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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Baracus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baracus's entrance music is Great Expectations - Diggy Simmons. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bosco Baracus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Irons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracus slips a jab and a cross from Irons.
Baracus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irons moves away.
Irons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baracus throws out the jab.
Baracus misses with a looping left.
Baracus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baracus ducks right into an uppercut from Irons.
Baracus misses with a looping left.
Irons ducks under a wild hook from Baracus.
Baracus throws an overhand right that lands on Irons's shoulder, as Irons tries to avoid the shot.
Baracus misses with an uppercut.
Baracus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Irons. Those never looked like landing.
Irons staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Baracus misses the target.
Irons looks to land a combination. Baracus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Baracus misses.
Irons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baracus.
A big right from Baracus misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baracus. Irons does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baracus. Baracus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Irons scores with a sloppy right hand. Baracus should have avoided that one.
Irons connects with a looping right hand.
Irons cracks Baracus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baracus loads up on a big right hand but Irons slips the punch.
Baracus misses with an uppercut.
Baracus dips to his left and cracks Irons with an uppercut!
Irons getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baracus takes a swing at Irons's ribcage but misses.
Baracus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baracus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Irons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Irons connects with a body shot.
Irons slips a straight right by Baracus.
Baracus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Irons counters with a nice uppercut.
Irons slips a straight right by Baracus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baracus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baracus misses with a hook. Irons ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Baracus misses its intended target.
Baracus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baracus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Irons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baracus.
Bosco Baracus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baracus misses with a looping right.
Irons jabs Baracus right on the nose. Baracus blinks but takes it well.
Baracus throws an overhand right that lands on Irons's shoulder, as Irons tries to avoid the shot.
Irons throws a combination. Baracus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baracus is rocked!
Baracus is breathing heavily.
Irons throws a hook but Baracus avoids it easily.
Oh Baracus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irons throws a right hand that Baracus ducks under and follows up with a left that Baracus also avoids with ease.
Irons misses with a few strikes there.
Irons fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons throws an overhand right that lands on Baracus's shoulder, as Baracus tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws a hook to the side of Baracus's head but Baracus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baracus misses with an uppercut.
Irons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baracus.
Irons throws an overhand right that lands on Baracus's shoulder, as Baracus tries to avoid the shot.
Irons throws a right and a left that Baracus avoids nicely.
Baracus seems to have got his legs back now.
Baracus misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Baracus misses
letting Irons counter with a right hand.
Irons connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Irons connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Baracus tumbling to the canvas! Irons pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Baracus was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Irons!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Svenson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malone.
Good work by Malone as he checks the leg kick.
Malone tests Svenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malone gets tackled into the cage by Svenson. Svenson maintains the clinch.
Svenson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svenson taking a breather.
Svenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svenson pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malone tries to break free but Svenson pushes him back against the cage.
Malone dodges an elbow strike from Svenson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svenson.
Svenson lands a damaging elbow.
Svenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body.
Svenson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svenson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malone blocks the elbow strike.
Malone breaks from the clinch.
Malone throws a hook to the side of Svenson's head but Svenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malone lands a big head kick that sends Svenson tumbling to the mat! Malone takes a step backwards and waves Svenson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Svenson is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Svenson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone finish him?
Malone fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Svenson square on the jaw! Damn, Svenson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Malone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeranimo Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lamar Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeranimo Milner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in but Milner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Milner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Milner stalling.
Milner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milner wants to pass the guard but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Milner is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Milner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Milner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis is looking to control Milner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Milner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milner is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Milner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Milner slips a nice elbow through Lewis's hands, connecting with Lewis's forehead.
Milner thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Milner thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lewis to regain full guard.
Milner working some strikes from top position.
Milner tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Milner throws and elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milner's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
Lewis throws a strike but Milner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Milner postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milner works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Milner stands and steps away. Lewis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milner misses with a straight left.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milner throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Milner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Milner lands in his opponent's guard.
Milner wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Milner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Milner tries to pass.
Milner wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Milner sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Milner with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeranimo Milner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Milner throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milner.
Milner gets a takedown into half guard.
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. Milner connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
Milner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Milner is looking to advance position but Lewis won't allow it.
Milner content to control rather than advance.
Milner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Milner trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Milner with the ground and pound but Lewis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Milner chips away with some ground and pound.
Milner trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Milner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milner looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Milner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner wriggles free and stands up.
Milner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lewis backs up against the cage.
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Milner shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Milner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Milner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewis keeping full guard, as Milner tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milner throws and elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milner's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Milner is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeranimo Milner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Milner throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Milner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Milner throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Milner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Milner looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Milner misses with the combination.
Milner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Milner gets slowly back to his feet.
Milner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Milner.
Milner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Milner - just one landing.
Lewis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Milner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Milner.
Lewis leaves Milner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lamar Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeranimo Milner.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Milner circles away.
Milner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Milner.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis moves into range and clinches up with Milner.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Milner avoids it.
Milner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milner lands a takedown into guard.
Milner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis pushes Milner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Milner is avoiding it.
Lamar Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milner.
Milner can't break the clinch.
Milner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Milner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Milner misses.
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Milner looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Milner kicks Lewis off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a right hand that Milner ducks under and follows up with a left that Milner also avoids with ease.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Milner.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Milner circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milner.
Danga de danga de dang - Lewis scores with a four punch combination!
Milner throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Milner is avoiding it.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Milner pushes him off.
Milner throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis moves out of range as Milner strikes.
Lewis tries to bum rush Milner with a series of wild strikes but Milner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeranimo Milner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lewis with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Milner counter with a right hand.
Milner cracks Lewis with a good jab.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Milner tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Milner.
Lewis pulls guard successfully.
Milner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lewis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lewis gets to his feet - Milner follows without any prompting.
Milner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Milner showed some decent athleticism there.
Milner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeranimo Milner.
I've got Milner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeranimo Milner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Ikaika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ikaika might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Not Afraid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keanu Ikaika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ikaika. Ikaika circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ikaika walks into a stiff left hand from Liston.
Liston lands with a cross.
Liston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ikaika throws out the jab.
Liston swings for the body but Ikaika moves out of range.
Liston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ikaika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ikaika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ikaika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ikaika takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ikaika was well out of range. Poor timing from Liston.
Ikaika misses with a straight right.
Ikaika takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ikaika counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Liston.
A punch lands to the side of Ikaika 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ikaika throws a body punch but Liston moves out of range.
Liston swings for the body but Ikaika moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston blocks a jab.
Ikaika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liston.
A swing and a miss from Liston.
Liston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ikaika scores with the left hand. Liston knows he should have avoided that one.
Ikaika throws a hook but Liston blocks it.
Ikaika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Ikaika coming out on top.
Ikaika fails to land with a series of punches.
Liston scores with a body shot.
Ikaika looks to throw the jab but Liston is out of range.
Liston lands a jab.
Liston loads up on a big right hand but Ikaika slips the punch.
No joy there for Ikaika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ikaika thuds his right hand into Liston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ikaika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liston.
Liston ducks right into an uppercut from Ikaika.
Liston thuds his right hand into Ikaika's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ikaika.
Liston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ikaika was well out of range. Poor timing from Liston.
Liston throws the left hand but Ikaika avoids the punch easily.
Ikaika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liston.
Liston moves in looking to clinch but Ikaika pushes him off.
Ikaika slips under a jab from Liston.
Ikaika needs to keep his hands up - Liston had a free shot at his head there.
Ikaika connects with a jab.
Ikaika throws a lazy right hand but Liston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ikaika staying out of range there.
Ikaika thuds a left hand into Liston's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ikaika misses with a shot to the body
and Liston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ikaika gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liston avoids the body shot from Ikaika.
Liston lands a nice looking body shot.
Ikaika takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ikaika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liston was well out of range. Poor timing from Ikaika.
Liston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ikaika.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikaika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ikaika shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Liston.
Liston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ikaika.
Ikaika throws a hook but Liston blocks it.
Ikaika takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ikaika throws out a loose jab but Liston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liston tries to clinch but Ikaika is having none of it.
Liston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liston jabs at Ikaika's body.
Liston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ikaika misses with a hook.
Ikaika throws a hook but Liston avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Liston.
Ikaika darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liston, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liston slips under a jab.
Ikaika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liston manages to avoid it.
Liston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ikaika. Liston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liston misses with a hook. Ikaika ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Liston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ikaika looks to land a left hand but Liston moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ikaika there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ikaika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liston misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Ikaika.
Ikaika cracks Liston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liston lands a nice shot that snaps Ikaika's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keanu Ikaika dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liston jabs Ikaika to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ikaika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ikaika.
Liston ducks under a wild hook from Ikaika.
Ikaika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liston.
Liston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ikaika counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ikaika connects with the punch.
Liston misses with a hook to the body
and Ikaika counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liston thows a body shot but no joy.
Liston misses with an uppercut.
Ikaika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liston.
Liston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liston takes a swing at Ikaika's ribcage but misses.
Liston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liston lands a head shot.
Ikaika loads up on a big right hand but Liston slips the punch.
Ikaika takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ikaika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liston moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston throws a looping overhand right but Ikaika ducks down to avoid it.
Ikaika misses with an uppercut.
Liston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ikaika dodges the punch combination from Liston.
Liston just misses with a punch to the body.
Liston punishes Ikaika's body with a nice straight punch.
Liston slips a jab from Ikaika.
Liston works the jab nicely.
Liston misses with a series of wild punches.
Liston connects with a nice looking jab.
Liston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ikaika has had enough of the clinch but Liston keeps him there for the moment.
Liston has had enough of the clinch but Ikaika keeps him there for the moment.
Liston struggles to land a body shot inside as Ikaika controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Liston misses with a body punch.
Ikaika blocks a body shot from Liston.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ikaika as Liston tries to tie him up.
Liston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liston digs a right hand underneath Ikaika's ribcage. Ikaika let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liston trying to control the position but instead, Ikaika has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liston into the cage.
Liston misses with the head strike.
Ikaika blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Liston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ikaika throws a jab when Liston was well out of range.
Liston looks to score with a jab to the body but Ikaika is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston throws a hook but Ikaika blocks it.
Ikaika throws a body punch but Liston moves out of range.
Liston misses with a hook. Ikaika ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liston!
Liston stuns Ikaika with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ikaika.
Liston blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Ikaika.
Liston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liston lands an overhand right.
Liston lands with an uppercut that bounces Ikaika off the cage and back into rage.
A slow jab from Ikaika misses its intended target.
Liston looks to score with a jab to the body but Ikaika is just out of range.
Keanu Ikaika is winning the standup battle so far.
Liston scores with a hook to the body. Ikaika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liston wants to clinch.
Ikaika looks to score with a jab to the body but Liston is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ikaika keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liston. Ikaika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Liston.
Ikaika uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liston.
Liston tries to clinch up
and Ikaika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liston connects with a right hand. Ikaika shakes it off.
Ikaika throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liston swinging wildly here.
Liston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ikaika on the side of the head.
Ikaika misses with a few strikes there.
Ikaika lands with a hook. Liston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Liston scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ikaika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liston moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Liston lands with a straight right. Ikaika didn't see that one coming.
Liston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ikaika.
Ikaika looks to land a right hand but Liston moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liston.
Ikaika looks to score with a jab to the body but Liston is just out of range.
Liston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ikaika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ikaika takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston digs a good hook to Ikaika's body.
Liston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ikaika.
Liston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ikaika moves away.
Ikaika closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liston throws a body punch but Ikaika moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liston, as that shot connected.
Ikaika misses with a hook. Liston ducked under it nicely.
Ikaika loads up on a big right hand but Liston slips the punch.
Ikaika looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Liston.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liston connects with a jab.
Liston misses with a wild body shot.
Ikaika walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ikaika lands with a good body shot.
Ikaika misses with a jab to the body
and Liston counters with a nice uppercut.
Ikaika looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ikaika takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ikaika misses with a body shot
and Liston counters with a right hand to the body.
Liston slips a jab from Ikaika.
Nice jab there from Ikaika.
Ikaika throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liston on the side of the head.
Liston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ikaika looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liston wants to clinch.
Ikaika takes one to the chin there.
Ikaika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liston throws out a loose jab but Ikaika uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liston. Ikaika does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Liston misses.
A punch combination from Liston misses.
Liston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liston swings for the body but Ikaika moves out of range.
Liston clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ikaika is trying to break free.
Liston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ikaika is trying to break free.
Ikaika blocks a body shot from Liston.
Liston lands with a light punch inside.
Liston scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Liston.
A hook to the body from Liston.
Liston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ikaika tries to circle away but Liston has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston lands a body shot.
Liston is looking to control Ikaika's arms but Ikaika gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liston has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Liston.
Ikaika breaks from the clinch.
Liston lands a body shot.
Liston tries to clinch there but Ikaika circles away.
Liston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ikaika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liston.
Liston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liston connects with a body shot.
Liston punishes Ikaika's body with a nice straight punch.
Liston tries to clinch but Ikaika moves away
and Ikaika counters with a nice uppercut.
Liston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ikaika manages to avoid it.
Liston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ikaika on the side of the head.
Liston scores with a decent looking hook.
Ikaika slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ikaika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Liston.
Liston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ikaika.
Liston ducks right into an uppercut from Ikaika.
Ikaika defending well as Liston loads up on a big left hand.
Liston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ikaika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Liston.
Ikaika throws a jab but it's blocked by Liston.
A telegraphed right hand from Ikaika misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ikaika was well out of range. Poor timing from Liston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liston. Ikaika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liston stuns Ikaika with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liston takes a swing at Ikaika's ribcage but misses.
Liston lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Liston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liston 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 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... Sonny Liston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donovan DeAntonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAntonio comes to the cage accompanied by "Psychosocial" by Slipknot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donovan DeAntonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Blow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeAntonio. DeAntonio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blow shoots in for a takedown but DeAntonio shows good takedown defense.
Blow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming DeAntonio to the mat! DeAntonio manages to get full guard.
Blow controlling from the top position.
DeAntonio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blow controls from within his opponent's guard.
DeAntonio pulls Blow in close to his closed guard and prevents Blow from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
DeAntonio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DeAntonio swats away the attempt to clinch by Blow.
DeAntonio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio is trying to escape back to his feet but Blow uses the scramble to pass into side control.
DeAntonio is looking for a sweep.
Blow tries to advance to mount but DeAntonio denies him.
Blow decides to stand back up.
Blow throws a shot to the body.
Blow scores a takedown into full mount!
Blow controlling from the full mount.
Blow tries to control but DeAntonio wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can DeAntonio hang on?
Blow controlling from the full mount.
Blow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
DeAntonio is controlling an arm, preventing Blow from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Blow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blow breaks from DeAntonio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blow controlling the position easily from mount.
Blow working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
DeAntonio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blow looking to finish DeAntonio with some ground and pound. This is bad for DeAntonio!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns DeAntonio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blow controlling the pace for now.
DeAntonio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blow on the ground.
DeAntonio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Blow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blow scores with a takedown into DeAntonio's guard.
DeAntonio is looking for a triangle but Blow pushes his legs off easily.
DeAntonio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blow is one step ahead there.
DeAntonio is controlling Blow's posture.
Blow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blow throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blow controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but DeAntonio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Blow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blow showed some decent athleticism there.
Blow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeAntonio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blow trying to advance position but DeAntonio counters by regaining guard.
Blow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blow stands up from DeAntonio's guard - Blow perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blow.
Blow works over DeAntonio's head and body with a nice combination.
DeAntonio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blow tries to avoid it but DeAntonio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blow to the ground. Blow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DeAntonio loads up on a big right hand but Blow slips the punch.
DeAntonio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blow's guard.
DeAntonio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blow looking to control.
Blow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Blow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blow is thwarting DeAntonio's attempts to control the position.
Blow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
DeAntonio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
DeAntonio tries to roll over but Blow keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Blow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DeAntonio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeAntonio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blow gets to his feet. DeAntonio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Donovan DeAntonio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
DeAntonio has his hands on Blow's head, controlling the position.
Blow wants to control from the top but DeAntonio keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeAntonio has control of Blow's left arm, preventing Blow from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blow 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.
DeAntonio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
DeAntonio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Joe Blow has got the better of the ground game so far.
DeAntonio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to control but DeAntonio is working from the bottom.
Blow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on DeAntonio, up you get!
Joe Blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeAntonio throws a head kick that misses
and Blow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blow.
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!
Blow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blow working some strikes from top position.
Blow content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow postures up.
Blow works over DeAntonio with some ground and pound from guard.
Blow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DeAntonio trying to keep a closed guard but Blow is proving a slippery customer.
Blow with a nice head shot there.
Blow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blow controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but DeAntonio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blow 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!
Joe Blow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blow 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 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Blow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Corpuz has chosen Smoke two joints - Sublime as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
183 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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24
184 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body kick.
Corpuz looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corpuz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corpuz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith avoids the head kick by Corpuz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Corpuz looks gassed!
Corpuz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adam Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Corpuz.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Corpuz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Smith follows Corpuz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Smith!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatjaana Rakopaljaana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Stojakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakopaljaana comes into the arena with Juno, VilleGalle, Jare, Matinpoika - Urheiluhullu blaring out of the sound system. Stojakovic has chosen Mutant Cunt Sniffer by Venetian Snares as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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23
151 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatjaana Rakopaljaana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tibor Stojakovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakopaljaana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stojakovic sprawls well. Stojakovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rakopaljaana gets slowly back to his feet.
Stojakovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rakopaljaana is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stojakovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stojakovic works over Rakopaljaana's head and body with a nice combination.
Stojakovic misses with a double jab.
Stojakovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rakopaljaana is looking to clinch.
Stojakovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana scores a takedown into full mount!
Rakopaljaana fails to move to back control.
Stojakovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rakopaljaana is working for a guillotine from mount but Stojakovic frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakopaljaana stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojakovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rakopaljaana closes the distance and clinches up with Stojakovic, looking for a takedown. Rakopaljaana pushes Stojakovic against the cage but Stojakovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatjaana Rakopaljaana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rakopaljaana or perhaps it was just good defense by Stojakovic which made him look bad.
Rakopaljaana moves out of range as Stojakovic strikes.
Stojakovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rakopaljaana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stojakovic defends it nicely.
Tatjaana Rakopaljaana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakopaljaana looks for a takedown but Stojakovic sprawls well.
Stojakovic looks to land a combination but Rakopaljaana avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rakopaljaana dives in and grabs Stojakovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stojakovic pushes down on Rakopaljaana's head and hops out.
Rakopaljaana shoots for a double leg takedown but Stojakovic sprawls well. He's pushed Rakopaljaana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stojakovic connects with the punch.
Rakopaljaana swings for the body but Stojakovic moves out of range.
Stojakovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rakopaljaana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rakopaljaana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stojakovic lands a jab to the nose.
Rakopaljaana throws a jab but it's blocked by Stojakovic.
Stojakovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Stojakovic. No joy for Rakopaljaana on that attempt.
Rakopaljaana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stojakovic clobbers Rakopaljaana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rakopaljaana misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Stojakovic.
Rakopaljaana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stojakovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Rakopaljaana is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stojakovic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic takes a swing at Rakopaljaana's ribcage but misses.
Rakopaljaana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stojakovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stojakovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakopaljaana throws the left hand but Stojakovic avoids the punch easily.
Rakopaljaana wants to clinch up but Stojakovic keeps it at a distance.
Stojakovic with a nice cross.
Stojakovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rakopaljaana doesn't seem bothered though.
Rakopaljaana looks to clinch
letting Stojakovic counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Stojakovic. No joy for Rakopaljaana on that attempt.
Stojakovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakopaljaana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stojakovic.
Rakopaljaana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stojakovic's waist but Stojakovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rakopaljaana off to one side.
Rakopaljaana throws a looping overhand right but Stojakovic ducks down to avoid it.
Stojakovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stojakovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rakopaljaana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stojakovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rakopaljaana looks to land a combination but Stojakovic avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojakovic scores with a jab.
Rakopaljaana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stojakovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rakopaljaana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stojakovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stojakovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stojakovic stuffs the takedown.
Stojakovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rakopaljaana instigates a clinch.
Stojakovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rakopaljaana.
Rakopaljaana is breathing heavily.
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!
Rakopaljaana has a couple of punches blocked by Stojakovic.
Still in the clinch, Stojakovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stojakovic breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stojakovic feints a jab promting Rakopaljaana to slip. Stojakovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rakopaljaana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rakopaljaana is rocked!
Stojakovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Rakopaljaana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Stojakovic has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Stojakovic smells blood and charges in for the finish! Stojakovic unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Stojakovic sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tibor Stojakovic! Tibor Stojakovic retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Drake (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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Whopper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Whopper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Whopper as Drake shoots in.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Whopper saw that one coming.
Whopper keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Whopper throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Whopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whopper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whopper as he avoids it easily.
Drake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whopper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whopper.
It looks like Nate Drake has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Whopper there.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Nate Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake wants to clinch but Whopper slips to the side
and Whopper counters with a left to the body.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake has a takedown stuffed.
George Whopper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Drake.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Whopper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
George Whopper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whopper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whopper counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a double jab
letting Whopper counter with a right hand.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Whopper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whopper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whopper lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
Drake misses with a combination
and Whopper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whopper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whopper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whopper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whopper throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Whopper.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Whopper.
A big right from Drake misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whopper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whopper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Drake's cut.
That's time! Whopper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
George Whopper is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whopper counters with a crisp one two that drops Drake! Whopper thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drake to his feet! Drake is in big trouble!
Drake is rocked!
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whopper tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whopper to the ground. Whopper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Whopper with a jab.
Whopper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Whopper lunges at Drake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drake's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake tries to bum rush Whopper with a series of wild strikes but Whopper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whopper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whopper counters with a nice body shot.
Drake is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nate Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whopper looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake moves forwards but Whopper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whopper finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
A big right from Whopper misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whopper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whopper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whopper counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Whopper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whopper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whopper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Whopper. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper lands a body shot.
Whopper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whopper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whopper tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whopper lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Whopper scores with a nice strike.
Whopper swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper misses with a looping left.
Whopper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake throws a combination that misses
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
Whopper's corner calls for a 1-2. Whopper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whopper as he jumps to the side.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Whopper moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whopper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Drake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whopper throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drake is defended easily by Whopper.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whopper counters with a straight right hand.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whopper misses with a looping left.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whopper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whopper is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Whopper circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake wants to clinch
and Whopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whopper counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake throws a combination that misses
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Whopper shows good takedown defense.
George Whopper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Drake.
Drake tries to clinch
and Whopper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whopper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whopper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Whopper counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whopper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper works the jab nicely.
Drake closes the distance but Whopper moves to the side
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whopper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Whopper counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looks to clinch
and Whopper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Whopper counters with a nice uppercut.
Whopper lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake misses with a takedown
and Whopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whopper counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whopper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake tries to clinch but Whopper moves away
and Whopper counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whopper clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Drake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake fails to pull guard.
Whopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake cracks Whopper with a good jab.
Drake works over Whopper's head and body with a nice combination.
Drake closes the distance but Whopper moves to the side
and Whopper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whopper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looks to clinch
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake moves out of range as Whopper strikes.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Whopper counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake dives in and grabs Whopper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whopper pushes down on Drake's head and hops out.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Whopper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Whopper's head but Whopper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whopper lands an overhand right.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whopper counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch up
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Whopper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whopper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a nice body shot.
Whopper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whopper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whopper scores with a nice head shot.
Whopper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake misses with a double jab
letting Whopper counter with a right hand.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Whopper finish him?
Drake misses with a body shot
and Whopper counters with a straight right hand.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whopper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whopper scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whopper had his way with Nate Drake in that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Drake'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Whopper.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake shoots in but Whopper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whopper tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Drake closes the distance but Whopper moves to the side
and Whopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper throws a shot to the body.
Drake wants to clinch
and Whopper counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Whopper counters with a straight right hand.
Drake tries to clinch but Whopper moves away
and Whopper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whopper scores with a jab.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whopper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake tries to move into range but Whopper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Whopper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake moves to clinch but Whopper breaks away
and Whopper counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake looks to clinch
and Whopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake misses with a takedown
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Whopper counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Whopper counters with a stiff right hand.
George Whopper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whopper counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake is trying desperately to land a takedown but Whopper is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Drake.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a left to the body.
Whopper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whopper throws a big shot that misses.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Whopper counter with a right hand.
Nate Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whopper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Whopper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whopper, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:42
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:42
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whopper!
George Whopper retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everything in it's right place. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Carson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson lands a lovely overhand right.
Carson slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ fails with the takedown.
Christ fails to land the takedown.
Christ shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carson misses the jab.
Christ shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Christ showed some decent athleticism there.
Christ wants to work for an arm triangle but Carson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Christ prevents Carson from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Christ prevents Carson from standing back up.
Christ is nestled in close to Carson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carson's head.
Christ throwing shots but Carson is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Christ is working for a submission of some sort.
Christ 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.
Carson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Christ passes into half guard.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carson pushes Christ off looking to stand but Christ dives back in and keeps control.
Christ wants to free his trapped foot but Carson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Carson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Christ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Christ is looking to pass Carson's guard but actually Carson recovers to full guard.
Carson keeping full guard, as Christ tries to pass.
Christ postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Christ, into his guard.
Christ has a closed guard, preventing Carson from standing up.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carson won't allow Christ to sweep him here.
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 Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christ is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Carson slips the punch.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Carson stuffs the takedown.
Carson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christ, as that shot connected.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Carson looks to land a right hand but Christ moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ misses with a hook. Carson ducked under it nicely.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Dylan Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christ defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Christ shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Christ showed some decent athleticism there.
Christ is trying to work for a kimura but Carson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ throwing shots but Carson is blocking nicely.
Christ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Christ looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Christ is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christ works his way into full mount!
Carson wants to hold on but Christ pushes him away.
Christ sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Christ has control of Carson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Christ landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ goes for an armbar but Carson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Carson.
Carson wants to stand but Christ is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Christ looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carson wants to improve his position but Christ is controlling well.
Carson is pressing down on Christ's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christ postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Carson is retaining full guard.
Carson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Carson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jesus Christ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christ has gone for a leg lock! Carson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Christ's guard.
Carson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Christ controls Carson momentarily but Carson frees himself.
Carson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Christ looking to control.
Carson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christ's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesus Christ did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Christ clobbers Carson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but Carson shows good takedown defense.
Christ slips a straight right by Carson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Christ here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Christ shoots in looking for a takedown. Carson tries to sprawl out of it but Christ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carson connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ throws a jab when Carson was well out of range.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ closes the distance and clinches up with Carson, looking for a takedown. Christ pushes Carson against the cage but Carson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carson connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carson misses with a body punch
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Carson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Carson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Carson needs to keep his hands up - Christ had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Christ misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Carson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ connects with a crisp jab.
Christ tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Christ somewhat.
Carson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Christ shoots for a takedown but Carson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carson wants it to stay on the feet.
Christ blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Carson.
Christ shoots for a double leg takedown but Carson sprawls well. He's pushed Christ's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Carson staying out of range there.
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.
Christ changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carson tries to avoid it but Christ manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carson to the ground. Carson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carson throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Christ throws a hook but Carson blocks it.
Nice shot by Carson.
Christ with a hook.
Nice body punch from Carson.
Carson works Christ's body with a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Carson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Christ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christ fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carson throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ shoots in looking for a takedown but Carson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Christ's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carson looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christ shoots in for a double leg but Carson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Carson scores with the left hand. Christ knows he should have avoided that one.
Carson slaps away a takedown attempt from Christ, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Carson moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dylan Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Christ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carson as he avoids it easily.
Christ lands with an overhand left.
Christ throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carson counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carson lands a lovely overhand right.
Christ tries for a takedown but Carson circles away easily
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christ thinking.
Carson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christ's head backwards.
Carson throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws the left hand but Carson avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Carson - just one landing.
Carson moves away from the strike by Christ.
Carson scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carson ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Christ gets a takedown into half guard.
Carson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to control the action in half guard but Carson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christ looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Christ seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Carson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Christ!
Jesus Christ is the new lightweight champion!
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