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Hilowars No10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes to the ring accompanied by Kick In The Door. The Champ will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
Champ tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Edgar throwing shots but Champ is blocking nicely.
Edgar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Champ wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Champ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edgar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edgar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Edgar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Champ defending well though.
Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edgar.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Champ's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar needs to keep his hands up - Champ had a free shot at his head there.
The Champ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Champ shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Edgar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Champ is trying to defend but Edgar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Champ is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ trying to control but Edgar postures up.
Champ tries to roll over but Edgar keeps him under control.
Champ makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense.
Champ sizes up Edgar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Champ sprawls well. Champ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Champ connects with a right hand. Edgar shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.
Edgar misses with a takedown attempt - Champ sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Champ cracks Edgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champ misses the jab.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edgar slips under a jab from Champ.
Edgar moves away from the strike by Champ.
Champ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champ drops Edgar with a beautiful combination! Edgar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Champ is looking for the KO!
Champ connects with a body shot.
Champ lands with a right hand.
Champ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Edgar is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Champ scores with a jab. Edgar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Champ punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Champ jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
Champ lands with a right hand.
Edgar needs to keep his hands up - Champ had a free shot at his head there.
Edgar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edgar shoots in but Champ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Champ throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edgar blocks a jab.
Champ bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Champ misses the jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Champ's corner calls for a 1-2. Champ obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champ throws out the jab.
Champ is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edgar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Champ catches Edgar right on the button with a cross.
Champ displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Edgar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Champ circles away.
Champ moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Champ misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Champ. That snapped Edgar's head back.
Champ lands an overhand right.
Edgar dives in and grabs Champ's left leg, looking for a takedown. Champ pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Edgar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Champ.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Champ shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Edgar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Champ looks to land a combination but Edgar avoids it well.
Edgar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Champ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champ connects with a nice looking jab.
Edgar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Champ to score with a decent uppercut.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Champ.
Champ throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Nice shot by Champ.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Champ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edgar on the side of the head.
Champ lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Champ stuffs the takedown attempt from Edgar. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Champ connects with the punch.
A jab from Champ does it's job there.
Champ slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Champ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edgar slips a straight right by Champ.
Champ scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edgar doesn't seem bothered though.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Champ as he avoids it easily.
Edgar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edgar has a takedown stuffed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Champ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champ throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Champ throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Champ throws out a loose jab but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
Edgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edgar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Champ connects with the punch.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Champ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Edgar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Champ sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edgar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Champ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Champ wants it to stay on the feet.
Champ misses with a looping left.
Champ connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Champ moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Champ sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Champ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edgar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
Champ looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Champ lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Champ dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Champ lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Edgar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Champ as Edgar shoots in.
Champ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Champ wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Champ as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Champ. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.
Edgar moves out of range as Champ strikes.
Champ scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edgar in his tracks.
The Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champ scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar ducks right into an uppercut from Champ.
Champ misses with a looping right.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edgar tries to move into range but Champ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Champ bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edgar's head backwards.
Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
Edgar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Champ to score with a decent uppercut.
Edgar fails with a takedown attempt.
Champ lands a head shot.
Champ lands a jab to Edgar's midsection.
Champ jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Champ.
Edgar slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Champ but Champ pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Champ does it's job there.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Edgar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Champ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Edgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Champ lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left and a right from Champ both land. Nice combination.
Champ throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Champ throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edgar.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Edgar as he checks the leg kick.
Edgar shoots in looking for a takedown. Champ tries to sprawl out of it but Edgar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Champ manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edgar in his tracks.
A lazy left from Champ finds it's target.
Champ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Champ lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Champ lands a really nice looking cross but Edgar seems unphased.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
Champ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Champ scores with a jab to the head.
Champ lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Champ - just one landing.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Champ sprawls well. Champ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edgar gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankie Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champ connects with a jab.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Champ as he avoids it easily.
Edgar slips under a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Champ as Edgar shoots in.
Champ throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Edgar or perhaps it was just good defense by Champ which made him look bad.
Champ lands a jab to the nose.
Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edgar's sensitive parts.
Champ leaves Edgar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edgar defending well as Champ loads up on a big left hand.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Edgar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Champ.
Champ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edgar.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Champ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Champ jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
Champ uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Champ lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Champ misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Champ. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.
Edgar scores with a takedown into Champ's guard.
Edgar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edgar wants to pass the guard but Champ is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edgar throws and elbow that misses. Champ uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Edgar's guard. Nice move by Champ!
Champ wanted to stand there but Edgar had control of the position.
That's eight 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.
Edgar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edgar tries to get out of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Champ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Champ connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edgar's hands.
Edgar moves forwards but Champ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Champ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Champ.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Champ 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for The Champ!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for The Champ!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for The Champ!
The Champ wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Oahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oahu comes into the arena with Little Brown Gal blaring out of the sound system. Chad Shaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Oahu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oahu tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oahu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oahu shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaw sprawls well. He's pushed Oahu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oahu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oahu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shaw can pounce on him.
Shaw lands a head shot.
It looks like David Oahu has been cut.
Oahu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Oahu goes down! Can Shaw finish him!?
Oahu is rocked!
Shaw postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Oahu covers up, he's hurt! Shaw keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Shaw and the ref steps in to end the fight! Shaw can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Shaw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell The Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy OHoulahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell The Priest is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxwell The Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy OHoulahan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OHoulahan tries to clinch but The Priest is having none of it.
The Priest fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
OHoulahan moves in looking to clinch but The Priest pushes him off.
The Priest closes this distance looking for a takedown but OHoulahan circles away.
OHoulahan tries to clinch but The Priest moves out of range.
OHoulahan with a poor takedown
and The Priest counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Priest.
OHoulahan uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
The Priest doesn't succeed with the takedown
so OHoulahan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell The Priest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OHoulahan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Priest, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Priest misses with a takedown
and OHoulahan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
OHoulahan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OHoulahan throwing shots but The Priest is blocking nicely.
OHoulahan tries to stand and escape but The Priest is controlling the position.
OHoulahan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
OHoulahan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under The Priest.
The Priest looking for submissions off his back.
The Priest is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OHoulahan tries to stand and escape but The Priest actually recovers to full guard.
The Priest wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
OHoulahan closes the distance but The Priest moves to the side
and The Priest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Priest is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Priest is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed OHoulahan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
OHoulahan is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
OHoulahan lands a takedown into guard.
OHoulahan wanted to stand there but The Priest had control of the position.
OHoulahan stands up and waves to The Priest to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OHoulahan tries to clinch
so The Priest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Priest stops OHoulahan from standing up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Priestis looking to pass into half guard but OHoulahan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now OHoulahan is in guard.
OHoulahan stands up from The Priest's guard - OHoulahan perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OHoulahan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. OHoulahan showed some decent athleticism there.
OHoulahan wants to stand but The Priest has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OHoulahan is looking to pass The Priest's guard but actually The Priest recovers to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
OHoulahan trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Priest's guard.
OHoulahan throws a strike but The Priest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's six 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.
OHoulahan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Priest off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Priest fails with the takedown
and OHoulahan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Priest has a closed guard, preventing OHoulahan from standing up.
OHoulahan wants to stand and escape but instead The Priest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
OHoulahan keeping full guard, as The Priest tries to pass.
OHoulahan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Priest dives into side control.
OHoulahan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The Priest is cranking OHoulahan's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for OHoulahan! He's tightened the choke and OHoulahan is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maxwell The Priest!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sheehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Traynor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Sheehy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Bobby Sheehy is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Traynor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traynor throws a right and a left that Sheehy avoids nicely.
Traynor wants to slow Sheehy down by chopping away at his legs.
Sheehy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Traynor was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheehy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Traynor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Traynor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Traynor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Traynor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheehy's guard.
Sheehy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sheehy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Traynor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Traynor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sheehy is breathing heavily.
Traynor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sheehy fails with the takedown.
Traynor closes the distance and clinches up with Sheehy, looking for a takedown. Traynor pushes Sheehy against the ropes but Sheehy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Traynor punishes Sheehy's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traynor shoots for a takedown but Sheehy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Traynor looks to land a combination. Sheehy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Bobby Sheehy has been cut.
Sheehy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Traynor shoots in but Sheehy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bobby Sheehy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Traynor.
Sheehy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Traynor misses with a series of wild punches.
Traynor shoots for a double leg takedown but Sheehy sprawls well. He's pushed Traynor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Traynor instigates a clinch.
Traynor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traynor has a takedown stuffed.
Traynor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Traynor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traynor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Traynor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Traynor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Traynor slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheehy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Traynor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Traynor manages to pull guard.
Sheehy stopping the sweep attempt from Traynor.
Sheehy 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.
Sheehy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Traynor is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traynor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sheehy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Traynor keeping moving, preventing Sheehy from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Traynor fails with the takedown.
Traynor fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheehy dives in and grabs Traynor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Traynor pushes down on Sheehy's head and hops out.
Traynor shoots in for a takedown but Sheehy shows good takedown defense.
Sheehy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Traynor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traynor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sheehy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sheehy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Traynor is working away from the top position though.
Sheehy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Traynor escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Traynor!
Traynor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheehy keeps working.
Sheehy is looking to regain half guard here but Traynor keeps moving and retains side control.
Sheehy is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Traynor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Traynor trying to control the position but Sheehy is working away.
Traynor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sheehy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sheehy is pushing Traynor's head away, looking to escape. Traynor manages to hold on to the position though.
Sheehy tries to buck Traynor off but Traynor is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Traynor takes the fight into the clinch.
Traynor pulls guard effortlessly.
Traynor pulls Sheehy in to control the position.
Traynor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sheehy scoring with some ground and pound.
Sheehy preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Traynor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sheehy trying to control the position from guard on top but Traynor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Traynor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sheehy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Traynor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sheehy as he avoids it easily.
Traynor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sheehy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Traynor somewhat.
Traynor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy looks to score with a jab to the body but Traynor is just out of range.
Sheehy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Traynor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheehy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Traynor is refusing to be controlled, as Sheehy sits in half guard.
Traynor gets full guard.
Traynor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sheehy prevents Traynor from getting back to his feet.
Traynor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheehy is one step ahead there.
Traynor controls Sheehy momentarily but Sheehy frees himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sheehy dives in and grabs Traynor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Traynor pushes down on Sheehy's head and hops out.
Traynor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sheehy moves into the clinch.
Sheehy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Traynor has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Traynor to work.
Sheehy wants a takedown.
Traynor jumps guard but Sheehy stands there with Traynor around his waist. Traynor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Traynor manages to break the clinch.
Traynor fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Traynor.
Traynor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice takedown defense from Sheehy. No joy for Traynor on that attempt.
Traynor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheehy, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sheehy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Traynor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Traynor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sheehy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Traynor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sheehy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Traynor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Traynor prevents the takedown attempt.
Traynor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Traynor lands a nice shot to the body.
Traynor wants a takedown.
Traynor stops a takedown attempt from Sheehy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Traynor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Sheehy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Traynor misses.
Traynor closes the distance and clinches up with Sheehy, looking for a takedown. Traynor pushes Sheehy against the ropes but Sheehy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Traynor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheehy tries for a takedown but Traynor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Traynor moves into the clinch successfully.
Sheehy is pressed up against the ropes. Traynor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sheehy down to the mat. Sheehy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Traynor shoots in for a takedown but Sheehy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bobby Sheehy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Traynor.
Sheehy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Traynor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheehy blocks the body kick.
Sheehy moves into the clinch successfully.
Traynor jumps guard and drags Sheehy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sheehy won't allow Traynor to sweep him here.
Sheehy distracts Traynor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sheehy preventing the sweep.
Traynor has control of Sheehy's left arm, preventing Sheehy from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Traynor is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traynor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sheehy is looking for a triangle but Traynor pushes his legs off easily.
Traynor drops back looking for a leg! Sheehy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sheehy manages to kick Traynor off! Traynor jumps back into Sheehy's guard.
Traynor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheehy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sheehy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sheehy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Traynor defends well.
That's two 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.
Traynor preventing the sweep.
Traynor passes into half guard.
Sheehy wants to get back to full guard.
Traynor is pressing down on Sheehy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sheehy is holding on for now.
Sheehy gets full guard.
Traynor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sheehy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traynor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sheehy striking off his back but it's not causing Traynor any problems.
Sheehy looking for a guillotine here but Traynor defends easily.
Sheehy working for submissions but it's allowed Traynor to get to half guard.
Sheehy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Traynor is working away from the top position though.
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.
Sheehy wants to get back to full guard.
James Traynor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Traynor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheehy is looking to improve his position.
Sheehy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Traynor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Traynor has his takedown stuffed
letting Sheehy counter with a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Traynor tries for a takedown but Sheehy circles away easily
and Sheehy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Traynor's guard now.
Sheehy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Traynor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sheehy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Traynor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Traynor manages to get back to half guard.
Traynor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sheehy.
Sheehy is trying to work for a kimura but Traynor is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy trying to advance position but Traynor counters by regaining guard.
Sheehy trying to control but Traynor is working from the bottom.
Traynor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sheehy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sheehy passes into half guard.
Traynor is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Sheehy is going to stand back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Traynor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sheehy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sheehy's back!
Sheehy is in bad spot here.
Sheehy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sheehy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Traynor avoids the attempt from Sheehy to control.
Sheehy is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight 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.
Traynor unloads with some shots from mount but Sheehy bucks and avoids them well.
Traynor controlling from mount.
Sheehy is trying to escape the mount.
Traynor looking to control but Sheehy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Traynor has hold of Sheehy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sheehy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy is looking to improve his position but Traynor isn't that keen on the idea.
Traynor looking for a guillotine from mount but Sheehy is having none of it.
Sheehy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sheehy throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sheehy tries to lock up and control but Traynor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Traynor with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Traynor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Traynor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Sheehy.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for James Traynor!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for James Traynor!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for James Traynor!
James Traynor wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Triangle Choke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Triangle Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Bang!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke instigates a clinch.
Bang tries to pull guard but Choke holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bang drops back down to his feet.
Choke turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Choke working the ground and pound but Bang is defending the strikes.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bang.
Bang scores with a jab.
Bang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Choke!
Bang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Choke?
Choke is in a horrible position here. Bang smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Choke hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Choke is breathing heavily.
Bang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Choke can't escape the position.
The referee warns Choke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bang with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Choke looks a forlorn figure.
Bang lands a big shot there that rocks Choke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bang lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bang is landing with some decent strikes but Choke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bang looking to finish Choke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Choke!
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!
Bang is landing with some decent strikes but Choke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Choke taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Choke is rocked!
A big strike lands for Bang! That's really hurt Choke and he's turned his back - Bang keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bang jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Bang!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocanowa Smickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bocanowa Smickers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man has closed the distance and engaged Smickers in a clinch.
Smickers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man drives through and clinches with Smickers against the ropes.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Smickers throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Smickers misses with a series of wild punches.
Smickers swinging wildly here.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smickers throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man blocks the body kick.
Smickers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smickers.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man controlling the position from side mount.
Man tries for a kimura but Smickers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smickers struggling a bit here.
Man working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smickers keeps working.
Man prevents Smickers from escaping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Smickers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man lands a huge takedown. Smickers is out but the ref is slow to react and Man lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Smickers lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard de Von Rang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Cloete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard de Von Rang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard de Von Rang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werner Cloete!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloete shoots in and drives through. de Von Rang sprawls well.
Cloete changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Von Rang tries to avoid it but Cloete manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Von Rang to the ground. de Von Rang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cloete shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cloete thows a big elbow that misses.
Cloete controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cloete postures up.
de Von Rang can't keep his opponent in guard - Cloete advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
de Von Rang is breathing heavily.
Cloete thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cloete slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloete seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but de Von Rang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Cloete seems content to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Werner Cloete just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Von Rang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cloete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten de Von Rang somewhat.
Cloete shoots in and bounces de Von Rang off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cloete trying to control the position from guard on top but de Von Rang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Von Rang is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloete content to stall in guard here.
Cloete is looking to stand up but de Von Rang won't let him.
Cloete sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Cloete 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cloete trying to control but de Von Rang is working from the bottom.
Cloete thows a big elbow that misses.
de Von Rang looking for a sweep. Not yet de Von Rang, not yet.
Cloete passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloete is looking to advance position but de Von Rang won't allow it.
Cloete looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cloete passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cloete scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish de Von Rang?
Cloete wants to control the pace but de Von Rang is squirming around nicely.
Cloete controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloete breaks from de Von Rang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cloete raining down shots from the mount!
Cloete with the ground and pound from mount.
Cloete controlling from mount.
Cloete landing shots from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloete lands a heavy elbow.
Cloete tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Werner Cloete just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cloete scores with a takedown into de Von Rang's guard.
Cloete wants to pass the guard but de Von Rang is keeping the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
de Von Rang looking for a sweep. Not yet de Von Rang, not yet.
Cloete controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cloete wants to pass the guard but de Von Rang is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloete trying to control but de Von Rang is working from the bottom.
Cloete passes easily into side control. Nice work.
de Von Rang is trying to improve his position.
de Von Rang is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Cloete dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cloete wants to clinch up but de Von Rang keeps it at a distance.
Cloete shoots in and bounces de Von Rang off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cloete content to stall in guard here.
de Von Rang keeping moving, preventing Cloete from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. de Von Rang is keeping the position for now.
Cloete passes de Von Rang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cloete moves into full mount! de Von Rang won't be happy about that!
Cloete controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cloete trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cloete sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Werner Cloete just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cloete drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cloete is staying tight to de Von Rang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Von Rang can't do much from the bottom here.
Cloete is trying to get an arm triangle but de Von Rang is defending well.
de Von Rang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cloete working the ground and pound but de Von Rang is defending the strikes.
Cloete working the ground and pound but de Von Rang is defending the strikes.
de Von Rang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cloete wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Von Rang, who protects the arm well.
Cloete is chipping away with strikes.
de Von Rang trying his best to control but Cloete has mounted him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloete controlling from mount.
The referee warns de Von Rang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cloete tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Von Rang tries to reverse the position but Cloete maintains control.
Cloete lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cloete looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloete working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cloete content just to control the position here.
Werner Cloete has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cloete scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish de Von Rang?
Cloete lands a big shot there that rocks de Von Rang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cloete putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Cloete.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloete content just to control the position here.
The referee warns de Von Rang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cloete controlling the pace for now.
Cloete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloete unloading with bombs!
Cloete controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Werner Cloete just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cloete drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cloete stays in close to de Von Rang's body and controls the position.
Cloete works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Richard de Von Rang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloete stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Cloete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cloete 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Werner Cloete!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Werner Cloete!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Werner Cloete!
Werner Cloete wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Singer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mills Barber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Singer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mills Barber's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ali Singer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mills Barber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer is looking to clinch but Barber is avoiding it.
Singer tries to clinch but Barber is having none of it.
Barber throws a series of strikes that have Singer backpedaling.
Barber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Barber misses the target.
Singer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barber's hands.
Barber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singer finds it's way round the side to connect with Barber's head.
Singer lands a body shot.
Singer drives through and clinches with Barber against the ropes.
Singer digs a right hand into Barber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barber's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Barber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Singer lands an uppercut.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barber or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singer.
Barber misses with the head strike.
Barber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Barber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Singer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Singer moves in looking to clinch but Barber pushes him off.
Barber takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Barber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer lands a slapping body shot.
Singer catches Barber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singer throws a shot to the body.
Barber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singer has managed to clinch.
Barber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Singer.
Barber breaks from the clinch.
Singer cracks Barber with a good jab.
Singer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Singer moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Barber throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Singer leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Barber throws a head punch that misses.
Singer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barber's efforts to push away.
Barber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Singer.
Singer is leaning against Barber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barber looks gassed!
Barber takes a shot to the head.
Singer blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Still in the clinch, Singer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Singer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barber or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Singer.
Barber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singer lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Singer on the inside.
Singer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Singer leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singer.
Singer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Barber is rocked!
Singer has Barber pressed against the ropes, preventing Barber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Singer lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Singer has picked Barber up - he's going for a ride! Singer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Barber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Singer.
Singer passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Singer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barber is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Singer tries to control but Barber wriggling away.
Singer lands a big shot there that rocks Barber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Singer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Singer looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ali Singer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Singer tries to clinch there but Barber circles away.
Singer tries to clinch but Barber moves out of range.
Singer looks to score with a jab to the body but Barber is just out of range.
Singer has managed to clinch.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Singer wants to clinch up but Barber keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Singer finds it's way through Barber's defenses.
Singer tries to clinch but Barber moves out of range.
Singer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Singer scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singer tries to stall but Barber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barber scores with a shoulder strike.
Singer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barber is keeping busy.
Barber lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Singer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barber.
A right hook to the body lands for Barber.
Nice body punch from Singer - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Singer.
Barber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Barber.
A short right from Singer on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Singer fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singer.
Singer lands a nice uppercut.
Barber breaks the clinch.
Singer cracks Barber with a good jab.
Singer clinches.
Barber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barber lands a left hand.
Singer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbers head.
A shot in the inside from Singer.
Singer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Singer has the dominant position.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Singer has the dominant position.
Singer presses Barber against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Singer.
Singer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Singer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barber misses with the head strike.
Singer lands with a light punch inside.
Singer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singer takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barber.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singer.
Singer lands an uppercut.
Barber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Singer.
Barber takes a shot to the head.
Singer digs a right hand into Barber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barber's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Singer.
Singer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singer lands a shoulder strike.
Singer lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Singer.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Singer.
Singer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singer pushes Barber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Barber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Singer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Singer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Singer gets through Barber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barber stops a takedown attempt from Singer.
Barber breaks the clinch.
Singer lands a jab to the nose.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Singer tries to clinch up but Barber circles away and keeps his distance.
Barber swinging wildly here.
Barber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singer moves out of range as Barber strikes.
A jab from Barber misses.
The crowd cheers as Singer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barber doesn't seem phased though.
Barber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barber takes one on the button.
Barber misses with a wild body shot.
Barber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singer defending well as Barber loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Singer.
Barber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singer lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singer tries to clinch up but Barber circles away and keeps his distance.
Barber misses with a series of wild punches.
Barber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Singer moves in looking to clinch but Barber pushes him off.
Singer looks to land a left hand but Barber moved out of range nicely.
Barber lands a jab-cross combination.
Singer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A right-left combo lands from Barber.
Barber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singer is looking to clinch.
Singer jabs Barber right on the nose. Barber blinks but takes it well.
Barber keeps the fight on the outside.
Singer tries to clinch up.
Barber swats away the attempt to clinch by Singer.
Barber swinging wildly here.
Barber cracks Singer with a good jab.
Singer scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singer moves into the clinch successfully.
Singer is leaning against Barber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singer backwards.
Singer is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Barber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Barber misses the target.
Barber lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Singer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Singer.
Singer drives through and clinches with Barber against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Singer.
Singer has Barber pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Barber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
A body shot lands from Singer.
A nice left hand lands by Barber.
Barber lands a nice shot to the body.
Barber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singer.
Singer is working Barber over against the ropes.
Singer lands a nice uppercut.
Singer throws a head punch that misses.
Singer stalling.
Barber has had enough of the clinch but Singer keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barber.
Singer lands with a left to the head.
Singer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barber lands with a left to the head.
Barber misses with the head strike.
Singer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barber's efforts to push away.
Singer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barber lands an uppercut.
Barber lands an uppercut.
Singer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barber lands a shot to the body.
Singer has a couple of punches blocked by Barber.
Barber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barber prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Barber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barber throws a nice looking combination but Singer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barber jabs Singer right on the nose. Singer blinks but takes it well.
Barber lands a nice looking body shot.
Barber scores with a body shot.
Barber looks to land a combination. Singer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barber jabs at Singer's body.
Singer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barber to score with a decent uppercut.
Singer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Singer is looking to clinch.
Barber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barber lands with a cross.
Singer wants to clinch.
Singer slips under a jab from Barber.
Singer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barber moves out of range as Singer strikes.
A left and a right from Barber both land. Nice combination.
Barber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singer clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barber fails to land.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Singer has the dominant position.
Singer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Singer has clasped his hands together around Barber's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Singer taking a break here but Barber is having none of it and regains half guard.
Barber is trying to stand back up but Singer is controlling him
Barber is not content to let Singer control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer wants to pass the guard but Barber is defending well.
Singer wants to advance to full mount but Barber doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Barber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Barber keeping moving, preventing Singer from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barber scores with a three punch combo!
Barber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barber.
Singer lands with an overhand left.
Singer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Singer moves into the clinch.
A short right from Singer on the inside.
Singer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singer tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Singer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barber breaks the clinch.
Barber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills Barber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barber misses with a looping right.
Singer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barber misses with an uppercut. Singer saw that one coming.
Singer scores with a nice strike.
Singer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barber throws a hook but Singer blocks it.
Singer moves into range and clinches up with Barber.
Barber has had enough of the clinch but Singer keeps him there for the moment.
Singer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Singer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ali Singer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Singer has hold of one of Barber's legs. Barber is fighting the takedown attempt but Singer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Singer trying to control but Barber is working from the bottom.
Barber wants to get back to his feet but Singer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singer trying to control but Barber is working from the bottom.
Singer is looking to advance position but Barber has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Singer is trying desperately to improve position.
Singer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singer gets back to half guard.
Barber is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Singer wants to get back to his feet.
Barber tries to stand and escape but Singer is controlling the position.
Singer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barber is looking to stand up but Singer won't let him.
Singer kicks Barber off and gets to his feet.
Barber lands a jab-cross combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Barber.
Barber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singer gets a clinch.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber swinging wildly here.
Singer tries to clinch but Barber is having none of it.
Singer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Singer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barber looks to throw the jab but Singer is out of range.
Singer lands a jab.
Singer scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Singer.
Singer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barber's head.
Barber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Barber does no damage.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singer tries to clinch there but Barber circles away.
Barber on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barber misses with the combination.
Singer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Singer moves into range and clinches up with Barber.
Singer lands a hook that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Singer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barber throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Barber is trying to break the clinch but Singer is controlling him.
Singer lands with a right to the head.
Singer lands a shot to the body.
Singer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Singer scores with a shoulder strike.
Singer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barber.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Singer.
Singer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barber working hard to break the clinch.
Singer lands a left hand.
Singer has picked Barber up - he's going for a ride! Singer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Singer prevents Barber from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Singer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Singer tries to clinch up but Barber circles away and keeps his distance.
Barber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Singer does it's job there.
Singer walks into a straight right hand from Barber.
Barber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singer lands a nice looking body shot.
Singer lands with a cross.
Singer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singer lands a slapping body shot.
Singer with a jab.
Singer lands the left hand.
Barber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Singer stuns Barber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Singer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mills Barber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singer doesn't manage to clinch there - Barber circles away.
Barber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Singer rushes Barber and presses him up against the ropes.
Barber throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singer digs a right hand underneath Barber's ribcage. Barber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Singer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Singer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Singer digs a right hand into Barber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barber's gas tank.
Barber stops a takedown attempt from Singer.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Singer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer lands a hook that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singer cracks Barber with a nice body shot.
Singer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Singer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Singer has time to react.
Singer cracks Barber with a good jab.
Barber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barber cracks Singer with a good jab.
Singer jabs Barber right on the nose. Barber blinks but takes it well.
Singer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singer has managed to clinch.
Barber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barber tries to circle away but Singer has him pinned against the ropes.
Singer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barber or not.
Barber throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Barber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singer has him pressed against the ropes.
Singer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Barber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singer lands a body shot.
Singer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Singer lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singer.
Singer lands a body punch.
Barber takes a shot to the head.
Singer prevents a body shot from Barber.
Singer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Singer pushes Barber back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Singer.
Barber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barber misses with some punches.
Barber throws a head punch that misses.
Singer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbers head.
Singer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Singer.
Singer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barber can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Singer.
Barber scores with a shoulder strike.
Singer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Singer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singer lands a left hand.
Singer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barber.
Singer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singer misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Barber.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singer.
Singer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Barber.
Barber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Singer has a couple of punches blocked by Barber.
A short right from Barber.
Singer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Singer has the dominant position.
Singer has a couple of punches blocked by Barber.
Still in the clinch, Singer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singer working aggressively here.
Singer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barber to score with a decent uppercut.
Singer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barber.
Singer walks into a straight right hand from Barber.
Singer wants to clinch.
Singer tries to clinch there but Barber circles away.
Singer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barber was well out of range. Poor timing from Singer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barber.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singer tries to clinch up.
Barber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Singer lands with a shot to the body.
Singer misses with a hook. Barber ducked under it nicely.
Singer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Barber does no damage.
Singer rushes Barber and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Barber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Singer tries to clinch but Barber is having none of it.
Singer looks to score with a jab to the body but Barber is just out of range.
A cross from Barber lands.
Barber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Singer closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Singer.
Barber breaks the clinch.
Singer doesn't manage to clinch there - Barber circles away.
Singer connects with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barber does no damage.
Barber scores with a one two! Singer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barber misses with a few strikes there.
Barber scores with a punch to the head.
Singer is looking to clinch.
Singer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barber.
Barber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barber misses with a straight left.
Barber's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barber duly obliges.
Barber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Singer in his tracks.
Barber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Singer's head.
Barber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Singer.
Singer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barber was well out of range. Poor timing from Singer.
A cross from Barber lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Singer.
Singer moves into range and clinches up with Barber.
Good body shot from Singer.
Singer keeps control of Barber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Singer lands with a short shot to the head.
Singer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barber backwards.
Singer is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Singer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barber is trying to force a seperation but Singer has the dominant position.
Singer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Singer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barber can't break the clinch.
Barber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singer backwards.
Singer is trying to maintain a safe position but Barber gets an underhook and turns Singer into the ropes.
Barber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singer scores with a hook.
Barber defending well as Singer loads up on a big left hand.
Barber keeps the fight on the outside.
Barber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Singer ducks right into an uppercut from Barber.
Singer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Singer wants to clinch.
Barber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singer wants to clinch.
Singer digs a good hook to Barber's body.
Mills Barber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barber misses with a looping right.
Singer is looking to clinch.
Singer connects with a single shot there.
Singer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barber scores with a hook to the body. Singer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singer closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Barber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singer.
A right hook to the body lands for Barber.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barber.
Barber is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Singer.
Singer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barber lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singer.
Barber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Singer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Singer misses with a punch on the inside.
Barber misses with a punch on the inside.
Barber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Singer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Singer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barber, as that shot connected.
Singer walks into a left hand.
Barber lands a nice looking body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Singer takes one to the chin there.
Barber throws a series of strikes that have Singer backpedaling.
Barber throws a one two combo.
Barber lands a lovely overhand right.
Singer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singer moves in looking to clinch but Barber pushes him off.
Barber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barber misses with a series of wild punches.
Barber is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barber connects with a right hand. Singer shakes it off.
Barber keeps the fight on the outside.
Barber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Singer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singer walks into a left hand.
Singer rushes Barber and presses him up against the ropes.
Barber breaks the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singer moves into the clinch.
Singer presses Barber against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barber throws a punch but it's blocked by Singer.
Barber tries to break free but Singer pushes him back against the ropes.
Barber breaks the clinch.
Singer lands with a nice body punch.
Singer works Barber's body with a nice hook.
Barber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singer ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
A lazy left from Barber finds it's target.
Singer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barber lands a jab to the nose.
Barber throws a body punch but Singer moves out of range.
Singer closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Barber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Singer gets through Barber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singer blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Singer keeps control of Barber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barber lands a shot to the body.
Singer lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singer.
Barber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Barber fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ali Singer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Ali Singer!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Ali Singer!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Ali Singer!
Ali Singer wins by unanimous decision!
Ali Singer is the new light heavyweight champion!
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