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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frodo Baggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langford comes to the ring accompanied by The Fight Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Langford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frodo Baggs!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langford instigates a clinch.
Baggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baggs has Langford pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Langford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baggs tries a body shot but Langford blocks it.
Langford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baggs.
Baggs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Langford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evan Langford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frodo Baggs.
Langford has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Baggs uses from the top position.
Langford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Baggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baggs stopping the sweep attempt from Langford.
Langford keeping moving, preventing Baggs from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggs pushing down on Langford's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Langford pushes Baggs off looking to stand but Baggs dives back in and keeps control.
Baggs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Langford gets full guard.
Baggs has gone for a leg lock! Langford slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baggs's guard.
Langford trying to control but Baggs is working from the bottom.
Baggs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Langford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggs looking for a triangle here. Langford is fighting it but it looks tight! Baggs pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Langford is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Frodo Baggs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tu Lalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor The Hammer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tu Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Thor The Hammer has been cut.
The Hammer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lalla tries to roll over but The Hammer keeps him under control.
Lalla has a hand on The Hammer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. The Hammer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lalla is squirming around, avoiding The Hammer's attempts to control the action.
Lalla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lalla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The Hammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lalla sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lalla is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Hammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Hammer's back!
Lalla looking for the choke but no joy.
Lalla is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Hammer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The Hammer breaks Lalla's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lalla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Hammer lying in Lalla's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Lalla decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! The Hammer taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tu Lalla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayk Ulang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mayk Ulang!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulang shoots for a double leg takedown but Eduardo sprawls well. He's pushed Ulang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eduardo drops Ulang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ulang looks back up at him and smiles so Eduardo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ulang is rocked!
It looks like Mayk Ulang has been cut.
Eduardo dances in with a quick combination. Ulang is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Eduardo snaps Ulang's head back. Ulang stumbles backwards against the ropes. Eduardo steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ulang's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ulang just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Eduardo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton rushes Steele and presses him up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Steele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamilton is fending him off so far but Steele persists. Nope, Hamilton circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Hamilton is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Hamilton into the ropes.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Hamilton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steele is on top in guard.
Hamilton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steele wants to control from the top but Hamilton keeps moving.
Steele is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hamilton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hamilton has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Steele is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hamilton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steele is working hard here to advance position.
Steele is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hamilton has his hands clasped together but Steele extends an breaks Hamilton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory Steele!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Smilehoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida has chosen 24 theme song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Smilehoven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Almeida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smilehoven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smilehoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida works Smilehoven's body with a nice hook.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Almeida blocks it.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Almeida takes one to the side of the head.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smilehoven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Smilehoven's front leg but catches the back leg as Smilehoven tries to avoid it.
Almeida scores with a nice body kick.
Almeida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smilehoven's sensitive parts.
Almeida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses the shot to the body.
Smilehoven connects with a jab.
Smilehoven jabs at Almeida's body.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smilehoven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smilehoven misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a solid body kick.
Smilehoven throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smilehoven is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Almeida lands a front kick.
Smilehoven throws a solid leg kick but Almeida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smilehoven.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with an inside leg kick.
Smilehoven is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida pushes Smilehoven away with a front kick.
Smilehoven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smilehoven is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Smilehoven's front leg but catches the back leg as Smilehoven tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smilehoven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Almeida - the referee stops the clock and Smilehoven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Almeida. Smilehoven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smilehoven tries to land a body kick
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Almeida lands a head kick. Smilehoven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Almeida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smilehoven avoids the head kick by Almeida.
Smilehoven throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Almeida - that will leave a mark!
Almeida thumps Smilehoven with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smilehoven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Almeida - the referee stops the clock and Smilehoven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Almeida. Smilehoven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Almeida lands a head kick. Smilehoven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jim Smilehoven has been cut.
Smilehoven looks to throw the jab but Almeida is out of range.
Smilehoven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smilehoven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almeida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smilehoven missing with a left hand there. Almeida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smilehoven throws out the jab.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Smilehoven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smilehoven in his tracks.
Smilehoven looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida thumps Smilehoven with a low kick.
Smilehoven misses with a jab to the body
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Smilehoven shrugs it off.
Almeida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smilehoven was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a body shot.
Smilehoven misses with a head kick.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smilehoven swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almeida counters with a head kick. That will keep Smilehoven thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smilehoven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smilehoven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot by Almeida.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smilehoven manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Almeida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Smilehoven's cut.
That's time! Smilehoven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Almeida swings for the body but Smilehoven moves out of range.
Smilehoven blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida lands a front kick.
Smilehoven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Almeida 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.
Almeida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Almeida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Almeida lands.
Smilehoven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almeida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Almeida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jim Smilehoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Smilehoven throws a solid leg kick but Almeida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smilehoven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida walks into a straight right hand from Smilehoven.
Almeida lands a head shot.
Smilehoven misses with a combination
and Almeida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smilehoven looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Smilehoven cracks Almeida with a good jab.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smilehoven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smilehoven misses with a low kick.
Smilehoven throws an overhand right that lands on Almeida's shoulder, as Almeida tries to avoid the shot.
Smilehoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
Almeida works Smilehoven's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smilehoven misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smilehoven swings away with a body shot that misses
and Almeida counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Smilehoven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smilehoven misses with a head kick.
Jim Smilehoven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Smilehoven misses.
Anthony Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smilehoven misses with the combination.
Smilehoven throws a lazy right hand but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smilehoven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almeida.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Smilehoven's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smilehoven doesn't seem bothered though.
Almeida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smilehoven's calf.
Almeida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Almeida lands a slapping body shot.
Almeida cracks a nice hook into Smilehoven's ribs.
Nice body kick from Almeida.
Almeida jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Almeida lands but Smilehoven takes it in his stride.
Almeida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smilehoven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almeida jabs Smilehoven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almeida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smilehoven's sensitive parts.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almeida lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Almeida lands a jab to Smilehoven's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Almeida.
Smilehoven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almeida to score with a decent uppercut.
Almeida lands a head kick!
Almeida lands a jab to Smilehoven's midsection.
Almeida lands a nice hook to Smilehoven's body. Smilehoven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smilehoven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Almeida to score with a decent uppercut.
Almeida tests Smilehoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smilehoven rather than just go for the knockout.
Smilehoven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida throws a nice head kick!
Almeida thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
and Almeida counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Smilehoven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Almeida lands but Smilehoven takes it in his stride.
Almeida connects with an inside leg kick.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a nice body kick.
Smilehoven throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Smilehoven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a good low kick that Smilehoven was not able to check.
Smilehoven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almeida lands with a cross.
Almeida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smilehoven's head.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida tests Smilehoven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Smilehoven's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smilehoven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smilehoven throws out the jab.
Smilehoven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida lands a high kick!
Almeida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smilehoven's head.
Smilehoven takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Almeida scores with a spinning back kick!
Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida scoring well with a low kick there.
Smilehoven throws a combination that misses
letting Almeida counter with a right hand.
Smilehoven throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Smilehoven is predictable there
and Almeida counters with a body kick.
Smilehoven misses with a hook. Almeida ducked under it nicely.
Smilehoven throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Almeida lands a nice shot to the body.
Anthony Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida cracks Smilehoven with a good jab.
Smilehoven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almeida can pounce on him.
Smilehoven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smilehoven walks into a stiff left hand from Almeida.
A jab from Almeida does it's job there.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smilehoven thinking.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Smilehoven misses with a double jab
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smilehoven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida counters with a head kick.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smilehoven.
Smilehoven throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Smilehoven misses the shot to the body.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smilehoven.
Smilehoven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smilehoven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almeida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smilehoven on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almeida.
Smilehoven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smilehoven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smilehoven throws a body punch but Almeida moves out of range.
Almeida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Almeida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smilehoven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Almeida throws a head kick that half lands.
Smilehoven throws a big shot that misses.
Smilehoven throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Smilehoven down.
Crunch! Almeida slams his shin into Smilehoven's torso.
Smilehoven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almeida.
Smilehoven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smilehoven tries to move into range but Almeida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Almeida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smilehoven doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smilehoven misses with a body shot.
Almeida lands with a good body shot.
Smilehoven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smilehoven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Almeida scores with a jab to the head.
Smilehoven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida scores with a head kick.
Smilehoven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Almeida counters with a body kick that stops Smilehoven in his tracks momentarily.
Jim Smilehoven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smilehoven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Almeida 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Almeida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko CroCop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying CroCop's choice of entrance music: commentators are fucked. Mirko CroCop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko CroCop!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by CroCop.
Kaka thuds his right hand into CroCop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaka wants it to stay on the feet.
CroCop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaka.
Kaka scores with a sloppy right hand. CroCop should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mirko CroCop has been cut.
CroCop blocks a head kick by Kaka.
Kaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaka scores with a hook to the body. CroCop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
CroCop moves away from the strike by Kaka.
Kaka lands a jab to CroCop's midsection.
CroCop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Kaka.
Kaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Japa Kaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
CroCop tries to clinch there but Kaka circles away.
Kaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaka lands a two punch combo.
Kaka cracks CroCop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kaka lands a really nice looking cross but CroCop seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
CroCop looks gassed!
Kaka scores with a one two! CroCop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kaka scores with a body shot.
CroCop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
CroCop takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
CroCop dodges the punch combination from Kaka.
Kaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped CroCop in his tracks.
Kaka drops CroCop with a nice combination! Kaka dives into CroCop's guard, looking to finish!
CroCop is rocked!
Kaka stands up from CroCop's guard - Kaka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka cracks CroCop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
CroCop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
CroCop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaka connects with a jab.
CroCop is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaka finish him?
That has opened up Mirko CroCop's cut even more.
Kaka connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends CroCop to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Japa Kaka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Muchacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mr wonderful's chin.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Muchacho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wonderful defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Muchacho.
Muchacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Muchacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown but wonderful manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muchacho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Muchacho.
Muchacho blocks a head kick by wonderful.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muchacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wonderful tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Muchacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance.
wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch.
wonderful misses with a head kick.
Muchacho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Muchacho won't allow wonderful to sweep him here.
Muchacho trying to stand up but can't free himself from wonderful's guard.
Muchacho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho stands up and waves to wonderful to follow him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muchacho is defended easily by wonderful.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
wonderful wants to clinch up but Muchacho keeps it at a distance.
wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown. wonderful tries to sprawl out of it but Muchacho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. wonderful manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but wonderful shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it.
wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho moves out of range.
Muchacho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown but wonderful manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muchacho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho fails with a takedown attempt.
Muchacho looks gassed!
That kick from wonderful tenderised Muchacho's leg. Muchacho is trying to keep his angry face on.
wonderful stuffs the takedown attempt from Muchacho. Muchacho gets slowly back to his feet.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Muchacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wonderful instigates a clinch.
wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muchacho gets tackled into the ropes by wonderful. wonderful maintains the clinch.
Muchacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with wonderful's elbow.
Muchacho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
wonderful working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from wonderful.
Muchacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muchacho gets through wonderful's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muchacho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Muchacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside.
wonderful prevents a body shot from Muchacho.
wonderful tries to land a knee to the head but Muchacho blocks with his arms.
wonderful lands an elbow inside.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muchacho tries to work over wonderful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muchacho lands with a light punch inside.
wonderful using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
wonderful makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muchacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wonderful looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
wonderful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muchacho is defending well for now.
wonderful throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muchacho blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from wonderful.
wonderful lands with a left to the head.
wonderful lands an elbow that stopped Muchacho in his tracks for a moment.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wonderful lands with a short shot to the head.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wonderful gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from wonderful.
A shot in the inside from wonderful.
Muchacho avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
wonderful tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
wonderful breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Muchacho shoots in but no luck this time.
Muchacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Muchacho swats away the attempt to clinch by wonderful.
wonderful leaves Muchacho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
wonderful moves into the clinch.
Muchacho tries to break free but wonderful pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wonderful tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho stalling in the clinch but wonderful improves position.
wonderful breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
wonderful thumps Muchacho with a low kick.
mr wonderful is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
wonderful stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and wonderful wants it to stay on the feet.
Muchacho shoots in looking for a takedown. wonderful tries to sprawl out of it but Muchacho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. wonderful manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
wonderful displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance.
wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it.
wonderful pushes Muchacho up against the ropes in a clinch.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside.
wonderful lands a nice uppercut.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muchacho is looking to control wonderful's arms but wonderful gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muchacho has his back to the ropes.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
wonderful on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Muchacho.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr wonderful dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
wonderful lands a jab to Muchacho's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - wonderful looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
wonderful doesn't manage to clinch there - Muchacho circles away.
wonderful has Muchacho up against the ropes in a clinch.
wonderful lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
wonderful prevents a body shot from Muchacho.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muchacho lands with a short shot to the head.
wonderful takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muchacho blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, wonderful scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muchacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho misses with the head strike.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muchacho presses wonderful against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muchacho dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
Muchacho decides to pull guard.
Muchacho looking to hit a scissor sweep but wonderful is one step ahead there.
wonderful has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho pulls wonderful in to control the position.
wonderful tries to free his leg and advance position but Muchacho is retaining full guard.
Muchacho pulls wonderful in close to his closed guard and prevents wonderful from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muchacho.
Muchacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but wonderful circles away.
Muchacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
wonderful tries to clinch up but Muchacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Muchacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. wonderful defends it nicely.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Muchacho.
wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
wonderful rushes Muchacho and presses him up against the ropes.
wonderful misses with an elbow strike.
wonderful takes a knee to the side of the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Muchacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muchacho misses with a body punch.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muchacho is trying to stall.
wonderful blocks an uppercut.
Muchacho tries to stall but wonderful uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muchacho blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Muchacho throws a head punch that misses.
Muchacho tries to work over wonderful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
wonderful lands a right hand.
Muchacho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muchacho blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muchacho is looking to control wonderful's arms but wonderful gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muchacho has his back to the ropes.
Muchacho missing with knees to the body.
Muchacho throws a punch but it's blocked by wonderful.
Muchacho has a couple of punches blocked by wonderful.
wonderful scores with a hook to the body.
mr wonderful has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from wonderful on the inside.
wonderful makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
wonderful softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
wonderful misses with a knee to the head.
wonderful working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muchacho tries to throw a body punch but wonderful avoids it by throwing Muchacho back against the cage.
wonderful scores with a shot to the side of Muchacho's head.
wonderful blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from wonderful.
wonderful throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from wonderful.
Muchacho avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
wonderful lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Muchacho - that landed with a thud.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muchacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
wonderful breaks from the clinch.
wonderful moves into range and clinches up with Muchacho.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful can't find room to land a body shot as Muchacho controls the action.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muchacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muchacho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. wonderful tries to avoid it but Muchacho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag wonderful to the ground. wonderful escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muchacho moves out of range of the body kick.
wonderful darts in and clinches Muchacho up against the ropes.
Muchacho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful working hard to break the clinch.
Muchacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Muchacho.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muchacho blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful misses with a hook to the ribs.
wonderful tries a knee to the head but Muchacho blocks it.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchacho.
A hook to the body from Muchacho.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Muchacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr wonderful dominated that second round.
That's time! wonderful's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts wonderful as he jumps to the side.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch but Muchacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muchacho looks for a takedown but wonderful sprawls well.
wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch.
wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho is having none of it.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muchacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muchacho shoots in but no luck this time.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Muchacho.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as wonderful sprawls well. wonderful wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Muchacho gets slowly back to his feet.
wonderful forces Muchacho back against the ropes and clinches.
wonderful misses with some punches.
Muchacho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as wonderful walks away with a smile on his face. Muchacho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muchacho gets a takedown into half guard.
wonderful is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wonderful is pressing down on Muchacho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wonderful has his feet on Muchacho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown but wonderful shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
wonderful tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muchacho.
wonderful tries to clinch but Muchacho moves out of range.
wonderful fails in his attempt to clinch.
wonderful tries to clinch up.
wonderful wants to clinch up but Muchacho keeps it at a distance.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with wonderful but wonderful pushes him off and we're back to square one.
wonderful is looking to clinch.
Muchacho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches wonderful napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho wants to stand but wonderful is controlling his arm.
Muchacho decides to stand back up.
wonderful rushes Muchacho and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from wonderful on the inside.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muchacho scores with a shoulder strike.
wonderful throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchacho.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Muchacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ivan Muchacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wonderful is trying to break the clinch but Muchacho is controlling him.
wonderful looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by wonderful.
Muchacho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Muchacho throws a strike but wonderful avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
wonderful is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muchacho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho trying to control the position.
Muchacho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but wonderful puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
wonderful passes into side control, despite Muchacho's attempt to control the position.
Muchacho tries to buck wonderful off but wonderful is having none of it.
A control attempt from Muchacho but he's now mounted!
Muchacho wants to control but wonderful is having none of it.
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.
wonderful tries to control but Muchacho wriggling away.
Muchacho wants to hold on but wonderful pushes him away.
mr wonderful is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muchacho working to try and regain half guard.
wonderful controlling from mount.
Muchacho tries to lock up and control but wonderful gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 mr wonderful.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wonderful, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr wonderful!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thabiso Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Thabiso Rowan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thabiso Rowan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28
193 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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24
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thabiso Rowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowan is defended easily by Viceroy.
Rowan tries to clinch there but Viceroy circles away.
Rowan closes the distance and clinches up with Viceroy, looking for a takedown. Rowan pushes Viceroy against the ropes but Viceroy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Viceroy.
Rowan forces Viceroy back against the ropes and clinches.
Viceroy prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thabiso Rowan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viceroy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rowan.
Viceroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Viceroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Rowan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Viceroy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viceroy lands a left hand.
A short right from Viceroy on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viceroy.
A short uppercut from Viceroy.
Viceroy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rowan is breathing heavily.
Rowan taking a breather.
Viceroy trying to control the position but instead, Rowan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viceroy into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Viceroy.
Rowan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan fails to pull guard.
Viceroy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rowan up against the ropes.
Viceroy scores with a hook to the body.
Viceroy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rowans head.
Viceroy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rowan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Viceroy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Viceroy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Viceroy lands a left hand.
Viceroy stalling in the clinch.
Viceroy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Viceroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Viceroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Viceroy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Viceroy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Viceroy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rowans head.
Rowan can't get the takedown.
Rowan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Viceroy is working Rowan over against the ropes.
Viceroy is leaning against Rowan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Viceroy lands with a left to the head.
Viceroy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy is working Rowan over against the ropes.
Viceroy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Thabiso Rowan has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Viceroy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Viceroy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viceroy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Viceroy.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Viceroy scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Viceroy.
The referee calls for Viceroy to work.
A short right from Viceroy on the inside.
Viceroy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Viceroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rowan is trying to stall.
Viceroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Viceroy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viceroy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Viceroy presses Rowan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viceroy looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viceroy landing knees to the head.
Viceroy lands a shot to the body.
Viceroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Viceroy lands a knee to the head.
Viceroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viceroy lands a shot to the body.
Viceroy lands with a light punch inside.
Viceroy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Viceroy gets underhooks to prevent Rowan's takedown attempt.
Viceroy avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Viceroy.
Viceroy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viceroy lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Viceroy.
Viceroy lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Viceroy.
Viceroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Viceroy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Viceroy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Viceroy.
Viceroy pushes Rowan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Viceroy.
Viceroy is struggling to control the position.
Rowan wants to stall.
Viceroy lands a shot to the body.
Viceroy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Viceroy.
Viceroy lands with a light punch inside.
Viceroy lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viceroy avoiding damage.
Rowan takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viceroy connects with a knee to the head.
Viceroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Viceroy.
Still in the clinch, Viceroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viceroy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Viceroy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thabiso Rowan's cut.
That's time! Rowan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rowan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Viceroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viceroy lands with a hook. Rowan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rowan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thabiso Rowan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viceroy punishes Rowan's body with a nice straight punch.
Viceroy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Viceroy closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rowan tries for a takedown but Viceroy manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Viceroy.
Viceroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Viceroy with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Viceroy lands with a right to the head.
Viceroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rowan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Viceroy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy takes the fight into the clinch.
Viceroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Rowan gets an underhook and turns Viceroy into the ropes.
Viceroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Viceroy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Viceroy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viceroy.
Viceroy lands a body punch.
Rowan has clasped his hands together around Viceroy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rowan throwing strikes but Viceroy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Viceroy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Viceroy is putting a hurting on Rowan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rowan is trying to get back to half guard.
Viceroy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Viceroy advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Viceroy controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Viceroy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rowan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Viceroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rowan looks a forlorn figure.
Viceroy with shots to the head and body - Rowan looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viceroy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Viceroy wants to control the pace but Rowan is squirming around nicely.
Rowan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rowan tries to get out of the position.
Viceroy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rowan?
Viceroy wants to control the pace but Rowan is squirming around nicely.
Viceroy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Viceroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viceroy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rowan taking shots to the head.
Viceroy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Viceroy with the ground and pound from mount.
Viceroy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viceroy with good strikes from the mount here!
Viceroy controlling from the full mount.
Viceroy is landing with some decent strikes but Rowan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rowan is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viceroy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Rowan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Viceroy unloading with bombs!
Oh Rowan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rowan taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Rowan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Viceroy postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rowan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rowan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Viceroy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Le Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron comes to the ring accompanied by Gucci Mane - It's Over. Le Tank comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trooper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Christian Aaron has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
146 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Aaron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Le Tank!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaron lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Tank looks to land a right hand but Aaron moved out of range.
Le Tank looks to land a right hand but Aaron moved out of range.
Aaron lands with an overhand left.
Aaron ducks under a wild hook from Le Tank.
Le Tank misses with a body shot
and Le Tank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Tank throws a hook to the side of Aaron's head but Aaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Tank thows a leg kick but Aaron checks it
and Aaron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Tank takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Tank looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Le Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aaron's head.
Le Tank is trying to control. Aaron wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aaron is looking to improve his position.
Aaron really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Le Tank lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank wants to control but Aaron is keeping him busy.
Le Tank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aaron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aaron trying to control here.
Aaron is looking to improve his position.
Aaron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le Tank.
Le Tank working over Aaron with some ground and pound. Aaron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aaron is looking to improve his position.
Le Tank is looking to take a break and control but Aaron is keeping him honest, looking to work 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.
Aaron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Le Tank's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Le Tank's back!
Aaron wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy.
Le Tank wants to control his opponent's hands but Aaron gets his hands free.
Aaron will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Le Tank turns into Aaron and is now in his guard.
Le Tank tries to free his leg and advance position but Aaron is retaining full guard.
Le Tank throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aaron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank throws and elbow that misses. Aaron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Le Tank's guard. Nice move by Aaron!
Le Tank is looking to sweep but instead, Aaron has passed into half guard.
Le Tank is looking for a sweep. Aaron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aaron trying to control the action but Le Tank is working from the bottom.
Le Tank is doing well to control the position and prevent Aaron from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le Tank is trying to maintain the position but Aaron is very close to passing his half guard.
Hank Le Tank has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Le Tank tries to score with a low kick but Aaron moves his leg out of the way.
Le Tank throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Aaron counter with a right hand.
Aaron checks a leg kick.
Le Tank looks for a takedown but Aaron sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Le Tank.
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 Christian Aaron will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aaron gets tackled into the ropes by Le Tank. Le Tank maintains the clinch.
Le Tank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Tank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aaron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Tank. Aaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Tank darts in trying to clinch
and Aaron counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Le Tank misses with a double jab
and Aaron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Tank shoots for a takedown but Aaron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Tank shoots in but no luck this time.
Aaron has Le Tank up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Le Tank jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aaron walks away with a smile on his face. Le Tank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christian Aaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Le Tank.
Le Tank tries to bum rush Aaron with a series of wild strikes but Aaron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Tank fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aaron avoids it really well and circles away.
Aaron digs a good body shot into Le Tank's ribs.
Christian Aaron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Tank misses with a hook to the body
and Aaron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Tank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aaron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Tank.
Aaron rushes Le Tank and presses him up against the ropes.
Aaron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Tank's elbow.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aaron cracks Le Tank with a nice body shot.
Le Tank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but Le Tank blocks it.
Le Tank wants the takedown. Aaron is fighting it off but Le Tank persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aaron's guard against the ropes.
Le Tank with a flurry of punches that miss.
Le Tank connects with a couple of short punches.
Le Tank content to stall in guard here.
Le Tank sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aaron's guard.
Le Tank throwing shots but Aaron is blocking nicely.
Aaron wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aaron keeps working.
Le Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank working over Aaron with some ground and pound. Aaron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Le Tank there.
Aaron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Tank.
Le Tank looks to land a strike but Aaron avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aaron keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.
Le Tank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank drops back looking for a leg! Aaron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aaron manages to kick Le Tank off! Le Tank jumps back into Aaron's guard.
Le Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Aaron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Tank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Le Tank postures up in Aaron's guard and throws a big left but Aaron blocks it.
Le Tank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aaron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Tank controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Christian Aaron will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aaron stuffs the takedown.
Le Tank looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Le Tank misses the body punch
and Aaron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Tank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aaron has him pressed against the ropes.
Aaron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Tank avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Tank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le Tank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron avoids the body shot from Le Tank.
Aaron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aaron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Tank.
Christian Aaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Le Tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aaron is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Le Tank looks for a takedown but Aaron sprawls well.
Aaron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Tank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Tank closes the distance and clinches up with Aaron, looking for a takedown. Le Tank pushes Aaron against the ropes but Aaron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le Tank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aaron rather than just go for the knockout.
Aaron has managed to clinch.
Aaron lands a knee to the head.
Le Tank is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Aaron can't fight it off and eventually Le Tank manages to take the fight to the floor. Aaron looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aaron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank wants to control from the top but Aaron keeps moving.
Le Tank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Le Tank loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aaron keeping moving, preventing Le Tank from controlling successfully.
Le Tank slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aaron manages to get back to half guard.
Le Tank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Le Tank connects with a nice short shot to Aaron's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aaron defending well though.
Le Tank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Le Tank connects with a nice short shot to Aaron's temple.
Le Tank content to control rather than advance.
Le Tank wants to take a breather but Aaron is having none of it.
Le Tank winds up and cracks Aaron with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Tank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aaron defending well though.
Le Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Le Tank.
Le Tank is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aaron doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Le Tank.
Le Tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aaron's head.
Le Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le Tank thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Le Tank misses
and Aaron counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Tank misses with a few strikes there.
Le Tank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aaron is fending him off so far but Le Tank persists. Nope, Aaron circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Tank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aaron moves into the clinch.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but Le Tank blocks it.
Aaron crunches a lovely knee into Le Tank's ribcage.
Aaron trying to land knees to the body.
Aaron swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Tank uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aaron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Aaron.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Tank avoids it.
Aaron working aggressively here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Come on Le Tank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aaron lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Le Tank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Le Tank lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Le Tank wants to take a breather but Aaron is having none of it.
Le Tank wants to pass the guard but Aaron is defending well.
Aaron is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Tank is keen to just control but Aaron is a slippery customer.
Le Tank throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Le Tank there.
Aaron on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank trying to control from half guard but Aaron is working away.
Le Tank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aaron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Tank lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Le Tank.
Le Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aaron taking some punishment here, with Le Tank in his half guard.
Le Tank looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le Tank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank trying to control from half guard but Aaron is working away.
Le Tank performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Le Tank is trying to control the action in half guard but Aaron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Le Tank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Tank seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aaron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Le Tank scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hank Le Tank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aaron on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Le Tank is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaron really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Le Tank trying to control but Aaron is having none of it.
Le Tank is landing with some decent strikes but Aaron is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aaron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Le Tank with the ground and pound from mount.
Le Tank with a couple of short strikes.
Le Tank postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aaron looks a forlorn figure.
Aaron is rocked!
Le Tank working for a submission but Aaron is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Le Tank dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Le Tank misses with a combination
and Aaron counters by clinching up.
Le Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Tank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Tank is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
Le Tank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le Tank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le Tank breaks from the clinch.
Le Tank jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Tank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aaron is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le Tank closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aaron circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Tank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aaron moves out of range of the body kick from Le Tank.
Aaron checks a leg kick.
Le Tank does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Tank has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Le Tank does no damage.
Le Tank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Tank swinging wildly here.
Le Tank takes a swing at Aaron's ribcage but misses.
Aaron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le Tank shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Le Tank wants to control but Aaron is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaron tries to roll over but Le Tank keeps him under control.
Le Tank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Le Tank missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Le Tank throwing shots but Aaron is blocking nicely.
Aaron wants to control but Le Tank is keeping busy.
Le Tank thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aaron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le Tank.
Aaron is in trouble now - Le Tank has advanced to mount!
Le Tank breaks from Aaron's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aaron?
Le Tank landing strikes, looking to finish!
Le Tank unloading with bombs!
Oh Aaron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Tank dominating with strikes here.
Le Tank with a couple of short strikes.
Le Tank lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Le Tank cracks Aaron with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aaron working to try and regain half guard.
Le Tank takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Tank with the ground and pound from mount.
Le Tank can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aaron is looking to escape.
Le Tank lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aaron hang on?
Le Tank working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Tank pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Le Tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Tank is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Le Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Le Tank has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Le Tank! Hank Le Tank retains his bantamweight title!
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