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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baku Bolo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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147 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Humberto Jamie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamie tries to move into range but Bolo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bolo misses with a body kick.
Jamie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolo moves away.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses.
Bolo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jamie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamie misses with a straight right.
Bolo looks to land a right hand but Jamie moved out of range.
Jamie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jamie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jamie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jamie jabs at Bolo's body.
Bolo scores with a one two! Jamie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bolo connects with the punch.
Jamie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jamie.
Jamie moves into the clinch.
Bolo takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jamie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bolo missing with a left hand there. Jamie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jamie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolo checks it well.
Bolo clobbers Jamie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jamie clinches with his opponent.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Jamie has the dominant position.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jamie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jamie landing knees to the body.
Jamie keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Jamie won't allow it.
Jamie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Nice uppercut lands for Bolo. That snapped Jamie's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Jamie as he connects with a hook.
Jamie slips under a jab.
Jamie slips under a jab from Bolo.
Bolo throws a combination. Jamie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolo misses with a two punch combination.
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamie.
Jamie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jamie's head.
Jamie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolo misses with a looping left.
Bolo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jamie moves away from the strike by Bolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jamie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolo.
Jamie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Bolo misses.
Bolo defending well as Jamie loads up on a big left hand.
Jamie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jamie clinches up with Bolo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jamie misses with a knee to the head.
Jamie scores a nice knee to the body.
Jamie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jamie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie looks gassed!
Jamie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolo throws a hook to the side of Jamie's head but Jamie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolo.
Jamie throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.
Bolo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolo.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Bolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamie.
Jamie throws a sloppy head kick and Bolo moves out of range easily.
Bolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jamie.
Jamie slips under a jab.
Bolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamie.
Bolo blocks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
Bolo misses with a body shot.
Jamie rushes Bolo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Bolo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Jamie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamie misses with a combination
and Bolo counters with a three punch combo that has Jamie backing up. Jamie nods at Bolo to acknowledge the strikes.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamie throws a lazy head kick
and Bolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolo walks into a jab.
Bolo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolo clobbers Jamie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bolo scores with a jab. Jamie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jamie circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolo throws a series of punches but Jamie avoids them all with ease.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bolo misses the shot to the body.
Jamie misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Jamie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bolo.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jamie can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bolo there.
Bolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamie.
Jamie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baku Bolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Jamie.
Good leg kick by Jamie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jamie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolo.
Bolo throws a nice looking combination but Jamie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolo swings for the body but Jamie moves out of range.
Bolo misses with a combination
and Jamie counters with a left to the body.
Bolo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jamie throws a series of punches but Bolo avoids them all with ease.
Jamie connects with a solid leg kick.
Jamie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bolo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bolo.
Bolo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamie tries to move into range but Bolo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Bolo there.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jamie throws a hook but Bolo avoids it easily.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jamie drives through and clinches with Bolo against the ropes.
Jamie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolo throws a one two combo.
Jamie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jamie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolo. Jamie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jamie 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.
Bolo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolo scores with a hook to the body. Jamie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Jamie does it's job there.
Bolo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Bolo does no damage.
Bolo throws a right and a left that Jamie avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo stuns Jamie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamie misses with a double jab
and Bolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jamie drives through and clinches with Bolo against the ropes.
Bolo tries to break free but Jamie pushes him back against the ropes.
Bolo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jamie prevents Bolo from breaking the clinch.
Jamie manages to break the clinch.
Bolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolo cracks a nice hook into Jamie's ribs.
Jamie tries to clinch up.
Jamie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bolo's head backwards.
Bolo misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jamie.
Bolo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jamie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolo.
Jamie misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
Nice shot lands for Bolo.
Jamie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolo needs to keep his hands up - Jamie had a free shot at his head there.
Jamie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolo thuds his right hand into Jamie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Jamie.
Jamie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bolo catches Jamie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jamie's hands.
Jamie instigates a clinch.
Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jamie landing knees to the body.
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.
Jamie lands a good knee to the midsection. Bolo won't want to take too many of those.
Jamie is breathing heavily.
Bolo avoids the elbow strike from Jamie, against the ropes.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jamie manages to break the clinch.
Bolo scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Jamie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jamie throws a leg kick which misses Bolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolo tries to avoid it.
Jamie tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
No joy there for Bolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolo, as that shot connected.
Bolo throws a good cross that connects.
Jamie throws a front kick that sends Bolo stumbling back into the ropes.
Bolo misses with a hook. Jamie ducked under it nicely.
Jamie thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jamie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jamie throws a body kick that misses.
Bolo misses with a combination
and Jamie counters with an inside leg kick.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Bolo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jamie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jamie moves into range and clinches up with Bolo.
Jamie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamie moves in looking to clinch but Bolo pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Jamie.
Jamie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Jamie misses.
Jamie walks into a straight right hand from Bolo.
Jamie closes the distance and clinches.
Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Bolo coming out on top.
Jamie dodges the punch combination from Bolo.
Bolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolo dodges the punch combination from Jamie.
Bolo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bolo.
Jamie misses with a looping right.
Bolo tries to bum rush Jamie with a series of wild strikes but Jamie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jamie misses with an uppercut. Bolo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jamie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolo looks to land a left hand but Jamie moved out of range nicely.
Jamie tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Jamie throws a head kick that misses.
Jamie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolo lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Bolo.
Bolo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Bolo.
Jamie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolo.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Jamie misses with a body shot.
Jamie drops his hands momentarily and Bolo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jamie throws a head kick but Bolo moves out of range.
Jamie throws a combination that misses
and Bolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamie loads up on a big right hand but Bolo slips the punch.
Jamie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bolo does it's job there.
Jamie misses with a body punch
and Bolo counters with a one-two to the body.
Bolo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolo connects with a jab.
Bolo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jamie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Bolo works over Jamie's head and body with a nice combination.
Jamie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bolo counters with a left and a right that stings Jamie.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamie.
Bolo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bolo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jamie slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
Jamie throws a body kick that misses.
Bolo scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Bolo.
Baku Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo lands with a straight right. Jamie didn't see that one coming.
Jamie swings for the body but Bolo moves out of range.
Bolo slips under a jab.
Bolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jamie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jamie.
Bolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jamie clinches up against the ropes.
Jamie tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Bolo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jamie is keeping busy.
Jamie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolo avoids the damage to the body.
Bolo has a couple of punches blocked by Jamie.
Jamie with a knee to the head.
Jamie has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolo lands an uppercut.
Jamie working Bolo over with knees to the body.
Bolo throws a head punch that misses.
Bolo lands with a left to the head.
Jamie with a knee to the head.
Bolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baku Bolo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamie 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... Humberto Jamie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Errol Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Klopotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the ring accompanied by Bebot. Klopotek has chosen Nas ft Puff Daddy Hate Me Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Errol Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pawel Klopotek's chin.
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Errol Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Klopotek!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopotek ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Klopotek moves away and avoids it.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Klopotek throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Klopotek moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Klopotek - the referee stops the clock and Gomez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Klopotek. Gomez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Klopotek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Klopotek.
Klopotek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klopotek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Klopotek should have avoided that one.
Klopotek ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Klopotek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klopotek.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez throws a hook but Klopotek avoids it easily.
Klopotek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A thudding body kick lands there by Klopotek!
Left hook, right uppercut from Klopotek.
It looks like Errol Gomez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klopotek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klopotek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klopotek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klopotek.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Klopotek.
Klopotek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klopotek misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Klopotek.
Errol Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klopotek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klopotek moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopotek throws a body kick that misses.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Klopotek lands a big head kick that sends Gomez to the canvas! Klopotek follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pawel Klopotek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Makosa Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Michinoku scoring with some ground and pound.
Michinoku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Douglas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michinoku stops Douglas from standing up.
Michinoku throwing strikes from guard but Douglas blocks nicely.
Douglas wants to stand and escape but Michinoku is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Michinoku fails with a takedown attempt.
Douglas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michinoku backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Makosa Michinoku has been cut.
Michinoku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michinoku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Douglas.
Michinoku fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makosa Michinoku.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makosa Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michinoku closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. Michinoku pushes Douglas against the ropes but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michinoku.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michinoku at a distance.
Michinoku will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michinoku looks gassed!
Douglas throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michinoku closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Douglas did well to prevent Michinoku getting side control.
Michinoku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Douglas trying to control here.
Michinoku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Douglas is trying is best to control the position here.
Michinoku throwing shots but Douglas is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku looks to land a strike but Douglas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Michinoku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michinoku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Douglas lands a head shot.
Michinoku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michinoku takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Billy Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michinoku shoots in and drives through. Douglas sprawls well.
Michinoku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Douglas as Michinoku shoots in.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michinoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lunges at Michinoku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michinoku's hand.
Michinoku fails with the takedown.
Douglas scores with a spinning back kick!
Douglas with a hook.
Douglas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Michinoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglas.
Michinoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Michinoku ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Michinoku throws a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas lands a body punch.
Michinoku tries for a takedown but Douglas manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Makosa Michinoku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michinoku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Makosa Michinoku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Douglas.
Douglas leaves Michinoku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Douglas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
Michinoku working the ground and pound but Douglas is defending the strikes.
Michinoku with the ground and pound but Douglas regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Michinoku is looking to advance position but Douglas won't allow it.
Michinoku throwing shots but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michinoku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Douglas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots.
Michinoku trying to control the pace.
Douglas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michinoku is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Douglas reverses the position - he's now on top in Michinoku's guard.
Michinoku is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku pushes Douglas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Douglas.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Michinoku scores with a nice strike.
No luck for Michinoku with that takedown attempt.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makosa Michinoku.
Douglas throws a right hand that Michinoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Michinoku also avoids with ease.
Michinoku closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Michinoku lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michinoku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michinoku won't allow Douglas to get back to his feet.
Michinoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Michinoku advances to half guard.
Douglas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michinoku looks to land a strike but Douglas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Michinoku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michinoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michinoku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michinoku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michinoku looking to pass the guard.
Michinoku throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Makosa Michinoku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Douglas slips under a jab from Michinoku.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michinoku fails with a takedown attempt.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Michinoku goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michinoku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makosa Michinoku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas clinches.
Michinoku drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michinoku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Douglas but Douglas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Douglas punishes Michinoku's body with a nice straight punch.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Michinoku gets a takedown into half guard.
Douglas kicks off Michinoku and gets to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Douglas, as that shot connected.
Michinoku lands a jab.
Michinoku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Michinoku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Michinoku.
Michinoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Michinoku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Michinoku persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Michinoku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Douglas rushes Michinoku and presses him up against the ropes.
Douglas lands with a right to the head.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
Douglas presses Michinoku against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Douglas on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas pushes Michinoku back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas gets through Michinoku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Douglas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Michinoku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas darts in and clinches Michinoku up against the ropes.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas gets through Michinoku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas is trying to maintain a safe position but Michinoku gets an underhook and turns Douglas into the ropes.
Michinoku has Douglas pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Douglas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michinoku backwards.
A short right from Douglas.
Douglas is pressed up against the ropes. Michinoku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Douglas down to the mat. Douglas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Douglas scores with a four punch combination!
Michinoku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
Douglas misses with a body punch
letting Michinoku counter with a right hand.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Michinoku moves out of range easily.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Michinoku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a body kick that stops Michinoku in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michinoku is defended easily by Douglas.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michinoku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Douglas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Douglas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vijzera Wangva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Rodrigues has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
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26
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vijzera Wangva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodrigues swinging wildly here.
Wangva dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wangva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Wangva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wangva!
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Rodrigues looking to control but Wangva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodrigues avoids the attempt from Wangva to control.
Rodrigues prevents Wangva from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangva is working hard here to advance position.
Rodrigues trying to control but Wangva is having none of it.
Rodrigues wants to control but Wangva has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wangva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wangva managing to control the position.
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.
Rodrigues won't allow Wangva to sweep him here.
Wangva seems keen to control Rodrigues's posture.
Rodrigues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wangva is proving hard to escape from.
Wangva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but instead Wangva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wangva wanted to stand there but Rodrigues had control of the position.
Wangva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wangva gets to his feet. Rodrigues looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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.
Wangva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
Wangva thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigues's side.
Rodrigues looks gassed!
Wangva scoring well with a low kick there.
Wangva thuds his right hand into Rodrigues's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wangva.
Wangva lands a front kick.
Wangva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wangva connects with a high kick.
It looks like Fabio Rodrigues has been cut.
A good leg kick by Wangva.
Wangva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wangva. Wangva obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Wangva.
Wangva lands a lovely overhand right.
Wangva lands a nice looking body kick.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vijzera Wangva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijzera Wangva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Rodrigues's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wangva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wangva.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wangva.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wangva!
Wangva lands a nice looking body kick.
Wangva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wangva throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangva scores with a push kick.
Rodrigues takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wangva. That's going to slow Rodrigues down.
Fabio Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wangva connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wangva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Wangva.
Wangva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangva cracks the inside of Rodrigues's front leg.
Wangva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wangva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wangva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Wangva drives through and clinches with Rodrigues against the ropes.
Wangva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wangva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodrigues has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wangva.
Wangva lands a knee to the head.
Rodrigues missing with knees to the body.
Wangva managing to block the knees to the body from Rodrigues.
A knee to the head by Wangva.
Wangva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wangva.
Rodrigues is looking to control Wangva's arms but Wangva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodrigues has his back to the ropes.
Wangva with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Wangva.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues is trying to break the clinch but Wangva is controlling him.
Wangva lands a body shot.
Rodrigues tries to stall but Wangva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wangva connects with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wangva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Wangva gets through Rodrigues's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wangva scores with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues tries to land knees in the clinch but Wangva avoids the damage to the body.
Wangva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodrigues up against the ropes.
Wangva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues is looking to control Wangva's arms but Wangva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodrigues has his back to the ropes.
Wangva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues tries to circle away but Wangva has him pinned against the ropes.
Come on Rodrigues - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wangva scores with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short right from Wangva.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Wangva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodrigues looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodrigues takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangva lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wangva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wangva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wangva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wangva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wangva tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wangva to the ground. Wangva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodrigues takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodrigues throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wangva counters with a low kick, right behind Rodrigues 's knee.
Wangva scores with a kick to the midsection.
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.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Vijzera Wangva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Rodrigues.
Wangva jabs Rodrigues right on the nose. Rodrigues blinks but takes it well.
Vijzera Wangva is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Wangva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Wangva.
Wangva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wangva tries a head kick but it misses.
Wangva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wangva scores with a spinning back kick!
Wangva throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wangva darts in and clinches Rodrigues up against the ropes.
Wangva avoiding damage as Rodrigues throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wangva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijzera Wangva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Rodrigues's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wangva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigues 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Wangva.
Rodrigues fails to land the takedown.
Wangva throws a combination that misses
and Rodrigues decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wangva's guard.
Rodrigues wants to get up but he can't break Wangva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wangva uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wangva feints and then cracks Rodrigues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodrigues down.
Rodrigues has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Wangva.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wangva.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wangva. Wangva obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wangva.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodrigues gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wangva.
Rodrigues tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wangva clinches with his opponent.
Wangva tries a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks it.
Rodrigues is trying to maintain a safe position but Wangva gets an underhook and turns Rodrigues into the ropes.
Wangva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodrigues lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodrigues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wangva avoiding damage as Rodrigues throws knees to the body.
Wangva connects with a knee to the head.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva pushes Rodrigues back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wangva lands a knee to the head.
Wangva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues tries to land knees in the clinch but Wangva avoids the damage to the body.
Wangva tries a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks it.
Wangva looking to throw knees to the head but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Wangva managing to block the knees to the body from Rodrigues.
Wangva lands a body shot.
Wangva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Wangva lands a nice uppercut.
Wangva scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Wangva has double underhooks.
Wangva controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wangva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodrigues feints and as Wangva raises his hands in defense, Rodrigues changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wangva is on top in guard.
Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fabio Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Rodrigues throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vijzera Wangva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wangva wants to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wangva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vijzera Wangva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wangva, 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijzera Wangva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MR STEEL PENN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Take Down has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MR STEEL PENN!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Down!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STEEL PENN throws a body punch but Down moves out of range.
STEEL PENN comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Down shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Down.
STEEL PENN thows a body shot but no joy.
MR STEEL PENN seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
STEEL PENN slips a straight right by Down.
Down gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Down misses.
STEEL PENN jabs at Down's body.
STEEL PENN missing with a left hand there. Down was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
STEEL PENN lands a nice shot to the body.
Down throws a series of punches but STEEL PENN moves out of range.
Down throws a series of punches but STEEL PENN avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. STEEL PENN catches Down right on the button with a cross.
Down drops his hands momentarily and STEEL PENN takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Down throws a nice looking combination but STEEL PENN bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
STEEL PENN scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Down looks gassed!
Down throws a hook but STEEL PENN blocks it.
STEEL PENN throws a looping overhand right but Down ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from STEEL PENN misses.
STEEL PENN bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Down's head backwards.
STEEL PENN scores with a shot to the body.
Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Down will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
STEEL PENN connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Down's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
STEEL PENN connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
STEEL PENN connects with the punch.
Down steps to the side to avoid the strikes from STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN jabs at Down's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around STEEL PENN's waist but STEEL PENN gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Down off to one side.
STEEL PENN fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
STEEL PENN misses with a body shot.
STEEL PENN wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Down misses the target.
Down gets cracked with a nice right hand there by STEEL PENN.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Down ducks under a wild hook from STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Down lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but STEEL PENN circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by STEEL PENN.
Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Down walks into a straight right hand from STEEL PENN.
A jab lands there for STEEL PENN.
Down looks to land a combination but STEEL PENN avoids it well.
MR STEEL PENN is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Down takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
STEEL PENN thuds a left hand into Down's body.
STEEL PENN stuns Down with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
STEEL PENN lands with a shot to the body.
Down takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
STEEL PENN scores with a hook to the body. Down takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Down takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Down on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
STEEL PENN scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Down moves forwards but STEEL PENN connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
STEEL PENN lands a body shot.
Down gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MR STEEL PENN dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Down moves out of range as STEEL PENN strikes.
Down doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
STEEL PENN misses with a looping left.
Down takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
STEEL PENN throws a good cross that connects.
STEEL PENN misses with an uppercut. Down saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN swings and misses with a hook to the body.
STEEL PENN is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Down can do to turn this around?
Down doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Down is breathing heavily.
STEEL PENN scores with a jab to the body.
STEEL PENN bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Down's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STEEL PENN lands a really nice looking cross but Down seems unphased.
STEEL PENN connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Down gets cracked with a nice right hand there by STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Down's head.
STEEL PENN scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
STEEL PENN lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Down misses its intended target.
STEEL PENN just misses with a punch to the body.
STEEL PENN lands a nice looking body shot.
STEEL PENN misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Down.
STEEL PENN avoids the body shot from Down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Down might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, STEEL PENN has got the better of the exchanges.
STEEL PENN fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Down on the side of the head.
STEEL PENN throws a body punch but Down moves out of range.
STEEL PENN tests Down's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Down on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
STEEL PENN fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down takes one on the chin but seems OK.
STEEL PENN ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
STEEL PENN scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Down, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Down moves away.
Take Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
STEEL PENN bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Down's head backwards.
STEEL PENN lands with a good body shot.
STEEL PENN changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Down takes a shot to the body in his stride.
STEEL PENN connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Down has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
STEEL PENN fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
STEEL PENN fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Down looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
STEEL PENN lands a jab to the head.
STEEL PENN lands a jab to Down's midsection.
MR STEEL PENN is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down misses with a hook.
STEEL PENN with a jab.
STEEL PENN fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Down moves forwards but STEEL PENN connects with a nice, crisp jab.
STEEL PENN lands a nice hook to Down's body. Down takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from STEEL PENN does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
STEEL PENN dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Down closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MR STEEL PENN dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
STEEL PENN scores with a shot to the body.
STEEL PENN throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
STEEL PENN misses with a straight left.
Down swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
STEEL PENN thows a body shot but no joy.
Down takes a body punch but keeps moving.
STEEL PENN misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
STEEL PENN waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Down.
Down takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Down misses with the combination.
Down takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STEEL PENN avoids a punch combination nicely.
Down misses with an uppercut.
STEEL PENN lands with a good body shot.
STEEL PENN cracks Down with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Down misses.
Down walks into a left hand.
Down takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Down takes a jab right on the kisser.
STEEL PENN connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Down's hands.
Take Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MR STEEL PENN is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down throws a hook but STEEL PENN blocks it.
STEEL PENN cracks Down with an open hand slap.
Down throws a series of punches but STEEL PENN avoids them all with ease.
STEEL PENN tests Down's chin there with a solid looking shot.
STEEL PENN scores with a jab.
Down on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
STEEL PENN fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
STEEL PENN cracks Down with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Down takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN throws a predictable looking body shot
and Down decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in STEEL PENN's guard.
STEEL PENN uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
STEEL PENN throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN avoids a punch combination nicely.
STEEL PENN digs a good hook to Down's body.
Down is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
STEEL PENN gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Down walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
STEEL PENN paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Down 's head but he takes it in his stride.
STEEL PENN lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Down takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Down might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
STEEL PENN lands with a cross.
STEEL PENN scores with a shot to the body.
STEEL PENN lands with a straight right. Down didn't see that one coming.
STEEL PENN uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Down has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. STEEL PENN darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by STEEL PENN there.
And that's the end of the fight!
MR STEEL PENN showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for STEEL PENN, 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MR STEEL PENN!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Mann has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luiz Soto's chin.
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20
145 lbs
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19
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Mann!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soto blocks a jab.
Mann tries to keep at a distance but Soto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mann tries to circle away but Soto has him pinned against the ropes.
Soto keeps control of Mann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mann smiles and moves away.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Soto 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.
Mann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soto forces his way into half guard.
Soto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soto is trying to control the action in half guard but Mann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mann is trying to stand back up but Soto is controlling him
Soto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mann sees it coming and defends easily.
Mann is trying to stand up here but Soto is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soto is working for a submission of some sort.
Mann is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mann lands a jab-cross combination.
Soto is rocked!
Soto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mann as he jumps to the side.
Oh Soto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann throws a nice looking combination but Soto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soto seems to have got his legs back now.
Mann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mann is trying to stand up here but Soto is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto throwing shots but Mann is blocking nicely.
Mann wants to get back to his feet.
Soto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mann!
Soto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soto looking to control but Mann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Luiz Soto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Mann throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mann throws a series of punches but Soto avoids them all with ease.
Soto gets a takedown into half guard.
Soto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mann sees it coming and defends easily.
Mann pushes Soto off looking to stand but Soto dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soto tries to pass to full mount but Mann defends it.
Soto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soto is looking for a kimura but Mann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soto to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mann wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soto has time to react.
Mann throws a nice looking combination but Soto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soto circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Luiz Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann throws a right and a left that Soto avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mann throws a series of punches but Soto avoids them all with ease.
Mann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tommy Mann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Mann misses with a series of wild punches.
Mann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soto.
Soto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mann looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Soto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mann prevents Soto from improving position.
Soto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mann is not content to let Soto control the position.
Mann is pushing Soto's head away, looking to escape. Soto manages to hold on to the position though.
Soto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Soto crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Mann does no damage.
Mann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luiz Soto will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mann throws a nice looking combination but Soto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mann lands a jab-cross combination.
Mann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soto circles away quickly and effectively.
Mann tries to bum rush Soto with a series of wild strikes but Soto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann throws a series of punches but Soto avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Mann does no damage.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Mann walks into a straight right hand from Soto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tommy Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann leaves Soto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Soto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Soto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mann?
Soto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mann to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mann shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mann is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann wants to get up but he can't break Soto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Mann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mann wanted to stand there but Soto had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soto is on top in guard.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soto won't allow Mann to get back to his feet.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tommy Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mann being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Soto stops Mann from standing up.
Soto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mann dives on top into guard.
Luiz Soto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mann has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Soto to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mann is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Soto pulls down on the head and he's put Mann to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luiz Soto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Rounded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rounded kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slayer - Raining Blood. Rounded has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Will Rounded has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
220 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch but Rounded is avoiding it.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch but Rounded is avoiding it.
Bradshaw tries to clinch up but Rounded circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradshaw should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rounded throws a hook to the side of Bradshaw's head but Bradshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
Bradshaw slips a jab from Rounded.
Rounded is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw tries to clinch there but Rounded circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Rounded moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradshaw moves in looking to clinch but Rounded pushes him off.
Bradshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rounded misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradshaw wants to clinch.
Bradshaw moves in looking to clinch but Rounded pushes him off.
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.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rounded swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nick Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rounded swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
Rounded swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Rounded is having none of it.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradshaw moves in looking to clinch but Rounded pushes him off.
Rounded throws a hook but Bradshaw avoids it easily.
Bradshaw ducks under a wild hook from Rounded.
Bradshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Bradshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradshaw tries to clinch there but Rounded circles away.
Bradshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rounded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rounded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradshaw tries to clinch up.
Bradshaw wants to clinch up but Rounded keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That round was too close to call.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rounded swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw wants to clinch up but Rounded keeps it at a distance.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Rounded is having none of it.
Rounded swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Rounded moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch but Rounded is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries to clinch up.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rounded misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshaw wants to clinch up but Rounded keeps it at a distance.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rounded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Rounded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
Bradshaw tries to clinch up but Rounded circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Bradshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
Bradshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rounded misses with a straight left.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rounded keeps the fight on the outside.
Rounded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rounded swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rounded throws a shot from downtown. Bradshaw moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rounded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Rounded swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshaw.
Rounded throws a shot from downtown. Bradshaw moves away and avoids it.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Rounded moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rounded keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Rounded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradshaw tries to clinch up but Rounded circles away and keeps his distance.
Rounded keeps the fight on the outside.
Rounded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rounded swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradshaw wants to clinch up but Rounded keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradshaw tries to clinch there but Rounded circles away.
Rounded keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradshaw wants to clinch.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rounded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
Rounded circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch but Rounded is avoiding it.
Rounded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradshaw wants to clinch.
Bradshaw wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries to clinch but Rounded moves out of range.
Rounded throws a nice looking combination but Bradshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradshaw wants to clinch up but Rounded keeps it at a distance.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Rounded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rounded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rounded.
Will Rounded has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rounded swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rounded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Rounded circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well Bradshaw 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 30:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the ring accompanied by Macho Man Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt - Watson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Savage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Watson tries to move to mount but Savage blocks the move with his legs.
Savage manages to get back to half guard.
Watson 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.
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.
Savage throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Savage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Savage 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.
Savage throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Watson advances position into side control!
Watson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is looking to regain half guard here but Watson keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Watson cracks Savage with a big elbow.
Savage misses with a strike from the bottom.
Watson looks up at the clock and then as Savage takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Watson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Savage tries to bench press Watson off him but Watson keeps the position.
Watson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Watson working the head with strikes.
Watson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Savage throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Savage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Savage is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is looking to escape.
Watson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Savage's thigh. Savage counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Savage is keeping the position.
Watson won't allow Savage to sweep him here.
Watson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Savage has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Savage's guard now.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage strikes from his own guard.
Savage throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Savage throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
Savage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson works over Savage with some ground and pound from guard.
Savage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Savage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Savage throws a lazy head kick
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savage's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Savage trying to strike off his back.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Savage has wrist control.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson stops Savage from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savage's guard.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Savage tries to strike from the bottom.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watson is looking to advance position but Savage has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Watson is trying to stand up.
Savage looking to finish Watson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watson!
Watson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Savage breaks from Watson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage working Watson over with strikes here.
Watson'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.
Savage landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watson's face.
Savage has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watson's face.
Watson is trying to stand up.
Tom Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savage looking to finish Watson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watson!
Watson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Savage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Watson is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Savage.
Savage is landing with some decent strikes but Watson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Savage lands a big shot there that rocks Watson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watson is rocked!
Savage dominating with strikes here.
Watson is still in real trouble! Can Savage finish him?
Savage lands a heavy elbow.
Watson is trying to stand up.
Savage breaks from Watson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Watson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Savage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Savage raining down shots from the mount!
Savage looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Savage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Savage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watson?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a big elbow.
Watson bucks up and throws Savage to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Savage misses with a takedown
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savage's guard.
Watson works over Savage with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Savage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watson is aware though and is defending well.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson stands up over Savage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Savage tries to strike from the bottom.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson is pushing down on Savage's leg trying to pass to half guard. Savage is fighting to maintain full guard but Watson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage wants to get back to full guard.
Savage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson thows a huge punch but Savage dodges it nicely.
Savage throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Savage moves into full guard.
Watson has gone for a leg lock! Savage slips out almost immediately though and dives into Watson's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Savage clinches.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watson.
Watson throws an elbow but it misses.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watson smiles and moves away.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Savage won't be happy with that.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
Savage tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Savage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Watson off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson holding both Savage 's hands and preventing any damage.
Watson is covering up but some of the strikes from Savage are getting through and doing damage.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet but Savage has full control of the position and if anything, Watson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Watson is covering up but some of the strikes from Savage are getting through and doing damage.
Savage lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Savage connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Watson to escape the position.
Savage gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Savage lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Watson.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet but Savage has full control of the position and if anything, Watson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Savage scores with punches to the body.
Savage is riding his opponent, not letting Watson buck him off.
Watson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Watson covers up after that shot from Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a shot to the body.
Savage lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Savage.
Savage scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Watson is looking for a way out.
Watson trying to get back to his feet but Savage is in full control for now.
Savage lands a shot to the head.
Savage looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Watson is trapped and Savage is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Watson trying to get back to his feet but Savage is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Savage lands shots from the back.
Watson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Watson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Watson is trying to stand back up.
Savage lands punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savage 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Savage!
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