brandao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Lewis (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods lands with a hook. Lewis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Woods misses.
Woods lands with an overhand left.
Woods fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Lewis works Woods's body with a nice hook.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Lewis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woods is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by Woods and move into the clinch position.
Woods walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Lewis misses
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Woods 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.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lewis moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Carl Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods lands a slapping body shot.
Woods works the jab nicely.
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!
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods staying out of range there.
Woods misses the jab.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Woodss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Lewis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lewis's head backwards.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Woods throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Woods misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.
Lewis drives through and clinches with Woods against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woods.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Woods is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis wants to counter with a clinch but Woods pushes him away.
Lewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Woods throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis with a jab.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Woods goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Woods misses with a right hand
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Jab from Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Woods moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Woods, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woods tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Lewis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Woods misses with a hook.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods lands with a straight right. Lewis didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Woods walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Carl Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods takes one to the chin there.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Lewis catches Woods with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis connects with the punch.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Woods misses the jab.
Lewis shapes to counter with a head kick.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis closes the distance but Woods moves to the side
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carl Woods's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Woods avoids a kick to the body.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
A big right from Woods misses.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Lewis. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Lewis defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Woods lands an overhand right.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Woods shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Lewis finds it's target.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Lewis clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carl Woods's cut is getting worse.
Lewis landing knees to the head.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
Woods manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Woods misses.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
A big left from Woods misses.
Lewis scores with a nice right hand.
Lewis clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
Woods lands a right hand.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis throws a head kick that Woods semi-blocks.
Woods blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis lunges at Woods with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woods's hand.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Lewis throws a low kick but Woods moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woods connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis darts in and clinches Woods up against the cage.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods lands a head shot.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Lewis.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hugo Lewis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Egeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egeland has chosen Jan Egeland as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Egeland!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Egeland.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murray avoids the head kick by Egeland.
Egeland dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
Murray slips under a jab from Egeland.
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Egeland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murray's guard.
Egeland chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Murray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Egeland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Egeland from controlling successfully.
Murray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Egeland throws an elbow that misses. Murray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Egeland's guard. Nice move by Murray!
Egeland looking for a sweep. Not yet Egeland, not yet.
Egeland looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murray puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murray is trying to control. Egeland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murray 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.
Egeland preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Egeland is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egeland is staying active underneath Murray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Egeland is looking to improve his position.
Murray trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egeland dives in and grabs Murray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes down on Egeland's head and hops out.
Murray staying out of range there.
Murray appears to be looking for a big counter.
Egeland slips under a jab from Murray.
Egeland tries to clinch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Egeland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murray cracks Egeland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Egeland throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.
Murray checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egeland.
Murray lands the left hand.
Egeland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
Egeland is rocked!
Egeland walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Egeland limp body while Murray jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Murray!
An intense looking Lee Murray took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Was that one of the worlds best fighters I just beat? Wow!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emunn Samvesu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emunn Samvesu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count 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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samvesu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick
and Samvesu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thrul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samvesus head.
Thrul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Samvesu is trying to drag Thrul to the mat but Thrul just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thrul misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Thrul.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrul.
A head punch on the inside from Thrul fails to land.
Thrul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aznar Thrul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samvesu's head.
Thrul displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samvesu.
Samvesu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thrul swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emunn Samvesu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Thrul. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Thrul 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.
A head kick from Thrul lands but Samvesu takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samvesu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samvesu lands in his opponent's guard.
Samvesu looking to sit in guard and control but Thrul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thrul postures up.
Thrul is working Samvesu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samvesu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Samvesu's guard.
Thrul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samvesu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thrul scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thrul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samvesu's coaches at The Cave Fighting Team have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Thrul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samvesu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Samvesu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samvesu is refusing to be controlled, as Thrul sits in half guard.
Samvesu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Thrul is keen to just control but Samvesu is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thrul lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samvesu is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is nestled in close to Samvesu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thrul is nestled in close to Samvesu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Samvesu won't allow Thrul to pass to mount.
Thrul lands strikes from half guard.
Samvesu trying to control from the bottom.
Samvesu gets full guard.
Thrul trying to control but Samvesu is working from the bottom.
Thrul with a nice head shot there.
Samvesu wants to control but Thrul passes easily into half guard.
Samvesu gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul stands up over Samvesu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thrul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrul trying to control but Samvesu is working from the bottom.
Thrul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samvesu's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul chips away with some ground and pound.
Thrul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samvesu keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Samvesu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thrul stacks Samvesu 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 Thrul!
Thrul lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Samvesu down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aznar Thrul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thrul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samvesu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thrul sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thrul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samvesu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thrul manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Samvesu has Thrul in his guard.
Samvesu wants to sweep but no luck.
Thrul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samvesu trying to keep a closed guard but Thrul is proving a slippery customer.
Samvesu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Samvesu tries to get out of the position.
Thrul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thrul works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samvesu is trying to control but can't.
Thrul is nestled in close to Samvesu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thrul not doing much here.
Samvesu trying to hold on to Thrul's head to control him but Thrul postures up.
Still in half guard, Thrul seems content to control.
Samvesu wants to get back to full guard but Thrul has mounted him!
Thrul looking to finish Samvesu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Samvesu!
Thrul connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Samvesu taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul lands a couple of good shots and Samvesu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Samvesu is rocked!
Thrul drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Samvesu is in real trouble here! Thrul lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Thrul is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aznar Thrul!
Post fight, an emotional Aznar Thrul said 'Vanzetti! I'm coming for you!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Segal told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Segal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hessler at a distance.
Hessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Segal swings for the body but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Segal.
Segal scores with the left hand. Hessler knows he should have avoided that one.
Segal misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Hessler is predictable there
and Segal counters with a good, hard body kick but Hessler shrugs it off.
Hessler misses with a hook. Segal ducked under it nicely.
Hessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Segal moved away.
Segal feints a counter leg kick.
Segal misses with the combination.
Segal throws a leg kick but Hessler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hessler tried to score with a low kick but Segal checks it.
Hessler misses with a leg kick.
Hessler connects with a leg kick. Segal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hessler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Segal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Segal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segal misses with a body shot.
Segal throws a body punch but Hessler moves out of range.
Clinton Hessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hessler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been informed that Segal 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.
Hessler cracks Segal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Segal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Segal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Segal misses.
Hessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Segal.
Hessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Segal.
Segal is looking to land body kicks.
Segal misses with a left hand
and Hessler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hessler misses with a looping right.
Hessler motions for Segal to come forward. Hessler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Segal throws a body kick that misses.
Hessler scores with a hook.
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!
Hessler throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Segal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Segal slams his shin into Hessler's torso.
Hessler misses with the combination.
Hessler misses with a wild combination.
Segal looks to land a right hand but Hessler moved out of range.
Hessler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hessler swings for the body but Segal moves out of range.
Segal digs a good hook to Hessler's body.
Segal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hessler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hessler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A cross from Segal lands.
A head kick misses from Segal.
Hessler throws the kick towards the body but Segal avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Segal.
Hessler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segal scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Hessler misses.
Segal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hessler's calf.
Segal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hessler scoring well with a low kick there.
Segal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Segal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Segal swings for the body but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler moves away from the strike by Segal.
Hessler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Segal throws out the jab.
Hessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Segal throws out a loose jab but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Hessler coming out on top.
Hessler throws a leg kick which misses Segal's front leg but catches the back leg as Segal tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Segal counters with an inside leg kick.
Segal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Segal drops his hands momentarily and Hessler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Segal.
Segal cracks Hessler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Segal is looking to score with low kicks.
Segal clobbers Hessler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Segal throws a body punch but Hessler moves out of range.
Segal throws a body kick that misses
and Hessler counters with an inside leg kick.
Segal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hessler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Segal moves out of range of the body kick from Hessler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hessler misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Segal finds it's target.
Hessler is rocked!
Segal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Segal is rocked!
Crack! Hessler connects with the perfect overhand right and Segal falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Hessler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clinton Hessler!
Clinton Hessler took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'That was for Lee, stick this on the end of your KO of the year champ. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: im bad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison dodges the punch combination from Fair.
Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ellison decides to stand back up.
Dwayne Fair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fair misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellison counters with a two punch combo.
Ellison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fair looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fair takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ellison is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fair is trying to escape and Ellison transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fair is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ellison! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Ellison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panikov comes to the cage accompanied by Fighters. Tights has chosen Mama Gon Knock You Out! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Sergey Panikov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergey Panikov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergey Panikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tights on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Pimbo Tights has been cut.
A combination from Panikov does no damage.
Panikov throws a right hand that misses
letting Tights counter with a right hand.
Panikov looks to throw the jab but Tights is out of range.
Tights showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panikov.
Panikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tights's head.
Panikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tights swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Tights does it's job there.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Panikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tights tries to clinch but Panikov is having none of it.
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!
Tights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Nice shot by Panikov.
Tights drives through and clinches with Panikov against the cage.
Tights prevents a body shot from Panikov.
Tights tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Panikov avoids it.
Panikov misses with the head strike.
Panikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panikov is working Tights over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov is trying to force a seperation but Tights has the dominant position.
Panikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tights makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tights throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panikovs head.
Nice body punch from Panikov.
Panikov lands a left hand.
Tights trying to land knees to the body.
Panikov breaks the clinch.
Tights is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tights doesn't manage to clinch there - Panikov circles away.
Tights takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tights looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Panikov has knocked Tights down with a huge combo! Panikov steps away and waves a wobbly Tights back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tights is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tights is still on wobbly legs! Can Panikov finish him?
A short right from Panikov on the inside.
Panikov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tights to his knees! Panikov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Panikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergey Panikov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. 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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Boulami misses with an uppercut.
Boulami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boulami misses with a straight left.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boulami sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Boulami moved out of range nicely.
Boulami lands with a cross.
Boulami scores with a body shot.
Boulami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Boulami.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamrock sprawls well. Shamrock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boulami gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boulami has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Exiled Stand Up - Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Boulami.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boulami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boulami lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Boulami misses with a takedown
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Boulami works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boulami.
Boulami lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boulami walks into a left hand.
Omar Boulami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulami defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Boulami looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Boulami persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulami shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shamrock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Boulami is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boulami distracts Shamrock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Boulami isn't so interested in that idea.
Boulami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boulami won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
Boulami trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shamrock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Boulami is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boulami rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boulami throws out the jab.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Boulami moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Boulami ducks under and follows up with a left that Boulami also avoids with ease.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock scores with a hook.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Boulami ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Boulami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Boulami's head and hops out.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Boulami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boulami shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
Boulami scores with a punch to the head.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Boulami ducked under it nicely.
Boulami swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Boulami circles away.
Shamrock throws a hook but Boulami avoids it easily.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Boulami.
Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Boulami.
Boulami scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boulami tries for a takedown but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boulami sets himself, and Shamrock steps forward looking for the clinch! Boulami avoids it this time.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boulami.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Boulami ducks down to avoid it.
Boulami scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boulami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Boulami moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock with a jab.
Boulami looks to throw a body kick
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boulami.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Boulami counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boulami.
Boulami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boulami postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
Boulami loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boulami is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boulami won't allow Shamrock to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boulami scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boulami scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boulami connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boulami scores with a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.
Boulami 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.
Boulami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to stand up but Boulami is controlling him.
Boulami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Boulami isn't so interested in that idea.
Shamrock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boulami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boulami throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boulami attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock throws a hook but Boulami avoids it easily.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Boulami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Boulami throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boulami.
A low kick from Boulami is predictable there
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Boulami misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boulami shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Boulami changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boulami connects with a right hand. Shamrock shakes it off.
Shamrock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bobby Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Boulami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boulami dives in and scores a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Boulami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boulami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Boulami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boulami darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock won't allow Boulami to pass to mount.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Boulami is nestled in close to Shamrock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boulami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Boulami is controlling him well.
Boulami is looking to take a break and control but Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boulami sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boulami connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock unleashes a big counter combination but Boulami bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boulami moves out of range of the strikes.
Boulami shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Boulami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boulami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A cross from Boulami lands.
Boulami gets tackled into the cage by Shamrock. Shamrock maintains the clinch.
Shamrock is trying to push Boulami away but Boulami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boulami drags the fight down to the ground.
Boulami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to stand but Boulami has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boulami throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boulami swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boulami swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Shamrock 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulami looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Boulami.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Boulami's head but Boulami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Boulami digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock catches Boulami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boulami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boulami throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Boulami dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Boulami's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boulami or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Boulami misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Boulami scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulami takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boulami looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boulami lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boulami lands with an uppercut that bounces Shamrock off the cage and back into range.
Boulami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boulami walks into a straight right hand from Shamrock.
Boulami walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Omar Boulami did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
That's time! Boulami's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boulami throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Boulami drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shamrock sprawls and moves away.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boulami misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamrock catches Boulami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boulami.
Boulami looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Boulami wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Boulami avoids it with no problem.
Boulami dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Boulami avoids it with no problem.
Shamrock lands a really nice looking cross but Boulami seems unphased.
Omar Boulami's cut is getting worse.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Boulami needs to keep his hands up - Shamrock had a free shot at his head there.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boulami lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boulami walks into a left hand.
Boulami looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boulami moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boulami is rocked!
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Oh Boulami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock throws a hook but Boulami avoids it easily.
Boulami half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Boulami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boulami connects with an inside leg kick.
Boulami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Boulami.
Boulami throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boulami moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boulami backs up against the cage.
Omar Boulami's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boulami takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Boulami finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Boulami avoids it with no problem.
Boulami misses with a looping right.
Boulami comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boulami seems to have got his legs back now.
Boulami misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a series of strikes that sends Boulami to the canvas! Shamrock follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Shamrock wants to get up but he can't break Boulami's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boulami's guard.
Shamrock gets to his feet. Boulami looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boulami in his tracks.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Boulami attempts a counter takedown but Shamrock avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boulami lands in his opponent's guard.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Boulami from controlling successfully.
Boulami prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
Boulami is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamrock has wrist control.
Boulami in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boulami works over Shamrock with some ground and pound from guard.
Shamrock wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shamrock duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Boulami ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Boulami.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Boulami tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boulami.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Boulami misses with a body shot
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamrock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boulami lands a body shot.
Shamrock wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Boulami prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Boulami softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boulami backwards.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Boulami looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boulami or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Bobby Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeez, Omar Boulami's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boulami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boulami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulami will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boulami throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Boulami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omar Boulami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boulami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Boulami.
Boulami lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boulami, right into the meat.
Boulami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Boulami tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boulami lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boulami. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Boulami prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Boulami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boulami moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Boulami.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boulami.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Omar Boulami's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Shamrock! Bobby Shamrock retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Bobby Shamrock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into the arena with My Life blaring out of the sound system. Preston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuckin Problem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lil Wayne 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Preston throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Preston throws a front kick that sends Wayne stumbling back into the cage.
We've been informed that Preston 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.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Wayne throws a hook but Preston blocks it.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Preston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wayne's hands.
Wayne slips a jab from Preston.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Preston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Preston lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston misses with a double jab.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Preston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Preston's ribs.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Preston.
Good work by Preston as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Preston connects with the punch.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Preston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Preston misses with a low kick.
Preston moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Preston.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Preston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Preston checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne backing away here, and Preston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Preston takes one to the chin there.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Preston's ribs.
Preston misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a hook. Preston ducked under it nicely.
Wayne lands a head shot.
Good shot there by Preston.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Preston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Preston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Preston misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Wayne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Preston.
Wayne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Preston connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne slips a jab from Preston.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Preston's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston is looking for the big counter here.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Wayne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Preston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Preston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Preston.
Preston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Wayne swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.
Preston throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Wayne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston wants to clinch.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses the jab.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wayne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Preston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne throws a low kick but Preston avoids it.
A shot to the body from Wayne misses
and Preston counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Preston. That's going to slow Wayne down.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
A low kick from Preston is predictable there
and Wayne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Preston really felt that one!
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Preston connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Preston.
Preston avoids a kick to the body.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Preston lands an overhand right.
Preston throws a combination. Wayne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Preston misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Preston moved away.
Preston throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Preston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Preston has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Preston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Preston missing with knees to the body.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston prevents a body shot from Wayne.
A short uppercut from Wayne.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Wayne stalling in the clinch but Preston improves position.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Wayne dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
Preston misses with some punches.
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wayne lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wayne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Preston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Preston lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
A short uppercut from Wayne.
Preston tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prestons head.
Aiden Preston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.
Preston scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Preston up against the cage.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Preston blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Preston.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Preston blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne taking a breather.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Preston.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston misses with an elbow strike.
Wayne tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Wayne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston pushes off an throws an elbow but Wayne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Preston throws an elbow that misses.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Preston prevents a body shot from Wayne.
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 Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lil Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Preston.
Wayne blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Wayne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Preston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Preston jabs at Wayne's body.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Preston.
Wayne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Preston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Preston throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Preston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wayne misses with a hook. Preston ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston connects with a nice looking jab.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Wayne wants to slow Preston down by chopping away at his legs.
Preston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston walks into a left hand.
Wayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne scores with a nice body kick.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Preston is looking to slow Wayne down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Preston scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston slips a straight right by Wayne.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Preston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne tests Preston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Preston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Preston's head backwards.
Preston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Preston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Preston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Wayne.
Preston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wayne.
Preston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Preston throws a combination. Wayne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Preston tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Preston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a leg kick
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Preston misses.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Preston motions for Wayne to come forward. Preston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Preston moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Preston. That's going to slow Wayne down.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Wayne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wayne throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne motions for Preston to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Preston checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lil Wayne did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preston slips a jab from Wayne.
Wayne defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Preston's body. Preston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Preston throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Preston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Preston tries to clinch
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
Preston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wayne's head.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wayne takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Preston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preston misses the jab.
Wayne lands with a nice body punch.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Preston's legs.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
Wayne cracks the inside of Preston's front leg.
Preston lands with a nice body kick.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Preston circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Preston under the eye.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Preston thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Preston.
Wayne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Preston moved away.
A punch combination from Preston misses.
Preston throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Preston throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook to the body
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Preston missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preston lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Preston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Preston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne stuns Preston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Preston.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Wayne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Preston backs away, Wayne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne 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.
Preston throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Preston.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Preston ducks down to avoid it.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Wayne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Preston.
Preston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Preston throws a counter combo.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne had his way with Aiden Preston in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preston raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Preston throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from Preston does no damage.
Preston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wayne's head.
A leg kick checked by Preston.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Preston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Preston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Wayne throws a leg kick
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Preston staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Preston scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Preston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Preston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Wayne 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.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Preston cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Preston moves his leg out of the way.
Preston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Preston throws a leg kick but Wayne checks it.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Wayne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a jab. Preston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne scores with a nice body kick.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Preston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Preston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wayne. Wayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Preston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Preston punishes Wayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preston was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wayne - that will leave a mark!
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wayne with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Preston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Preston lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Preston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Preston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Preston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiden Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aiden Preston.
Well Wayne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lil Wayne 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Macotti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drown - Theory of a Deadman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Macotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keiichi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macotti takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamada effectively controlling the action here.
Macotti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Macotti throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Yamada - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti misses with some punches.
Yamada is looking for a takedown.
Yamada slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Macotti scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamada - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Our sources have told us that Macotti has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Macotti tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Macotti up against the cage.
Macotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada takes a shot to the head.
Yamada wants a takedown.
Yamada is trying to stall.
Yamada has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macotti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marco Macotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiichi Yamada.
Macotti lands a shoulder strike.
Yamada tries to stall but Macotti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti misses with an elbow strike.
Yamada stalling in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yamada 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.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamada.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keiichi Yamada.
Macotti misses with a left hand
so Yamada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yamada content to stall in guard here.
Yamada looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Macotti keeps moving.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada has gone for a leg lock! Macotti slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yamada's guard.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Macotti from controlling successfully.
Macotti is in close to Yamada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Macotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macotti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macotti preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macotti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamada manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Macotti has Yamada in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamada stopping the sweep attempt from Macotti.
Macotti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macotti wants to sweep here but Yamada controlling him for the moment.
Yamada engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada won't allow Macotti to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Macotti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Macotti moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamada stalls.
Yamada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Macotti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamada just leaning against Macotti, taking a breather.
Macotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macotti tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada tries for a takedown but Macotti manages to get underhooks.
Macotti has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Macotti up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti just leaning against Yamada, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike.
Macotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macotti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marco Macotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiichi Yamada.
Macotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
Macotti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Macotti has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Yamada.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamada as Macotti tries to tie him up.
Yamada is working for takedown but Macotti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamada takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Macotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
Macotti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macotti throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Macotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamada looking for a takedown.
Yamada slows down the pace here.
Macotti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Macotti, against the cage.
Macotti stalling in the clinch.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is stalling here.
Macotti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Macotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macotti tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Macotti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamada - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamada.
Yamada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Macotti is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macotti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada stalling in the clinch.
Macotti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Marco Macotti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macotti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macotti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamada is looking to control Macotti's arms but Macotti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamada has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Macotti throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamada effectively controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keiichi Yamada.
Macotti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Macotti enables Yamada to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Macotti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Macotti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Macotti misses.
Yamada with the counter takedown but Macotti avoids it easily.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macotti.
Yamada with the counter takedown but Macotti avoids it easily.
Macotti misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada feints the counter takedown.
Yamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macotti.
Yamada drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Macotti defends it well.
Yamada slips under a jab from Macotti.
Macotti throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yamada is looking to advance position but Macotti won't allow it.
Macotti is not content to let Yamada control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti is looking for a sweep. Yamada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti is staying active underneath Yamada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Macotti wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy.
Yamada is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Macotti sees it coming and defends easily.
Yamada slows the pace down in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macotti keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Keiichi Yamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Macotti darts in and clinches Yamada up against the cage.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Macotti, against the cage.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Macotti.
Macotti tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Macotti, against the cage.
Macotti throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Macotti misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macotti.
Yamada blocking some punches.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Macotti, against the cage.
Macotti has Yamada pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Yamada.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Macotti fails to land.
Macotti throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Macotti throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marco Macotti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Macotti being controlled against the cage.
Yamada just leaning against Macotti, taking a breather.
Yamada continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Macotti leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Yamada to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keiichi Yamada.
Macotti gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to control Macotti's arms but Macotti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamada has his back to the cage.
Macotti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada tries to score a body lock takedown but Macotti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Macotti fails to land.
Macotti misses with a body punch.
Macotti tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Macotti back against the cage.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Macotti.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Macotti, against the cage.
Macotti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Macotti misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamada as Macotti tries to tie him up.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike from Macotti.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yamada gets through Macotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Macotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macotti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Macotti!
A victorious Marco Macotti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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