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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Zito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zito has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Tyrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Zito!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zito.
Hank Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrell throws a series of punches but Zito moves out of range.
Zito throws the kick towards the body but Tyrell avoids it.
Tyrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Zito.
Tyrell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zito looks gassed!
Tyrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zito blocks an elbow strike.
Tyrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zito.
Tyrell lands a good knee to the midsection. Zito won't want to take too many of those.
Tyrell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Tyrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyrell missing with knees to the body.
Tyrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zito blocks the elbow strike.
Tyrell landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrell crunches a lovely knee into Zito's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyrell.
Tyrell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tyrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zito avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyrell throws an elbow but misses.
Tyrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zito's defenses.
Tyrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyrell scores a nice knee to the body.
Zito avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyrell.
Tyrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tyrell.
Tyrell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyrell obliges.
Tyrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyrell obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyrell obliges.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zito dodges an elbow strike from Tyrell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyrell obliges.
Zito dodges an elbow strike from Tyrell.
Tyrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zito avoids it.
Tyrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyrell lands a nice elbow.
Zito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tyrell scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Tyrell.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Zito blocks an elbow strike.
Tyrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyrell tries a knee to the head but Zito blocks it.
Tyrell connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell throws an elbow that misses.
Tyrell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zito dodges an elbow strike from Tyrell.
Zito blocks an elbow strike.
Tyrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tyrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zito's brow.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped Zito in his tracks for a moment.
Tyrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyrell with a knee to the head.
Tyrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zito's defenses.
Tyrell throws an elbow that misses.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped Zito in his tracks for a moment.
Tyrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zito avoids the elbow strike from Tyrell, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tyrell lands a knee to the head.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Tyrell connects with a knee to the head.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped Zito in his tracks for a moment.
Tyrell landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyrell throws an elbow but misses.
Tyrell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyrell working Zito over with knees to the body.
Tyrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyrell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyrell scores with a knee to the head.
Tyrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zito.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Tyrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Tyrell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyrell tries to clinch up but Zito circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyrell fails to land with a series of punches.
Zito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrell.
Zito takes one to the side of the head.
Tyrell misses the jab.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyrell is looking to clinch but Zito is avoiding it.
Tyrell connects with a right hand. Zito shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Zito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zito avoids the head kick by Tyrell.
Zito throws a shot from downtown. Tyrell moves away and avoids it.
Zito is breathing heavily.
Tyrell throws a head kick but Zito moves out of range.
Zito blocks a head kick by Tyrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrell throws a right and a left that Zito avoids nicely.
Tyrell cracks Zito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zito moves away from the strike by Tyrell.
Tyrell tries to clinch but Zito moves out of range.
Tyrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Zito's head.
Tyrell misses with a hook.
Tyrell slips under a jab from Zito.
Tyrell scores with a hook.
Tyrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyrell connects with a high kick.
Tyrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zito avoids the body shot from Tyrell.
No joy there for Zito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyrell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrell throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Tyrell misses with the combination.
Tyrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyrell looks to land a right hand but Zito moved out of range.
Zito walks into a left hand.
Tyrell tries to clinch but Zito is having none of it.
Hank Tyrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyrell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zito.
Tyrell wants to clinch up but Zito keeps it at a distance.
Zito slips under a jab.
Tyrell rushes Zito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Tyrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zito's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyrell throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zito takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyrell landing knees to the head.
Zito blocks an elbow strike.
Tyrell lands a knee to the head.
Tyrell working Zito over with knees to the body.
Tyrell missing with knees to the body.
Tyrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyrell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tyrell lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Tyrell.
Tyrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Zito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Tyrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zito is defending well for now.
Hank Tyrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zito blocks the elbow strike.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the head but Zito blocks with his arms.
Tyrell misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell landing knees to the head.
Tyrell misses with an elbow strike.
Tyrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyrell managing to block the knees to the body from Zito.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tyrell obliges.
Tyrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Zito blocks an elbow strike.
Zito blocks an elbow strike from Tyrell.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Zito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyrell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyrell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zito managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrell misses with an elbow strike.
Tyrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Tyrell 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. And we move into the final round!
Zito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zito throws a sloppy head kick and Tyrell moves out of range easily.
Tyrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Tyrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrell clinches.
Tyrell lands a good knee to the midsection. Zito won't want to take too many of those.
Tyrell with a knee to the head.
Tyrell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyrell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Tyrell lands an elbow just above Zito 's eye.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped Zito in his tracks for a moment.
Zito avoiding damage as Tyrell throws knees to the body.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyrell.
Zito takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tyrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zito takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Tyrell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tyrell.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Zito avoids the elbow strike from Tyrell, against the cage.
Tyrell lands a nice elbow.
Tyrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zito's defenses.
Tyrell lands an elbow inside that Zito shrugs off.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the head but Zito blocks with his arms.
Tyrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Tyrell lands a damaging elbow.
Tyrell landing knees to the body.
Tyrell lands an elbow that stopped Zito in his tracks for a moment.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the head but Zito blocks with his arms.
Hank Tyrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Zito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zito takes an elbow to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zito in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tyrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tyrell working Zito over with knees to the body.
Tyrell misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zito is defending well for now.
Tyrell working Zito over with knees to the body.
Tyrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Zito avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyrell.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zito avoids it.
Tyrell tries to land a knee to the head but Zito blocks with his arms.
Tyrell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zito blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Tyrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyrell 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 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Tyrell!
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