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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mc Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Mc Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Mc Kicker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marsh doesn't seem phased though.
A left lands for Mc Kicker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marsh.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Mc Kicker.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mc Kicker.
Marsh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mc Kicker is trying to defend but Marsh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mc Kicker is looking to improve his position.
Mc Kicker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mc Kicker tries to get to full guard but Marsh has control of the leg.
Mc Kicker wants to get back to full guard but Marsh has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Kicker is working to get back to half guard.
Mc Kicker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mc Kicker is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
Mc Kicker tries to hold on but Marsh postures up.
Mc Kicker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mc Kicker is working hard here to advance position.
Mc Kicker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mc Kicker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two 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.
Marsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Kicker is trying to reverse the position but instead Marsh has taken his back - oops!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mc Kicker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mc Kicker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marsh's guard. Nice work there by Mc Kicker.
Mc Kicker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mc Kicker is looking to work some ground and pound but Marsh has wrist control.
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.
Marsh keeping full guard, as Mc Kicker tries to pass.
Mc Kicker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marsh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mc Kicker, into his guard.
Mc Kicker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marsh has picked Mc Kicker up and slammed him! Mc Kicker can't keep hold of the triangle and Marsh manages to pass to side control!
Mc Kicker is breathing heavily.
Marsh stands up and beckons Mc Kicker to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marsh wants to free his trapped foot but Mc Kicker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Mc Kicker does no damage.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mc Kicker.
Mc Kicker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mc Kicker slips a straight right by Marsh.
Mc Kicker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mc Kicker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marsh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Marsh stands up from mount. Strange move.
The crowd cheers as Mc Kicker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marsh doesn't seem phased though.
Marsh gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mc Kicker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsh has picked Mc Kicker up - he's going for a ride! Marsh dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mc Kicker wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marsh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Marsh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mc Kicker to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Kicker lunges at Marsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsh's hand.
Marsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luke Mc Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mc Kicker working a defensive guard but Marsh passes into half guard.
Mc Kicker gets back to full guard.
Mc Kicker working a defensive guard here.
Mc Kicker working for submissions but it's allowed Marsh to get to half guard.
Mc Kicker looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Kicker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mc Kicker is in trouble now - Marsh has advanced to mount!
Marsh get's back to his feet.
Jab by Mc Kicker.
Marsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marsh lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Kicker cracks Marsh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marsh has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Marsh slips a jab from Mc Kicker.
Marsh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mc Kicker regains guard.
Mc Kicker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mc Kicker is working an open guard so Marsh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mc Kicker walks into a left hand.
Marsh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mc Kicker's half guard.
Marsh is taking a breather. Mc Kicker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Kicker is trying to control but can't.
Mc Kicker is looking for a sweep. Marsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet.
Marsh slows the pace down in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mc Kicker wants to control but Marsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mc Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Mc Kicker saw that one coming.
Jab by Marsh.
Mc Kicker throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mc Kicker tries to improve position but can't.
Marsh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marsh throws a combination. Mc Kicker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mc Kicker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Marsh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mc Kicker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Kicker looking to control but Marsh passes into half guard.
It looks like Marsh is going to stand back up.
Mc Kicker trying to control here.
Mc Kicker wants to get back to full guard but Marsh has passed into side control.
Mc Kicker has given up his back.
Luke Mc Kicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Marsh keeps control of the position as Mc Kicker tries to break free.
Mc Kicker wants to control his opponent's hands but Marsh gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marsh controlling the positon.
Mc Kicker rolls, trying to escape but Marsh keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Kicker trying to control the position but Marsh manages to sink in the hooks.
Mc Kicker turns into Marsh and is now in his guard.
Mc Kicker throws and elbow that misses. Marsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mc Kicker's guard. Nice move by Marsh!
Randy Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mc Kicker working a defensive guard but Marsh manages to pass into side control anyway.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mc Kicker wants to control but Marsh postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marsh takes a little break here. Mc Kicker wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mc Kicker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marsh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Marsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mc Kicker is trying to reverse the position but instead Marsh has taken his back - oops!
Marsh is hanging on to Mc Kicker's back as he tries to escape.
Randy Marsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marsh controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Marsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marsh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Marsh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Smeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kona Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smeer comes to the ring accompanied by Light it up. Kamehameha has chosen Everybody Wants to Rule The World as his entrance music. Kona Kamehameha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
270 lbs
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270 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Smeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kona Kamehameha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamehameha fails to land with a series of punches.
Smeer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smeer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kamehameha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smeer.
Well, if Smeer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Smeer is looking for a kimura but Kamehameha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smeer to get the leverage.
Kamehameha manages to get to full guard.
Kamehameha keeping moving, preventing Smeer from controlling successfully.
Kamehameha looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamehameha, not yet.
Smeer looking to pass the guard.
Kamehameha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smeer working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamehameha wants to sweep here but Smeer controlling him for the moment.
Kamehameha managing to control the position.
Smeer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smeer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamehameha holds on and takes a little breather.
Smeer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamehameha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smeer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamehameha is keeping the position for now.
Kamehameha working a defensive guard here.
Kamehameha looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamehameha, not yet.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kamehameha throws a right hand that Smeer ducks under and follows up with a left that Smeer also avoids with ease.
Kamehameha throws a looping overhand right but Smeer ducks down to avoid it.
Kamehameha misses with a hook. Smeer ducked under it nicely.
Kamehameha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smeer manages to avoid it.
Kamehameha drops Smeer with a beautiful combination! Smeer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kamehameha is looking for the KO!
It looks like Frank Smeer has been cut.
Kamehameha ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Smeer's jaw. Smeer's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kamehameha does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kona Kamehameha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gay Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maukka Peusjaetkae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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211 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gay Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maukka Peusjaetkae!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Al missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peusjaetkae defending well though.
Al is keen to just control but Peusjaetkae is a slippery customer.
Peusjaetkae is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al scores with a couple of nice shots.
Al is pressing down on Peusjaetkae's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peusjaetkae is holding on for now.
Peusjaetkae trying to control but Al postures up.
Al not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peusjaetkae trying to hold on to Al's head to control him but Al postures up.
Peusjaetkae trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Al manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al raining down shots from the 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.
Peusjaetkae avoids a series of strikes thrown by Al.
Al can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peusjaetkae is looking to escape.
Al in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Al looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peusjaetkae working to try and regain half guard.
Al thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al trying to control but Peusjaetkae is having none of it.
Al punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peusjaetkae working to try and regain half guard.
Al has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Peusjaetkae is squirming around, avoiding Al's attempts to control the action.
Al looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Al there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Al thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Al moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Peusjaetkae has worked his arm free - good work by Peusjaetkae!
Al with the ground and pound but Peusjaetkae regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Peusjaetkae trying to control but Al postures up.
Al working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peusjaetkae manages to get to full guard.
Peusjaetkae is trying to control the position but Al postures up.
Peusjaetkae wants to get back to his feet but Al is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peusjaetkae is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Al throws a big right hand that misses.
Al lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Al dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al closes the distance and clinches up with Peusjaetkae, looking for a takedown. Al pushes Peusjaetkae against the ropes but Peusjaetkae circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peusjaetkae shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Peusjaetkae was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peusjaetkae prevents Al from getting the reversal.
Peusjaetkae has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Al's face.
Peusjaetkae lands a big shot there that rocks Al but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peusjaetkae jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Al manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Peusjaetkae is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Al tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Peusjaetkae easily slips into full mount!
Al taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al taking shots to the head.
Al is bucking up trying to escape but Peusjaetkae cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Al tries to lock up and control but Peusjaetkae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Al is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peusjaetkae landing strikes from the mount and Al is in trouble!
Al is wriggling around trying to escape.
Al tries to lock up and control but Peusjaetkae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peusjaetkae landing strikes from the mount.
Peusjaetkae lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peusjaetkae prevents Al from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Peusjaetkae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al is trying to stand up.
Peusjaetkae looking to control but Al is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peusjaetkae avoids the attempt from Al to control.
Al is in a horrible position here. Peusjaetkae smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peusjaetkae scoring with strikes but Al is staying in there.
Peusjaetkae looking to finish Al with some ground and pound. This is bad for Al!
Peusjaetkae trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peusjaetkae lands a big elbow.
Maukka Peusjaetkae has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peusjaetkae breaks from Al's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peusjaetkae lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al is in all sorts of trouble here.
Peusjaetkae is landing with some decent strikes but Al is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Peusjaetkae with the ground and pound from mount.
Peusjaetkae working the ground and pound effectively.
Al keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peusjaetkae pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Peusjaetkae.
Al tries to hold on but Peusjaetkae pushes him away.
Peusjaetkae lands a heavy elbow.
Peusjaetkae putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Al is in a horrible position here. Peusjaetkae smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Al really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae dominating with strikes here.
Peusjaetkae pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peusjaetkae working for a submission but Al is keeping him at bay.
Peusjaetkae working for a guillotine from mount but Al is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peusjaetkae is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Al can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maukka Peusjaetkae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Al with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peusjaetkae counters with a series of strikes. Al will be more careful next time no doubt.
Al displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peusjaetkae.
Al with a poor takedown
and Peusjaetkae counters with a takedown into side control.
Peusjaetkae decides to stand back up.
Peusjaetkae shoots and misses
and Al decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peusjaetkae's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Al postures up.
Al 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.
Al tries to free his leg and advance position but Peusjaetkae is retaining full guard.
Peusjaetkae seems keen to control Al's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peusjaetkae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae keeping full guard, as Al tries to pass.
Peusjaetkae has control of Al's left arm, preventing Al from doing any damage.
Peusjaetkae throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Al escapes and throws Peusjaetkae's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Al working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two 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.
Peusjaetkae is looking for a sweep.
Al working the ground and pound but Peusjaetkae is defending the strikes.
Peusjaetkae is trying to get back to half guard.
Peusjaetkae parries the strikes from Al easily there. Al is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Peusjaetkae to escape.
The strikes coming from Al are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Peusjaetkae is trying to control Al's posture but Al avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Al misses with a takedown attempt
and Peusjaetkae counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Al. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peusjaetkae is trying to control. Al wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peusjaetkae working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peusjaetkae lands with a punch from half guard.
Al on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Al wants to get back to full guard.
Al on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Al is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peusjaetkae pulls his head out easily.
Al landing strikes from the bottom.
Peusjaetkae wants to control but Al is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peusjaetkae lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al circles away quickly and effectively.
Al swings for the body but Peusjaetkae moves out of range.
Peusjaetkae shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al sprawls well. Al wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peusjaetkae gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peusjaetkae misses with a two punch combination.
Al catches Peusjaetkae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peusjaetkae with a poor takedown
and Al counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Al slips a nice elbow through Peusjaetkae's hands, connecting with Peusjaetkae's forehead.
Peusjaetkae looks like he's trying to stand up.
Al wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peusjaetkae keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al with the ground and pound but Peusjaetkae uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maukka Peusjaetkae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Peusjaetkae has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maukka Peusjaetkae!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Pace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
141 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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24
144 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Pace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Pace is looking to clinch.
Pace is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Pace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pace avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor prevents Pace from improving his position.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pace sees it coming and defends easily.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pace is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Pace is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pace trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taylor moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pace has worked his arm free - good work by Pace!
Taylor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taylor looks gassed!
Pace is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Pace can't do much from the bottom here.
Taylor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pace rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taylor's guard! Nice work there by Pace!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pace is stalling in the full guard.
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pace is looking to stand up but Taylor won't let him.
Pace gets to his feet - Taylor follows without any prompting.
Pace is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Pace slips the punch.
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Charlie Pace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taylor.
Pace wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Pace's head but Pace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pace tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pace forces Taylor back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tightens his grip and picks Pace up, before dumping him to the ground. Pace manages to land in guard.
Pace is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Pace to the mat.
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Pace defends easily.
Taylor is looking for a triangle here but Pace uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor tries to strike but it doesn't land.
A lull in the action here as Pace stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Charlie Pace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor throws a jab when Pace was well out of range.
Pace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Nice sprawl there from Pace as Taylor shoots in.
Pace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pace clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pace smiles and moves away.
Charlie Pace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taylor.
Pace clinches.
Pace scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Pace lands a nice elbow.
Pace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Pace manages to get underhooks.
Taylor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pace smiles and moves away.
Pace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pace gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
Pace prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pace putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pace putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pace connects with a knee to the head.
Pace crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Pace.
Pace lands a damaging elbow.
Pace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor takes an elbow to the temple.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
Pace gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pace lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pace connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Pace misses with a knee to the head.
Pace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pace landing knees to the head.
Pace throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pace pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Pace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pace is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Pace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pace tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor shoots in but Pace avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pace doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Pace lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Pace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Pace is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor has picked Pace up - he's going for a ride! Taylor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pace's head.
Pace wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Pace dodges it nicely.
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.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Pace is defending the position.
Taylor prevents Pace from improving his position.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Pace's hands, connecting with Pace's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working for a submission of some sort.
Pace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pace avoids it really well and circles away.
Pace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Pace dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pace leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pace leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pace wants to clinch.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Pace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charlie Pace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taylor.
Pace gets a clinch.
Pace with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pace scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor jumps guard but Pace stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pace looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Pace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pace lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pace.
Pace lands a damaging elbow.
Pace lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Pace lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pace obliges.
Pace landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pace landing knees to the body.
Pace working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Pace with a knee to the head.
Taylor has picked Pace up - he's going for a ride! Taylor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pace tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Pace is concentrating on defense, preventing Taylor from advancing position.
Pace is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Pace is defending well.
Pace trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Pace is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pace!
Taylor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pace manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pace rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taylor's guard! Nice work there by Pace!
Pace passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Pace is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor is pressing down on Pace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pace taking shots to the head.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pace is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Taylor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pace is now in Taylor's guard. A big mistake from Taylor there, giving up the dominant position!
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pace wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eyehate Condoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc Shooter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyehate Condoms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Shooter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condoms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Condoms displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shooter.
Shooter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Condoms as he jumps to the side.
Condoms throws a series of punches but Shooter avoids them all with ease.
Shooter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Condoms throws a one two combo.
Shooter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Condoms's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Condoms duly obliges.
Shooter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Condoms pinned against the cage. Condoms gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eyehate Condoms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mc Shooter.
Condoms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shooter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shooter misses with a combination
and Condoms counters with a one-two to the body.
Condoms misses with a jab, cross combination.
Condoms throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Condoms finds it's target.
Shooter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shooter is rocked!
Shooter tries for a takedown but Condoms circles away easily
and Condoms counters with a nice body shot.
Shooter looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Condoms lands a hook that stumbles Shooter back into the ropes. Condoms follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Shooter to the canvas! Condoms pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Shooter has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eyehate Condoms!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reefer Manic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bay rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manic comes to the ring accompanied by smoke somebuddy.. rain has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reefer Manic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bay rain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manic closes the distance and clinches.
Manic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
rain breaks from the clinch.
rain misses with a body shot.
rain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manic defends it nicely.
Manic leaves rain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reefer Manic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bay rain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
rain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manic swivels and escapes.
rain looks gassed!
Manic is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manic sprawls well. Manic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. rain gets slowly back to his feet.
rain has a takedown stuffed.
A punch lands to the side of rain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manic lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Manic.
Manic is looking to clinch but rain is avoiding it.
bay rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
rain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manic to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps rain's head backwards.
rain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
rain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
rain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
rain looks to land a combination but Manic avoids it well.
Manic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Manic.
Manic tests rain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
rain shoots in looking for a takedown. Manic tries to sprawl out of it but rain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Manic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
rain looks for a takedown but Manic sprawls well.
Manic scores with a jab to the head.
Manic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manic takes a swing at rain's ribcage but misses.
rain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from rain.
Manic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reefer Manic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manic lands a body shot.
Manic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manic drives through and clinches with rain against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Manic.
Manic is looking to control rain's arms but rain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manic has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reefer Manic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reefer Manic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
rain closes the distance but Manic moves to the side
and Manic counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Manic catches rain right on the button with a cross.
Manic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent rain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manic throws a shot to the body.
rain is breathing heavily.
rain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manic.
rain is trying desperately to land a takedown but Manic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for rain.
Manic wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
rain keeps the fight on the outside.
rain throws a combination that misses
and Manic counters with a low kick, right behind rain 's knee.
Reefer Manic is winning the standup battle so far.
rain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manic finds it's way round the side to connect with rain's head.
Manic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manic scores with a shot to the body.
rain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
rain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manic scores with a shot to the body.
Manic scores with a decent looking hook.
rain takes one to the chin there.
Manic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Manic.
bay rain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manic. That's going to slow rain down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rain has his takedown stuffed
and Manic counters with a thumping low kick.
Manic throws a nice outside leg kick.
rain takes one to the chin there.
Manic wants to clinch up but rain keeps it at a distance.
rain blocks the body kick.
Manic tries to close the distance and clinch but rain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manic.
Manic lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manic has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manic.
rain has had enough of the clinch but Manic keeps him there for the moment.
Manic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. rain is defending well for now.
rain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Manic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manic.
Manic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manic tries to throw a body punch but rain avoids it by throwing Manic back against the cage.
Manic has rain pressed against the ropes.
Manic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manic scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manic.
rain avoids a wild elbow strike from Manic.
Manic tries to circle away but rain has him pinned against the ropes.
Manic tries to throw a body punch but rain avoids it by throwing Manic back against the cage.
Manic lands a hook that snaps the head of rain backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Manic.
rain managing to block the knees to the body from Manic.
Manic misses with some punches.
Manic tries to land a knee to the head but rain blocks with his arms.
Manic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Manic just misses with a elbow thrown towards rain's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reefer Manic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reefer Manic'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
rain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manic tries to clinch but rain is having none of it.
Manic lands a lovely overhand right.
rain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manic clinches.
Manic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manic trying to land knees to the body.
Manic tries a body shot but rain blocks it.
Manic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but rain blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
rain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manic lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Manic on the inside.
Manic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Manic.
Manic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. rain is defending well for now.
Manic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manic stalling.
Manic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manic misses with a body punch.
Manic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that rain can do to turn this around?
Manic misses with the head strike.
Manic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
rain blocks a body shot from Manic.
Manic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but rain is keeping busy.
Manic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manic is trying to maintain a safe position but rain gets an underhook and turns Manic into the ropes.
Manic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manic tries to land knees in the clinch but rain avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manic throws an elbow but it misses.
Manic misses with an elbow over the top.
rain blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rain blocks an elbow strike from Manic.
Manic missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Manic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from rain.
Manic lands with a right to the head.
rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but rain is keeping busy.
Manic swings wildly with an uppercut but rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manic pushes rain back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Manic looking to stall.
rain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
rain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manic throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
rain misses with a takedown
enabling Manic to counter with a crisp jab.
Manic lands a lovely overhand right.
rain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Manic doesn't manage to clinch there - rain circles away.
Manic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manic thuds a left hand into rain's body.
rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manic misses with a series of wild punches.
rain misses with a takedown attempt
and Manic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reefer Manic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bay rain.
Manic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping rain at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Manic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manic.
Manic thuds his right hand into rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
bay rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Manic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reefer Manic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reefer Manic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JIM Hatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatter comes to the ring accompanied by Rastamon Vibration. Davis Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JIM Hatter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Hatter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatter.
Hatter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Black tries for a takedown but Hatter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hatter misses with a hook.
Hatter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
Hatter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter tries to escape but Black is in control.
Black wants to control but Hatter is keeping him busy.
Hatter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hatter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hatter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Black.
Black remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hatter wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hatter circles away.
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.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hatter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hatter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Hatter blocks nicely.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Hatter has wrist control.
Black won't allow Hatter to get back to his feet.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Hatter wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hatter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Black looks up at the clock and then as Hatter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Black smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hatter pushes Black away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Black gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Black misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
Hatter dodges the ground and pound from Black.
Hatter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hatter to see if he's OK.
Black in side control, throwing shots but Hatter defends.
Black postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hatter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hatter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Black is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Black seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Black.
Hatter parries the strikes from Black easily there. Black is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hatter to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black lands with a cross.
Black looks to land a combination. Hatter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hatter looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Good leg kick by Hatter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatter with a jab.
Hatter stuffs the takedown.
JIM Hatter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davis Black.
Black dives in and grabs Hatter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatter pushes down on Black's head and hops out.
Hatter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black misses with a double jab
and Hatter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JIM Hatter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Black misses.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hatter avoids it really well and circles away.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black throws a right hand that Hatter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatter also avoids with ease.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
JIM Hatter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black has Hatter up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hatter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
Hatter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black throws a right hand that Hatter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatter also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black moves forwards but Hatter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hatter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hatter!
Hatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black rushes Hatter and presses him up against the ropes.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Hatter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hatter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JIM Hatter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Hatter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the ropes.
Hatter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hatter tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hatter drops back down to his feet.
Black pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hatter tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Hatter jumps guard but Black stands there with Hatter around his waist. Hatter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is leaning against Hatter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hatter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
JIM Hatter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Hatter.
Black scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black working the ground and pound but Hatter is defending the strikes.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Hatter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatter is letting Black control him for a moment.
Hatter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Black scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hatter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Black looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hatter is avoiding damage well.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hatter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Black has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Hatter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Black in side control, throwing shots but Hatter defends.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hatter missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatter tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hatter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black missing with a left hand there. Hatter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hatter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hatter rather than just go for the knockout.
Black connects with a body shot.
Hatter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Hatter slips a jab from Black.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatter which made him look bad.
Hatter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black moves away from the strike by Hatter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Davis Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Hatter both land. Nice combination.
Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black trying to control the action but Hatter is working from the bottom.
Hatter dodges the ground and pound from Black.
Black prevents Hatter from escaping the position.
Black landing a few strikes.
Black misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hatter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Black has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Black.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Hatter slips the punch.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Hatter does no damage.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatter.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Hatter.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatter.
Black throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hatter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hatter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter is looking to escape.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Hatter defends it.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black seems to be looking for submissions.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hatter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatter as he avoids it easily.
Hatter slips a straight right by Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter swinging wildly here.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Hatter.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Hatter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Hatter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black throws a series of punches but Hatter avoids them all with ease.
Hatter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hatter wants to get back to his feet.
Hatter has one foot on Black's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Black swings for the body but Hatter moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hatter swivels and escapes.
Hatter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatter.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hatter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hatter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Black working the ground and pound.
Black staying calm.
Hatter taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hatter tries to escape but Black is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter is not content to let Black control the position.
Black prevents Hatter from escaping the position.
Black in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hatter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Black is chipping away with strikes.
Black misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Black lands an elbow.
Hatter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Black postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Black are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hatter throws Black to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hatter's head.
Hatter wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Black.
Hatter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Hatter defends it.
Black seems to be working for a kimura but Hatter defends the submission attempt.
Hatter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Hatter jumps guard but Black stands there with Hatter around his waist. Hatter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JIM Hatter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black taking a breather.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
Hatter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Black taking a breather.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Hatter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Hatter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hatter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Black is able to avoid easily.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatter momentarily.
Hatter misses with a few strikes there.
Black misses with a straight right.
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.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Hatter misses with a straight left.
Hatter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Hatter, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Hatter against the ropes but Hatter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Hatter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black connects with a right hand. Hatter shakes it off.
Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hatter sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Black prevents Hatter from standing back up.
Black winds up and cracks Hatter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black working over Hatter with some ground and pound. Hatter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Hatter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hatter has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hatter is looking to escape.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hatter tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hatter wants to get back to his feet.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hatter to the mat! Hatter manages to get full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hatter wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Hatter has wrist control.
Hatter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hatter keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Davis Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatter wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two 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.
Hatter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hatter scores with a jab to the head.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
JIM Hatter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatter swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black misses with a double jab
and Hatter counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Hatter to acknowledge the strikes.
Black moves away from the strike by Hatter.
Hatter stuffs the takedown.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Hatter throws a hook but Black blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hatter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Black punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Hatter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hatter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Black has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hatter's face.
Black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hatter is now in Black's guard. A big mistake from Black there, giving up the dominant position!
Hatter preventing the sweep.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter looking to pass the guard.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hatter defends well.
Hatter tries to stand but Black is controlling from the bottom.
Davis Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hatter is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hatter's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Black!
Davis Black is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Natonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Natonni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Natonni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Natonni misses.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Natonni sprawls well.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Natonni.
Natonni loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Natonni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeffson Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Paul Natonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Natonni swivels and escapes.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Natonni swivels and escapes.
Gracie slips a jab from Natonni.
Natonni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Paul Natonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Natonni sprawls well.
Natonni scores with a nice strike.
Natonni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Natonni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Natonni controls from within his opponent's guard.
Natonni won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Natonni is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
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.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Natonni postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Natonni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Natonni manages to get himself to full guard.
Natonni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
I looks like Gracie might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffson Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Natonni on that attempt.
Natonni thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Natonni misses.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Natonni counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Natonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Natonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Natonni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Natonni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natonni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Natonni wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie has control of Natonni's left arm, preventing Natonni from doing any damage.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Natonni defends well.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Natonni controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natonni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Natonni circles away easily
and Natonni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Natonni controlling the position.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Natonni's best efforts.
Natonni keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Natonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie trying to hold on to Natonni's head to control him but Natonni postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natonni trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Natonni is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie is staying active underneath Natonni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is controlling Natonni's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie tries to roll over but Natonni keeps him under control.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Natonni dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Natonni counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie moves out of range as Natonni strikes.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Natonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie rushes Natonni and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Natonni tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the ropes.
Gracie keeps control of Natonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natonni.
Natonni thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paul Natonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffson Gracie.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Natonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Natonni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Natonni won't be happy with that.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Natonni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Natonni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Natonni kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeffson Gracie.
Natonni throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Natonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Natonni throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Natonni swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Natonni looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Natonni throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Natonni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Natonni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Natonni circles away easily
enabling Natonni to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Natonni to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffson Gracie really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Natonni counters with a takedown into side control.
Natonni remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Natonni wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Natonni politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Natonni prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gracie wants to control but Natonni postures up.
Natonni gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Natonni to pass to mount.
Natonni controlling the action here.
Gracie trying to control here.
Paul Natonni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Natonni prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Natonni is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is pressing down on Natonni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is trying to keep Natonni in close.
Natonni tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gracie looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natonni.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Natonni counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natonni.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Natonni circles away.
Natonni lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Natonni was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie trying to control but Natonni is working from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Natonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natonni keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Natonni wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natonni is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Natonni's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Paul Natonni will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Natonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Natonni throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Natonni manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natonni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natonni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Natonni is keeping the position.
Natonni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Natonni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie pulls Natonni in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie controls Natonni momentarily but Natonni frees himself.
Natonni being controlled here momentarily.
Natonni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Natonni has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Natonni is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Natonni's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natonni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Natonni looking for a sweep. Not yet Natonni, not yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Natonni keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Natonni counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Natonni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natonni swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffson Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffson Gracie!
Jeffson Gracie is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and malu munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Lawson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, malu munoz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from munoz.
munoz misses with a hook. Lawson ducked under it nicely.
munoz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lawson blocks a head kick by munoz.
munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Lawson misses.
munoz misses with a straight right.
malu munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Lawson.
Lawson takes a swing at munoz's ribcage but misses.
munoz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from munoz.
munoz throws a hook but Lawson blocks it.
munoz connects with a solid leg kick.
munoz throws out a leg kick but Lawson moves out of range and munoz only half commits.
munoz throws out a powerful jab.
munoz throws and low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson tests munoz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from munoz.
Lawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with munoz, pushing him back against the ropes.
munoz wants to break free but Lawson has control.
munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson blocks a leg kick.
munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lawson counters with a stiff right hand.
munoz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lawson.
Lawson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, munoz has escaped the position, nice work there.
munoz is trying to control Lawson's posture but Lawson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz tries to escape but Lawson is in control.
Lawson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear munoz down.
Lawson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
munoz is looking to regain half guard here but Lawson keeps moving and retains side control.
Lawson slows the pace down.
munoz is trying to get back to half guard.
Lawson staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
munoz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lawson trying to control the position but munoz is working away.
munoz tries to buck Lawson off but Lawson is having none of it.
munoz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lawson tries to pass to full mount but munoz defends it.
munoz is trying to stand.
munoz is pressing down on Lawson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
munoz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawson is one step ahead there.
Lawson passes into half guard.
Lawson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
munoz is trying to stand back up but Lawson is controlling him
Lawson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawson is trying to control. munoz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Lawson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
munoz misses with a head kick.
munoz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches munoz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lawson wants to lay and pray for a moment but munoz keeps working.
The strikes coming from Lawson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lawson tries to advance to mount but munoz denies him.
munoz tries to escape but Lawson is in control.
munoz tries to improve position but can't.
munoz trying his best to control but Lawson has mounted him.
Lawson looking to ground and pound but munoz is blocking nicely.
munoz tries to lock up and control but Lawson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
munoz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz wants to hold on but Lawson pushes him away.
munoz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
munoz is breathing heavily.
Lawson lands a big elbow.
Lawson controlling the pace for now.
Lawson landing strikes from the mount.
Lawson looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Lawson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but munoz is surviving well by controlling Lawson's body position as best he can.
munoz is looking to get to half guard.
Lawson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as munoz is looking to escape.
Lawson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lawson with the ground and pound from mount.
Lawson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson trying to control but munoz is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Lawson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lawson avoids the attempt from munoz to control.
Lawson with the ground and pound from mount.
Lawson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as munoz is looking to escape.
munoz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lawson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lawson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lawson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lawson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, munoz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lawson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force munoz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so munoz shrugs it off.
munoz working to try and regain half guard.
Lawson trying to control but munoz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Lawson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
munoz throws out a leg kick but Lawson moves out of range and munoz only half commits.
munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
munoz throws a hook but Lawson blocks it.
munoz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
munoz throws a front kick aimed at Lawson's knee but Lawson avoids it well.
munoz throws a head kick that misses.
munoz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
munoz misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson throws the left hand but munoz avoids the punch easily.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but munoz was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Lawson scores with a crisp jab that stopped munoz in his tracks.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
munoz misses with a low kick.
munoz is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
munoz motions for Lawson to come forward. munoz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson checks a leg kick nicely.
munoz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawson feints and as munoz raises his hands in defense, Lawson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lawson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lawson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawson throwing strikes from guard but munoz blocks nicely.
Lawson wants to control from the top but munoz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
munoz wants to stand and escape but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lawson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lawson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
munoz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lawson lands a jab to the head.
munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
munoz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawson.
Lawson throws the left hand but munoz avoids the punch easily.
munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
munoz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
malu munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawson moves out of range as munoz strikes.
munoz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
Lawson checks the leg kick nicely there.
munoz throws a series of punches but Lawson moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawson!
munoz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lawson is out of range.
Lawson clinches up against the ropes.
Lawson stalling against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
munoz is trying to break free.
Jerry Lawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
munoz is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite munoz's efforts to push away.
malu munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
munoz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lawson is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. munoz can't fight it off and eventually Lawson manages to take the fight to the floor. munoz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and munoz dives on top into guard.
munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawson, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Lawson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). froch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't be touched. The key to victory for marlo froch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas throws a hook but froch blocks it.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
froch blocks the body kick.
froch throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
froch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
froch throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
froch misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas misses the body punch
and froch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick
and froch counters with a head kick. That will keep Douglas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
froch misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a jab when froch was well out of range.
Douglas throws a front kick that sends froch stumbling back into the ropes.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from froch misses.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
froch moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from froch misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. froch moves away and avoids it.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
froch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Douglas is looking to clinch but froch is avoiding it.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but froch checks it.
Billy Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
froch blocks a jab.
froch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
froch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a head kick that misses.
froch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
froch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
A jab from Douglas misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. froch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by froch. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
froch moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Some wild striking there from froch.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
froch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
froch takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like marlo froch has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas tries to bum rush froch with a series of wild strikes but froch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas throws a leg kick but froch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Douglas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
froch keeps the fight on the outside.
froch cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Douglas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
froch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
froch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas cracks froch with an open hand slap.
Douglas looks to throw a body kick
and froch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
froch lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from froch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
froch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
froch misses with a straight right.
Douglas thumps froch with a low kick.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but froch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but froch is out of range.
marlo froch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Douglas.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Douglas lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
froch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Douglas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on froch. That did some damage!
froch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
froch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
froch has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from froch.
froch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas gets through froch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
froch has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas is stalling here.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
froch misses with a body punch.
froch blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from froch.
Douglas misses with some punches.
froch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
froch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but froch ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
froch moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
froch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but froch circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billy Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
froch misses with a kick to the body.
froch keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from froch.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from froch misses.
froch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
froch ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Douglas throws out a leg kick but froch moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
froch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
froch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
froch throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas jabs froch right on the nose. froch blinks but takes it well.
Douglas misses with a body punch
and froch counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. froch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch rushes Douglas and presses him up against the ropes.
Douglas is leaning against froch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
froch taking a breather.
froch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
froch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
froch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
froch tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling froch to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and froch counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.
froch scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
froch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
froch stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
froch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas wants to land a leg kick but froch is out of range.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from froch.
froch throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
froch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
froch stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.
froch lands a nice hook to Douglas's body. Douglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
froch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
froch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
froch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Douglas's head backwards.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
froch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
froch throws a one two combo.
froch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
froch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
froch misses with a combination
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but froch is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas dodges the punch combination from froch.
froch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch'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.
froch tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and froch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Douglas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from froch.
Douglas blocks a head kick by froch.
froch lands a head kick!
Douglas forces froch back against the ropes and clinches.
Douglas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
froch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas.
froch manages to break the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
froch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas blocks a head kick by froch.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and froch is able to avoid easily.
Douglas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
froch defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from froch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
froch throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
A jab from Douglas misses.
froch checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Douglas throws a hook to the side of froch's head but froch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas throws a leg kick but froch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Douglas throws a leg kick but froch moved away.
froch works the jab nicely.
froch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. froch saw that one coming.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
froch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Douglas swings for the body but froch moves out of range.
Douglas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by froch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
froch sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
froch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
froch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
froch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by froch. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
froch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. froch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by froch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
froch misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marlo froch had his way with Billy Douglas in that round.
The cut man is working on marlo froch's cut.
That's time! froch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
froch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. froch saw that one coming.
Douglas throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
Douglas lands a body shot.
froch is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but froch manages to avoid it.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
froch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
froch misses with a wild body shot.
froch thows a body shot but no joy.
froch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
froch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from froch misses the target.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but froch is out of range.
Douglas throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
froch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
froch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
froch loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
No joy there for froch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
froch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
froch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - froch scores with a four punch combination!
froch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a body kick the misses
and froch counters with a stiff right hand.
froch moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a series of punches but froch moves out of range.
froch staying out of range there.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. froch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas scores with a hook.
Douglas throws a body kick the misses
and froch counters with a head kick.
froch connects with a looping right hand.
marlo froch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
froch wants to clinch.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but froch uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Douglas misses.
froch throws a head kick but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas misses with a double jab
and froch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but froch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Billy Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from froch misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
marlo froch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think froch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marlo froch!
marlo froch retains his lightweight title!
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