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Reach 28 - Legends PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikky Abby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikky Abby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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180 cm
26
179 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikky Abby!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abby is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Abby circles away and we're back to standing.
Abby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Abby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Abby.
Abby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abby throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Abby to work.
Good body shot from Thompson.
Abby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Abby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abby fails to land.
Abby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson successfully pulls guard.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson has his foot on Abby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abby works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abby is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Abby looks gassed!
Abby stands and steps away. Thompson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abby tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Abby misses with a body shot.
Abby tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikky Abby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abby as he avoids it easily.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abby's guard.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abby wants to stand and escape but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abby is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Abby avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Abby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Abby.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Abby looking to slow down the pace here.
Abby working Thompson over with knees to the body.
Abby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abby walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abby swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Abby.
Abby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson works on Abby's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abby trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Abby gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Abby won't allow it.
Abby stops a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Abby.
Knees to the body from Abby.
Abby lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abby landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Abby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Abby clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is taking a good look at Abby as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Thompson!
Abby rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Abby has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abby defending well though.
Abby is trying to control but can't.
Thompson throws a strike but Abby avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson throws a strike but Abby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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 Amir Thompson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Abby.
Abby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abby wants it to stay on the feet.
Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Abby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abby pushes Thompson off and gets back to his feet.
Abby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abby defends it nicely.
Abby throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Abby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Abby won't allow it.
Abby tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Abby manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Abby.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abby is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abby obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Abby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thompson tries a body shot but Abby blocks it.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson tries a body shot but Abby blocks it.
Abby landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abby obliges.
Abby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Abby.
Abby lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Abby to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abby smiles and moves away.
Nice jab there from Abby.
Abby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Abby.
Nikky Abby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abby rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Thompson lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abby pushes Thompson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Abby is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abby wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Abby doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Abby misses with the combination.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Abby.
Abby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Abby has managed to clinch.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Abby landing knees to the head.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abby throws a head punch that misses.
Abby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson jumps guard but Abby stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Abby.
Thompson is leaning against Abby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson is working for takedown but Abby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abby obliges.
Thompson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Abby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikky Abby 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. And we move into the final round!
Abby tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Abby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abby circles away.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Abby sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abby moves into the clinch.
Abby lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abby smiles and moves away.
Abby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abby is looking to clinch.
Thompson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Abby wants to get back to his feet.
Abby taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abby is trying to stand.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Abby's hands, connecting with Abby's forehead.
Thompson working over Abby with some ground and pound. Abby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abby looks like he's trying to stand up.
Abby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Abby wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abby's head.
Abby taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abby wants to get back to his feet.
Abby is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Abby's head.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abby wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abby has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson working Abby over with strikes.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Abby manages to get to full guard.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson cracks Abby with a solid left hand.
Thompson is working Abby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cain insane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). insane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell Yeah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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21
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boom Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, cain insane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with insane, pushing him back against the cage.
Boom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boom connects with a knee to the head.
Boom connects with a knee to the head.
Boom scores with a knee to the head.
Boom gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Boom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom stands and throws insane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boom working the ground and pound from side control.
Boom tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boom cracks insane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
insane sneaks back into half guard.
Boom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boom trying to control the action but insane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom working insane over with strikes.
insane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
insane wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Boom.
Boom working the head and body with strikes.
insane is looking to control Boom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can insane avoid being mounted?
Boom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boom trying to mount his opponent but insane defends it.
Boom wants to take a breather but insane is having none of it.
insane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boom 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boom is trying to control the action in half guard but insane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boom misses with a head shot. insane uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boom throwing strikes from guard but insane blocks nicely.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but insane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. insane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom trying to control but insane is working from the bottom.
Boom wants to pass the guard but insane is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Boom Boom wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boom wants to clinch.
Boom tries to clinch but insane moves out of range.
insane swats away the attempt to clinch by Boom.
Boom wants to clinch.
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Boom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite insane's efforts to push away.
Boom breaks the clinch.
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.
insane misses with a double jab.
Boom tries to clinch up but insane circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boom turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Boom manages to end up in side control.
insane wants to control but Boom postures up.
Boom stands up and beckons insane to his feet.
Boom tries to clinch up.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
and insane counters with a right hand to the body.
insane looks to land a combination but Boom avoids it well.
Boom is looking to clinch.
insane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
insane throws a series of punches but Boom avoids them all with ease.
insane closes the distance but Boom moves to the side
and Boom counters with a crisp one two that drops insane! Boom thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves insane to his feet! insane is in big trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
insane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom moves into the clinch.
Boom scores a nice knee to the body.
insane looks gassed!
Boom lands a good knee to the midsection. insane won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boom Boom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
insane swats away the attempt to clinch by Boom.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch but insane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
insane keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom tries to clinch up but insane circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch but insane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
insane circles away from the clinch attempt
letting insane counter with a right hand.
Boom doesn't manage to clinch there - insane circles away.
Boom moves into the clinch.
Boom breaks from the clinch.
Boom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that insane can do to turn this around?
insane walks into a stiff left hand from Boom.
Boom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Boom does no damage.
No luck for insane with that takedown attempt.
insane keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom rushes insane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
insane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boom smiles and moves away.
Boom Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
insane gets tackled into the cage by Boom. Boom maintains the clinch.
Boom digs a right hand underneath insane's ribcage. insane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
insane is breathing heavily.
Boom wants the takedown. insane is fighting it off but Boom persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in insane's guard against the cage.
Boom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boom Boom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boom sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boom stands up over insane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boom throws a big right hand that misses.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.
Boom lands a couple of elbows.
Boom wants to control from the top but insane keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
insane is working an open guard so Boom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boom tries to clinch up.
Boom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom moves into the clinch.
Boom has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics insane uses from the top position.
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!
Boom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. insane defends it easily.
insane trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom kicks insane off and gets to his feet.
Boom tries to clinch but insane moves away
and insane counters with a low kick, right behind Boom 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boom.
Boom Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom tries to clinch up
so insane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boom pushes insane off and gets back to his feet.
Boom closes the distance but insane moves to the side
and insane counters by clinching up.
insane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boom Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cain insane.
Boom is looking to clinch.
Boom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom doesn't manage to clinch there - insane circles away.
Boom lands with a hook. insane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom wants to clinch but insane slips to the side
and insane counters with a one-two to the body.
insane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Boom.
Boom pulls guard effortlessly.
insane trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom pulls insane in close to prevent any damage.
Boom is looking to stand up but insane isn't so interested in that idea.
Boom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
insane is looking to advance position but Boom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom trying to control but insane is having none of it.
Boom lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boom Boom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boom pulls insane into guard.
insane trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
insane won't allow Boom to get back to his feet.
Boom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boom tries to get out of the position.
Boom keeping moving, preventing insane from controlling successfully.
Boom will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boom is on top in guard.
Boom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boom working some strikes from top position.
insane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
insane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom scoring with some ground and pound.
Boom landing some decent shots from guard.
insane keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
insane has control of Boom's left arm, preventing Boom from doing any damage.
insane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boom slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boom lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boom wants to control but insane is keeping him busy.
insane is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boom connects with a decent elbow.
Boom creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boom throws an elbow but insane slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boom lands a nice forearm strike.
insane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boom landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on insane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boom advances nicely into full mount.
insane is bucking up trying to escape but Boom cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boom lands with some vicious ground and pound - can insane hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom landing strikes from the mount.
Boom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
insane is looking to improve his position but Boom isn't that keen on the idea.
Boom lands with some strikes.
Boom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boom lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boom Boom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom controlling from the full mount.
insane is looking to improve his position but Boom isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom controlling from mount.
cain insane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boom Boom just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
insane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boom Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boom Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Torsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsted has chosen Maybellene i Hofteholder as his entrance music. Michael Weston could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonas Torsted's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Torsted!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsted throws a right and a left that Weston avoids nicely.
Torsted misses with a double jab.
Jonas Torsted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torsted will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weston doesn't manage to clinch there - Torsted circles away.
Torsted misses with a double jab.
Weston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torsted.
Weston fails with the takedown.
A combination from Torsted does no damage.
Weston throws a looping overhand right but Torsted ducks down to avoid it.
Weston misses with a head kick.
Weston slips a jab and a cross from Torsted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston doesn't manage to clinch there - Torsted circles away.
Weston takes one on the button.
Torsted tries to clinch there but Weston circles away.
Weston fails with a takedown attempt.
Weston shoots in for a takedown but Torsted shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Weston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Torsted.
Weston fails with a takedown attempt.
Weston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torsted avoids it really well and circles away.
Torsted uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weston.
Sloppy strikes from Torsted. Those never looked like landing.
Weston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torsted pinned against the cage. Torsted gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torsted misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston shoots in for a takedown but Torsted shows good takedown defense.
Torsted instigates a clinch.
Weston tries to break the clinch but Torsted is controlling the position.
Torsted scores with a knee to the head.
Weston trying to stall but Torsted improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torsted obliges.
Weston is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torsted unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torsted slows down the pace here.
Torsted lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torsted scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Torsted.
Torsted lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weston backwards.
Torsted manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Torsted landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Torsted scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torsted lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torsted lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Torsted.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torsted lands a left hand.
Weston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torsted lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Weston or not.
Torsted throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weston blocks it with crossed arms.
Weston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weston tries to pull guard but Torsted won't allow it.
Torsted lands a knee to the body.
Weston trying to control the position but instead, Torsted has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weston into the cage.
Weston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torsted gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsted lands a knee to the head.
Torsted connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weston's face.
Torsted dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Weston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torsted is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torsted lands a knee to the head.
Torsted with a knee to the head.
Torsted landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torsted lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torsted with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weston is trying to drag Torsted to the mat but Torsted just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weston throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weston tries to pull guard but Torsted holds him up against the cage and eventually Weston drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Weston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Torsted dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Weston shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torsted but Torsted pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torsted throws a right hand that Weston ducks under and follows up with a left that Weston also avoids with ease.
Weston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weston shoots for a takedown but Torsted saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torsted defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weston.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Weston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torsted stuffs the takedown.
Weston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torsted throws a series of punches but Weston moves out of range.
Torsted's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weston under the eye.
Torsted tries to bum rush Weston with a series of wild strikes but Weston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torsted drives through and clinches with Weston against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Torsted.
Torsted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torsted connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weston's face.
Torsted using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsted landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torsted slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Torsted.
Weston has Torsted pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torsted manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weston has Torsted pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torsted manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torsted tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torsted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torsted tries a knee to the head but Weston blocks it.
Weston looking to slow down the pace here.
Weston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jonas Torsted seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torsted putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Weston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torsted stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Weston tries to stall but Torsted uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torsted is pushing Weston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Weston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weston tries to stall but Torsted uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torsted unloads a knee to the mid-section. Weston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weston trying to land knees to the body.
Weston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torsted creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weston wants a takedown but no success here.
Torsted connects with a knee to the head.
Torsted prevents the takedown attempt.
Weston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torsted - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weston is trying to drag Torsted to the mat but Torsted just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Torsted.
Torsted with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted effectively controlling the action here.
Weston can't get the takedown.
Torsted lands a knee to the head.
Torsted has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short left from Torsted.
Weston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torsted scores with a knee to the head.
Torsted lands a knee to the body.
Weston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torsted avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Torsted.
Weston tries to pull guard but Torsted holds him up against the cage and eventually Weston drops back down to his feet.
Torsted looking to throw knees to the head but Weston is blocking nicely.
Weston fails to pull guard.
Weston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weston has had enough of the clinch but Torsted keeps him there for the moment.
Weston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torsted pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Torsted with a knee to the head.
Torsted landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston tries to break the clinch but Torsted is controlling the position.
Weston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weston lands a nice uppercut.
Weston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torsted has him pressed against the cage.
Weston jumps guard but Torsted stands there with Weston around his waist. Weston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torsted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torsted looking to throw knees to the head but Weston is blocking nicely.
Torsted with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torsted is defending well for now.
Torsted is pressed up against the cage. Weston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torsted down to the mat. Torsted avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torsted misses with the combination.
Weston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torsted as he jumps to the side.
Torsted takes the fight into the clinch.
Weston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torsted has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Torsted showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torsted is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torsted misses with a series of wild punches.
Weston shoots in for a takedown but Torsted shows good takedown defense.
Weston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torsted avoids it really well and circles away.
Torsted moves into the clinch.
Torsted's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torsted gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Weston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torsted lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torsted - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston stalling in the clinch.
Torsted holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torsted putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torsted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torsted with a knee to the head.
Torsted displaying some good clinch control by pressing Weston up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Weston. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Torsted connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weston's face.
Torsted taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weston takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Torsted.
Weston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torsted smiles and moves away.
Weston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torsted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsted misses with a double jab.
Weston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torsted defends it nicely.
Torsted throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torsted avoids the head kick by Weston.
Torsted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weston shoots in for a double leg but Torsted sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torsted tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torsted misses with a two punch combination.
Torsted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torsted avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsted looks to land a combination but Weston avoids it well.
Torsted pushes Weston up against the cage in a clinch.
Weston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torsted gets underhooks to prevent Weston's takedown attempt.
Weston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Torsted lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Torsted.
Weston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torsted is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torsted will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weston up against the cage.
Weston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weston tries to pull guard but Torsted holds him up against the cage and eventually Weston drops back down to his feet.
Weston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torsted stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsted landing knees to the head.
Weston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torsted lands a knee to the head.
Weston is trying to break free.
Torsted scores with a knee to the head.
Weston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torsted smiles and moves away.
Torsted misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torsted leaves Weston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torsted swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torsted lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michael Weston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weston misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Torsted comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torsted has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Torsted!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krammer Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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231 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krammer Hussein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hussein manages to pull guard.
Hussein wants to get back to his feet but Grace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hussein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grace is aware though and is defending well.
Hussein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grace defends it easily.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
Grace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grace postures up in Hussein's guard and throws a big left but Hussein blocks it.
Grace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hussein on the ground.
Hussein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hussein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace cracks Hussein with a solid left hand.
Hussein is looking to stand up but Grace isn't so interested in that idea.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
Hussein doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace landing with the ground and pound.
Hussein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hussein looking to control.
Grace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hussein controls Grace momentarily but Grace frees himself.
Grace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hussein looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grace wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Grace distracts Hussein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grace trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Grace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hussein looking for a guillotine here but Grace defends easily.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Hussein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hussein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grace has managed to get both his arms back between Hussein's legs - danger averted.
Grace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grace connects with a couple of short punches.
Grace postures up and lands a big shot to Hussein's brow.
Grace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Hussein being controlled here, momentarily.
Grace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hussein is rocked!
Grace pushes down on Hussein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hussein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grace is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hussein is hurt! He's hurt bad - Grace fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hussein from any more punishment! Congratulations to Grace! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Grace!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West. Frank Hammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muhammad Ali's chin.
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214 lbs
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216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Ali.
Muhammad Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali misses with a hook.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Ali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Ali scores with a jab.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Hammer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali works the jab nicely.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammer's head.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hammer clinches up with Ali and pushes him back against the cage.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammer has double underhooks.
Ali tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ali is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammer keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ali's defenses.
It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammer has double underhooks.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammer lands a shot to the body.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ali can't break the clinch.
Hammer stalls.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammer looks to clinch
and Ali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to clinch
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali stuns Hammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Ali throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali throws a combination. Hammer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Hammer's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick that Ali semi-blocks.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hammer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.
Hammer tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Ali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Ali throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ali might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Ali's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammer should have avoided that one.
Ali lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Ali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Frank Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Hammer backpedaling.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer throws out a leg kick but Ali moves out of range and Hammer only half commits.
Ali forces Hammer back against the cage and clinches.
Ali tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ali wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Ali.
Ali lands with a cross.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Ali circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhammad Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammer.
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Hammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Hammer keeps him there for the moment.
Ali tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.
Ali is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ali tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Ali works the jab nicely.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali misses the jab.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Ali dodges an elbow strike from Hammer.
Ali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer is trying to stall.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slips a straight right by Ali.
Ali clobbers Hammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hammer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammer moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammer at a distance.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Ali's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Ali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hammer doesn't seem phased though.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Hammer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hammer is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Hammer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ali gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hammer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Ali!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thuyani Iopniu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thuyani Iopniu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Iopniu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iopniu manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Khan.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iopniu backs up against the cage.
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!
Iopniu dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Iopniu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iopniu shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iopniu swinging wildly here.
Iopniu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan drops Iopniu with a nice combination! Khan dives into Iopniu's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Thuyani Iopniu has been cut.
Iopniu is trying to keep Khan in close.
Iopniu is looking for a triangle here but Khan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Iopniu is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Iopniu on the ground.
Khan advances nicely into full mount.
Khan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Iopniu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling from the full mount.
Iopniu is working to get back to half guard.
Khan controlling his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iopniu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Khan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan controlling the position easily from mount.
Iopniu tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thuyani Iopniu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Iopniu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iopniu misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Iopniu.
Oooh a lovely combination from Khan sends Iopniu down but not out. Khan dives into side control looking to finish.
Iopniu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Khan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Iopniu tries to hold on but Khan postures up.
Khan controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iopniu can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iopniu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Iopniu is trying to escape the mount.
Khan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Iopniu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khan content just to control the position here.
Khan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Iopniu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Iopniu is pressing down on Khan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Iopniu is breathing heavily.
Iopniu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Khan stacks Iopniu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Khan!
Iopniu tries to buck Khan off but Khan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan advances nicely into full mount.
Khan controlling his opponent.
Iopniu wants to control but Khan is having none of it.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Iopniu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Khan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khan avoids the attempt from Iopniu to control.
Khan content just to control the position here.
Iopniu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Iopniu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Khan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thuyani Iopniu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Iopniu takes one on the button.
Khan throws a right hand that Iopniu ducks under and follows up with a left that Iopniu also avoids with ease.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iopniu can do to turn this around?
Khan misses with a looping right.
Iopniu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khan counters with a series of strikes that sends Iopniu to the canvas! Khan follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Iopniu is rocked!
Iopniu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iopniu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iopniu, up you get!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Iopniu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iopniu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan lands a left and a right that sends Iopniu crashing to the canvas! Khan dives into mount looking to finish!
Iopniu is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Iopniu seems to have recovered his senses.
Iopniu is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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!
Iopniu is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
Khan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iopniu tries to hold on but Khan pushes him away.
Khan controlling from mount.
Iopniu wants to control but Khan is having none of it.
Iopniu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Iopniu tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khan prevents Iopniu from getting the reversal.
Khan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Amir Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan lands a heavy elbow.
Iopniu tries to reverse the position but Khan maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go To Church. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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181 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Armstrong circles away.
Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn tries to score with some ground and pound. Armstrong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Penn working away.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armstrong tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armstrong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Armstrong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Penn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Armstrong has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Armstrong.
Armstrong in side control, throwing shots but Penn defends.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armstrong tries to move into full mount but can't pass Penn's legs.
Armstrong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn prevents Armstrong from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Armstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Armstrong.
Armstrong advances to full mount.
Penn tries to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Penn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Penn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it.
Penn wants to control but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Armstrong wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Penn holds of for dear life.
Armstrong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong punching from mount but Penn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Armstrong looking to land elbow strikes but Penn uses the position to regain half guard.
Armstrong tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
Armstrong with the ground and pound but Penn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Penn wants to control the position but Armstrong says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vick Armstrong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brian Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Armstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Penn misses.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn misses the jab.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn lands with a straight right. Armstrong didn't see that one coming.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn misses with a combination
and Armstrong counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a double jab.
Penn avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn tries to move into range but Armstrong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a hook.
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.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Armstrong counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Armstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Armstrong sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Armstrong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armstrong is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
Armstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Armstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Penn.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn shoots in but Armstrong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Armstrong throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penn avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Nice uppercut there from Armstrong.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Armstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Armstrong sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Armstrong is doing well to control the position and prevent Penn from advancing to side control.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Armstrong wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Penn.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Dell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dell comes to the cage accompanied by UnDead. Power has chosen The Prodigy // Diesel Power as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bowman Dell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dell eats them both and turns towards Power to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Bowman Dell has been cut.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dell pinned against the cage. Dell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Dell is just out of range.
Dell misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Dell cracks Power with a nice body shot.
Dell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dell is working Power over against the cage.
Power can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dell.
Dell lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
It looks like Diesel Power has been cut.
Dell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Power.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Power lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Power takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Dell won't allow it.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Power takes a knee right on the jaw!
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dell is pressed up against the cage. Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dell down to the mat. Dell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bowman Dell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diesel Power.
Dell looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Power looks to clinch
and Dell counters with a straight right hand.
Power wants to clinch
and Dell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dell throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dell takes the fight into the clinch.
Dell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Power looks gassed!
Dell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dell lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dell misses with a knee strike.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
Dell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dell landing knees to the head.
Dell lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dell throws an elbow but misses.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Diesel Power's cut even more.
Dell trying to land knees to the body.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Dell looking to throw knees to the head but Power is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Dell has double underhooks.
Dell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power tries a body shot but Dell blocks it.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Diesel Power's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Dell.
Dell landing knees to the body.
Dell scores with a knee to the head.
Diesel Power's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power dodges an elbow strike from Dell.
Dell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dell lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dell scores a nice knee to the body.
Dell lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Dell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dell lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Dell scores with a punch to the head.
Dell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Dell.
Power looks to land a right hand but Dell moved out of range.
Dell connects with a body shot.
Power misses with a body shot
and Dell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dell moves out of range as Power strikes.
Power is breathing heavily.
Dell moves into the clinch successfully.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dell lands a body shot.
Dell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Dell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dell is leaning against Power and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Dell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dell.
Dell crunches a lovely knee into Power's ribcage.
Dell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Power or not.
Dell gets through Power's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dell.
Dell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dell lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diesel Power's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bowman Dell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coal Hagride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by Xxplosive. Hagride has chosen I am Black Torment as his entrance music. Coal Hagride has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coal Hagride!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts stuns Hagride with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hagride looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Watts throws the left hand but Hagride avoids the punch easily.
Watts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hagride!
A nice elbow there by Watts.
BOOM! Watts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Watts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Watts connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Watts working Hagride over with strikes here.
Watts lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hagride is looking to escape.
Watts landing strikes from the mount.
Hagride in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Watts.
Watts landing strikes from the mount.
Watts looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Watts! Hagride is hurt baaadly! Watts is firing away with more strikes - Hagride is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Watts!
Tyrone Watts is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mop Maipen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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189 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mop Maipen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezekiel Savage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maipen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Maipen tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maipen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Maipen.
Maipen throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maipen slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savage staying out of range there.
Mop Maipen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage avoids the body shot from Maipen.
Savage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maipen swivels and escapes.
Mop Maipen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maipen misses with a hook.
Maipen thows a body shot but no joy.
Maipen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maipen loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Maipen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage slips under a jab.
Savage tries for a takedown but Maipen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maipen as he avoids it easily.
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maipen darts in and clinches Savage up against the cage.
Savage tries to pull guard but Maipen won't allow it.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maipen smiles and moves away.
Maipen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Maipen sizes up Savage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maipen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Savage tries for a takedown but Maipen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ezekiel Savage has been cut.
Maipen scores with a jab to the body.
Savage shoots for a double leg takedown but Maipen sprawls well. He's pushed Savage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maipen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Maipen misses with a few strikes there.
Mop Maipen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maipen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Maipen.
Maipen throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage avoids the body shot from Maipen.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maipen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maipen throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maipen.
Maipen looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage avoids the body shot from Maipen.
Maipen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Maipen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savage.
Maipen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maipen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Maipen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mop Maipen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Savage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maipen looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Maipen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maipen throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maipen misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maipen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savage.
Maipen jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savage avoids the body shot from Maipen.
Ezekiel Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maipen looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maipen misses the target.
A jab lands there for Maipen.
Maipen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Maipen misses the target.
Maipen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage scores with a takedown into Maipen's guard.
Savage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage distracts Maipen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maipen working a defensive guard here.
Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savage scoring with some ground and pound.
Maipen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savage on the ground.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
Savage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maipen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maipen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maipen keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Savage pushing down on Maipen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Savage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Savage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savage 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.
Maipen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maipen wants to get back to full guard.
Savage tries to pass to full mount but Maipen defends it.
Savage is looking for a kimura but Maipen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Savage to get the leverage.
Savage thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maipen gets full guard.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maipen is trying to control the position but Savage postures up.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Maipen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Savage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Maipen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maipen throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Maipen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maipen misses the shot to the body.
Maipen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maipen. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maipen throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maipen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Savage working some strikes from top position.
Savage is looking to work some ground and pound but Maipen has wrist control.
Savage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Savage looking to sit in guard and control but Maipen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maipen is one step ahead there.
Savage seems keen to control Maipen's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maipen preventing the sweep.
Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maipen looking to sit in guard and control but Savage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maipen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Maipen looking for a sweep. Not yet Maipen, not yet.
Savage is looking to work some ground and pound but Maipen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Savage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maipen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savage.
Savage trying to control but Maipen is working from the bottom.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savage forces his way into half guard.
Maipen is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maipen to regain full guard.
Maipen keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Maipen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maipen tries to get out of the position.
Savage lands a couple of digs.
Maipen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Savage manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Savage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maipen is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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