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BFE 42: Guns vs Mongo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between flappy jr johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Viacheslav Datsik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, flappy jr johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Datsik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Datsik.
Datsik looks to throw the jab but johnson is out of range.
Datsik cracks johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Datsik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Datsik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Datsik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Datsik throws a big shot that misses.
johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Datsik scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Datsik.
Datsik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Datsik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Datsik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Datsik misses.
Datsik lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Datsik.
Datsik lands with a nice combination. johnson backs away looking to recover.
Datsik throws an overhand right that lands on johnson's shoulder, as johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses.
Datsik lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Datsik - just one landing.
johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Datsik throws the left hand but johnson avoids the punch easily.
Datsik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from johnson.
Nice shot by Datsik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
johnson misses with the combination.
Datsik lands with a straight right. johnson didn't see that one coming.
johnson throws a body punch but Datsik moves out of range.
johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Datsik misses with a body punch
and johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
johnson throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Datsik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Datsik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Datsik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Datsik backing up. Datsik nods at johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Datsik tries to clinch up
and johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a hook to the body
and johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Datsik backing up. Datsik nods at johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Datsik misses with a straight right.
Datsik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Datsik falls off balance throwing a combination
and johnson counters with a series of strikes. Datsik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Datsik doesn't manage to clinch there - johnson circles away.
Datsik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but johnson manages to avoid it.
Datsik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Datsik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Datsik. That snapped johnson's head back.
Datsik thows a left - swing and a miss!
johnson lands with a hook. Datsik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Datsik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
johnson moves out of range as Datsik strikes.
johnson looks to land a combination but Datsik avoids it well.
Datsik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Datsik misses with a body shot
and johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for johnson.
Datsik just misses with a punch to the body.
Datsik tries to clinch but johnson is having none of it.
Datsik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Datsik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Datsik is looking to clinch.
johnson needs to keep his hands up - Datsik had a free shot at his head there.
Datsik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
johnson moves out of range as Datsik strikes.
Datsik misses the jab.
Datsik misses with a jab to the body
and johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Datsik misses with a hook to the body
so johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Datsik dives on top into guard.
Datsik slips nicely into half 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Datsik pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Datsik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
johnson has a hand on Datsik's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Datsik takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
johnson is looking to get to half guard.
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 flappy jr johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Datsik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Datsik lands a jab to johnson's midsection.
johnson shoots in and drives through. Datsik sprawls well.
Datsik lands a nice looking body shot.
Datsik swings away with a body shot that misses
and johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Datsik. Datsik obviously looking to wear him down.
Datsik tries to clinch there but johnson circles away.
johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Datsik misses
and Datsik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Datsik connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from johnson.
Datsik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik throws a hook to the side of johnson's head but johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Datsik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but johnson moves away.
Datsik misses with an uppercut. johnson saw that one coming.
johnson throws a jab when Datsik was well out of range.
johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Datsik misses with a shot to the body
letting johnson counter with a right hand.
johnson misses with a combination
and Datsik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Datsik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Datsik throws the left hand but johnson avoids the punch easily.
johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Datsik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Datsik tries to clinch up but johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
johnson misses with a looping left.
Datsik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract johnson.
Datsik throws a shot to the body.
Viacheslav Datsik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
johnson throws a combination that misses
and Datsik counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Datsik misses.
Datsik swings for the body but johnson moves out of range.
Datsik misses with a hook to the body
and johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Datsik misses with a low kick.
johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
johnson blocks a head kick by Datsik.
johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Datsik throws the left hand but johnson avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Datsik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datsik falls off balance throwing a combination
and johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Datsik wants to clinch but johnson slips to the side
and johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Datsik's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Datsik has his hands on johnson's head, controlling the position.
johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Datsik wants to sweep here but johnson controlling him for the moment.
johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Datsik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst johnson is controlling him.
johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Datsik is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of johnson, into his guard.
johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Datsik stacks johnson 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 Datsik!
And that's the end of the fight!
Viacheslav Datsik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Datsik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viacheslav Datsik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mildenhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dave Mildenhall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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237 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Mildenhall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Barry Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mildenhall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mildenhall lands in his opponent's guard.
Mildenhall is looking to stand up but Murphy won't let him.
Mildenhall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy looking for a guillotine here but Mildenhall defends easily.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mildenhall's guard.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Mildenhall is retaining full guard.
Mildenhall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murphy works over Mildenhall with some ground and pound from guard.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mildenhall is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Murphy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Mildenhall has wrist control.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Mildenhall's brow.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy passes into half guard.
Mildenhall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mildenhall wants to get back to his feet.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murphy moves into full mount! Mildenhall won't be happy about that!
Mildenhall taking shots to the head.
Mildenhall takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Murphy's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Barry Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry McGill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown but McGill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McGill just misses with a punch to the body.
McGill throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
McGill wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Brown.
McGill misses the jab.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGill's head backwards.
McGill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGill cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGill.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown has McGill up against the cage in a clinch.
McGill is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGill is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on McGill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown has clasped his hands together around McGill's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
McGill is not content to let Brown control the position.
McGill reaches up around Brown's neck trying to control. But Brown takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for McGill! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! McGill is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Brown celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Yardy (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffrey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Yardy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Yardy moves out of range.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Yardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jeffrey Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Yardy from controlling successfully.
Yardy lands a couple of elbows.
Yardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardy works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones 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.
Yardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Yardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones tries to roll over but Yardy keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yardy pulls his head out easily.
Yardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yardy thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yardy is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Yardy control the position.
Yardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yardy prevents Jones from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yardy wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones shoots and misses
and Yardy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Yardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yardy wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yardy.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Yardy has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yardy passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is not content to let Yardy control the position.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yardy passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardy working the ground and pound.
Yardy stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Yardy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yardy connects with a big shot to the side of Jones's head.
Yardy softening up his opponent with strikes here.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yardy is punishing Jones with strikes - can he finish him?!
Yardy working for a choke but Jones is defending well.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Yardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Jones's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yardy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones trying to hold on to Yardy's head to control him but Yardy postures up.
Yardy working Jones over with strikes.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Yardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yardy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Yardy trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Yardy wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Yardy has control of the leg.
Jones has hold of Yardy's hands but Yardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones throws a strike but Yardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yardy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yardy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Yardy thows a big elbow that misses.
Yardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yardy has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is looking for a triangle but Yardy pushes his legs off easily.
Yardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yardy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yardy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yardy lands a couple of digs.
Dan Yardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yardy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Yardy looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yardy is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Yardy from controlling successfully.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yardy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jeffrey Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Yardy moves away and avoids it.
That's four 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.
Jones throws a series of punches but Yardy avoids them all with ease.
Yardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yardy showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones wants to improve his position but Yardy is controlling well.
Yardy passes to full mount!
Yardy lands a big elbow.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Yardy wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yardy.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Yardy maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Yardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Yardy moves into the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones is working for takedown but Yardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yardy digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yardy.
Yardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yardy lands an uppercut.
Yardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Yardy.
Yardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Yardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
A hook to the body from Yardy.
Yardy lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Yardy.
A hook to the body from Yardy.
Yardy lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yardy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardy working away.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yardy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Yardy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yardy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Yardy unloading with bombs!
Yardy avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yardy unloading with bombs!
Yardy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yardy is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yardy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones tries to hold on but Yardy postures up.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Yardy maintains control.
BOOM! Yardy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yardy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yardy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dan Yardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yardy controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Yardy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Yardy unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yardy controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Yardy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Yardy is very close to passing his half guard.
Jeffrey Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yardy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Yardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yardy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Yardy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumpo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumpo Klumpo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sumpo Klumpo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klumpo blocks the body kick.
Klumpo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Klumpo misses its intended target.
Klumpo scores with a jab. Griffin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Klumpo blocks the low kick.
Sumpo Klumpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klumpo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Klumpo misses with a looping left.
Klumpo keeps the fight on the outside.
Klumpo scores a takedown into full mount!
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Klumpo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Klumpo throws some wild stikes that Griffin manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin wants to hold on but Klumpo pushes him away.
Klumpo throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Klumpo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Griffin is looking to escape.
Klumpo looking to finish with strikes here!
Klumpo dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to get to half guard.
Klumpo looking to ground and pound but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Klumpo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Klumpo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Griffin can't escape the position.
Klumpo trying to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Klumpo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Griffin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Klumpo.
Klumpo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Klumpo landing shots from mount.
Griffin is working to get back to half guard.
Klumpo throws some wild stikes that Griffin manages to avoid easily.
Griffin tries to hold on but Klumpo pushes him away.
Klumpo unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo controlling his opponent.
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!
Griffin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Griffin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Klumpo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Klumpo landing strikes from the mount.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Klumpo with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffin is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin tries to lock up and control but Klumpo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Klumpo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Griffin bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Klumpo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumpo Klumpo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodore Calvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leary comes to the cage accompanied by Dangermouse. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Theodore Calvin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leary shoots in but no luck this time.
Calvin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Mark Leary has been cut.
Calvin cracks Leary with an open hand slap.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt.
Calvin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leary moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calvin cracks Leary with a hook to the temple - Leary is on wobbly legs here! Calvin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Leary falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Calvin wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Theodore Calvin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultimate Warrior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre The Giant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Giant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warrior scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Giant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ultimate Warrior has been cut.
Warrior misses with a looping left.
Warrior walks into a stiff left hand from The Giant.
Warrior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warrior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Giant sprawls well initially but Warrior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Giant tries to get to full guard but Warrior has control of the leg.
Warrior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Giant moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior stands up over The Giant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Giant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warrior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warrior scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like Andre The Giant has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warrior controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior wants to pass the guard but The Giant is keeping the position.
Warrior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Giant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warrior with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Giant is looking for a triangle but Warrior pushes his legs off easily.
Warrior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Giant working for a triangle but Warrior defends it easily.
The Giant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Giant looking for a guillotine here but Warrior defends easily.
The Giant looks gassed!
The Giant keeping moving, preventing Warrior from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant working for a triangle but Warrior defends it easily.
The Giant working for a triangle but Warrior defends it easily.
The Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Warrior's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warrior looking to pass the guard.
The Giant keeping moving, preventing Warrior from controlling successfully.
The Giant looking for a triangle here. Warrior is fighting it but it looks tight! The Giant pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Warrior is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andre The Giant!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jace Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Halen has chosen Here I Go Again as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jace Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Halen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Halen is defended easily by Wright.
Wright leaves Van Halen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Van Halen shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
Jace Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Van Halen.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright scores with a one two! Van Halen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jon Van Halen has been cut.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wright prevents Van Halen from getting the reversal.
Van Halen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wright throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright prevents Van Halen from getting the reversal.
Wright working for a guillotine from mount but Van Halen is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Halen frees his head quite easily.
Van Halen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wright. What's that going to do exactly?
Wright is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Van Halen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Van Halen!
Van Halen wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Van Halen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Halen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
I looks like Van Halen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Halen!
Van Halen tries to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
Wright landing strikes, looking to finish!
Van Halen working to try and regain half guard.
Van Halen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wright.
Van Halen is desperately trying to improve his position but Wright has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Van Halen is desperately trying to improve his position but Wright has a good base and remains in mount.
Wright looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wright avoids the attempt from Van Halen to control.
Wright working for a guillotine from mount but Van Halen is in no mood to give up.
Van Halen is trying desperately to improve position.
Wright working for a submission but Van Halen is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Halen tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Van Halen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Van Halen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Halen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wright.
Wright is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Van Halen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Van Halen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wright wants to take a breather but Van Halen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Van Halen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Halen shoots and misses
so Wright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Halen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Van Halen blocks nicely.
Van Halen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van Halen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Van Halen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Halen pushes Wright off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Halen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Halen gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Halen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wright.
Jace Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Van Halen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Halen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Halen working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Halen is keeping the position for now.
Van Halen is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Halen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wright passes Van Halen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Halen is trying to stand back up but Wright is controlling him
Van Halen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wright is thwarting Van Halen's attempts to control the position.
Jace Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Halen is looking to reverse the position.
Wright tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wright in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to score with some ground and pound. Van Halen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Van Halen keeping his opponent close.
Van Halen is not content to let Wright control the position.
Van Halen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wright is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Halen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Halen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van Halen tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Wright struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Van Halen from controlling successfully.
Van Halen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Halen just content to control the position.
Wright manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jace Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Van Halen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Halen with a poor takedown
and Van Halen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jon Van Halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Halen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wright won't be happy with that.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Van Halen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Van Halen landing a few strikes.
Wright is looking to regain half guard here but Van Halen keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Halen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wright, who protects the arm well.
Wright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Halen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Halen slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Halen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van Halen trying to control the pace.
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Halen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Halen's back!
Van Halen breaks Wright's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Van Halen from controlling successfully.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Halen!
Van Halen wants to control but Wright is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Van Halen has his hands clasped together but Wright breaks the hold and Van Halen is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Wright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jace Wright!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danneskjold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cha momentarily.
Danneskjold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cha is looking for a sweep. Danneskjold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Danneskjold trying to mount his opponent but Cha defends it.
Cha has hold of Danneskjold's hands but Danneskjold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cha tries to roll over but Danneskjold keeps him under control.
Danneskjold is trying to control the action in half guard but Cha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cha is trying to maintain the position but Danneskjold is very close to passing his half guard.
Danneskjold performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Danneskjold scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Danneskjold wants to pass the guard but Cha is defending well.
Cha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Danneskjold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Danneskjold postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danneskjold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danneskjold pushing down on Cha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Danneskjold wants to control but Cha is keeping him busy.
Danneskjold stalling.
Cha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Danneskjold pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danneskjold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Danneskjold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cha's head.
Cha tries to get to full guard but Danneskjold has control of the leg.
Cha has hold of Danneskjold's hands but Danneskjold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Danneskjold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Danneskjold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danneskjold is nestled in close to Cha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Danneskjold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Danneskjold is looking to take a break and control but Cha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Danneskjold looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cha looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha manages to get to full guard.
Danneskjold is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Danneskjold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danneskjold looking to sit in guard and control but Cha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cha drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cha seems to have locked his on tight now - Danneskjold screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cha, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cha Cha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guns comes to the cage accompanied by diamonds and guns. Mongo has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Guns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Mongo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mongo darts in and clinches Guns up against the cage.
Guns blocks an elbow strike.
Mongo lands an elbow inside.
Mongo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guns drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mongo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Guns looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Mongo.
Guns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mongo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guns tries to keep at a distance but Mongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mongo working Guns over with knees to the body.
Mongo is pressed up against the cage. Guns has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mongo down to the mat. Mongo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mongo is fending him off so far but Guns persists. Nope, Mongo circles away and we're back to standing.
Guns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mongo as he avoids it easily.
Mongo rushes Guns and presses him up against the cage.
Guns takes an elbow to the temple.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns blocks an elbow strike from Mongo.
Mongo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guns avoids the elbow strike from Mongo, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mongo.
Mongo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guns.
Mongo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Guns in his tracks for a moment.
Guns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mongo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guns's face.
Mongo lands a knee to the head.
Guns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mongo.
Guns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mongo walks away with a smile on his face. Guns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guns tries for a takedown but Mongo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guns has a takedown stuffed.
Guns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mongo as he jumps to the side.
Guns is breathing heavily.
Guns keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongo lands with a nice body kick.
Guns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guns shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mongo's guard.
Mongo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guns thows a big elbow that misses.
Mongo wants to sweep here but Guns controlling him for the moment.
Mongo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Guns wants to control from the top but Mongo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mongo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guns is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mongo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mongo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mongo, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mongo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Guns.
Guns advances to full mount.
Guns fails to take his opponent's back.
Guns controlling from mount.
Mongo is squirming around, avoiding Guns's attempts to control the action.
Mongo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mongo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mongo is looking to clinch but Guns is avoiding it.
Guns shoots in and drives through. Mongo sprawls well.
Mongo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guns.
Guns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Guns seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guns tries to free his leg and advance position but Mongo is retaining full guard.
Guns stopping the sweep attempt from Mongo.
Guns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mongo dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo wants to get up but he can't break Guns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mongo gets to his feet. Guns looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Guns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongo.
A leg kick checked by Guns.
Mongo is looking to chop away at Guns's legs.
Mongo throws a leg kick which misses Guns's front leg but catches the back leg as Guns tries to avoid it.
Mongo throws a sloppy head kick and Guns moves out of range easily.
Guns dives in and grabs Mongo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mongo pushes down on Guns's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guns.
Mongo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guns fails with a takedown attempt.
Rudi Guns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mongo as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guns checks the leg kick.
Guns gets a takedown into half guard.
Guns wants to work for an arm triangle but Mongo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guns is looking to advance position but Mongo won't allow it.
Guns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mongo regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to control from the top but Mongo keeps moving.
Mongo has control of Guns's left arm, preventing Guns from doing any damage.
Mongo wants to sweep but no luck.
Guns trying to control the position from guard on top but Mongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guns's guard.
Mongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Guns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mongo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guns is on top in guard.
Guns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Guns trying to control the position from guard on top but Mongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Mongo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guns shoots in but no luck this time.
Mongo wants to clinch up but Guns keeps it at a distance.
Guns fails with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guns checks a leg kick.
Mongo throws a chopping leg kick but Guns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Guns circles away.
Mongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mongo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guns blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Guns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongo tries to land a leg kick but Guns saw it coming and moves away.
Guns keeps the fight on the outside.
Guns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mongo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guns.
Mongo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo motions for Guns to come forward. Mongo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mongo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mongo throws a low kick, looking for Guns's leg but Guns calmly moves out of range.
Mongo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mongo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guns somewhat.
Robert Mongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guns fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mongo sprawls well initially but Guns persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guns seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guns seems to be working for a kimura but Mongo defends the submission attempt.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns throwing shots but Mongo is blocking nicely.
Guns looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mongo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Guns passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mongo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns goes for an armbar but Mongo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mongo.
Guns wants to sweep here but Mongo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mongo is looking to stand up but Guns won't let him.
Guns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mongo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guns's guard.
Guns has his foot on Mongo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mongo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guns looking for a sweep. Not yet Guns, not yet.
Guns working for a triangle but Mongo defends it easily.
Guns keeping full guard, as Mongo tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mongo wanted to stand there but Guns had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rudi Guns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mongo throws a head kick that half lands.
Guns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Guns.
Guns is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mongo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mongo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guns's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo is trying to stand up here but Guns is controlling him well.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mongo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guns.
Guns seems to be looking for submissions.
Guns not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guns checks a leg kick.
Mongo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mongo wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guns is defended easily by Mongo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mongo, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mongo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mongo, right into the meat.
Mongo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mongo obliges.
Guns wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mongo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guns.
Mongo misses with a knee to the head.
Guns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guns drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mongo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mongo wants to stall.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Guns in his tracks for a moment.
Guns is trying to drag Mongo to the mat but Mongo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guns blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns dodges an elbow strike from Mongo.
Guns takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Guns shrugs off.
Mongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guns.
Mongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guns tries to pull guard but Mongo holds him up against the cage and eventually Guns drops back down to his feet.
Mongo lands an elbow just above Guns 's eye.
Mongo misses with a knee to the head.
Mongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guns's defenses.
Guns has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mongo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mongo misses with an elbow strike.
Mongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mongo.
Guns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Guns shrugs off.
Mongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mongo lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mongo dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mongo is looking to clinch but Guns is avoiding it.
Mongo moves into the clinch.
Mongo lands a knee to the head.
Guns has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mongo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guns taking a breather.
Guns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mongo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mongo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guns's defenses.
Mongo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guns tries for a takedown but Mongo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Guns shrugs off.
Mongo working Guns over with knees to the body.
Guns drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mongo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mongo lands an elbow inside that Guns shrugs off.
Mongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mongo misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mongo trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mongo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Guns in his tracks for a moment.
Mongo tries a knee to the head but Guns blocks it.
Guns drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mongo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mongo landing knees to the head.
Guns fails to pull guard.
Mongo throws an elbow that misses.
Guns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Guns in his tracks for a moment.
Mongo lands a nice elbow.
Mongo lands an elbow that stopped Guns in his tracks for a moment.
Mongo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guns blocks it with crossed arms.
Guns manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rudi Guns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guns lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mongo!
Guns is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mongo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mongo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo trying to control but Guns is working from the bottom.
Mongo wants to get up but he can't break Guns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guns wants to sweep here but Mongo controlling him for the moment.
Guns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guns working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mongo has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Guns throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mongo tries to stand and escape but Guns is controlling the position.
Guns missing with punches from the bottom.
Mongo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Guns.
Mongo stands up and beckons Guns to join him on the feet.
Guns shoots in and bounces Mongo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robert Mongo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guns trying to control but Mongo is working from the bottom.
Guns looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Mongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mongo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Mongo! Robert Mongo retains his featherweight title!
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