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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole has chosen Daniel Holter- Ready to fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Evans
vs
Cole

180 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Cole!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Cole looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cole tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole is trying to force a seperation but Evans has the dominant position.
Cole can't break the clinch.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Evans has Cole pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.

Evans pulls Cole into guard.

Cole wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Evans's closed guard. He's half up but Evans has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Evans pivots and extends the arm, Cole falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Evans! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rashad Evans!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ae Firmeza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firmeza is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: not afraid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hammer
vs
Firmeza

182 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

163 cm
19
136 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ae Firmeza!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Firmeza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.

Hammer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Firmeza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hammer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Firmeza is pushing Hammer's head away, looking to escape. Hammer manages to hold on to the position though.

Hammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Firmeza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Firmeza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hammer's best efforts.

Hammer is trying to work for a kimura but Firmeza is defending well.

Hammer is looking for a kimura here.

Firmeza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmeza is pressing down on Hammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Firmeza working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hammer is trying to improve his position.

Firmeza goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hammer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Firmeza's guard! Nice work there by Hammer!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammer tries to stand but Firmeza is controlling from the bottom.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Firmeza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer postures up in Firmeza's guard and throws a big left but Firmeza blocks it.

Firmeza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Firmeza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Firmeza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer preventing the sweep.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Hammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Firmeza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hammer has managed to get both his arms back between Firmeza's legs - danger averted.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammer scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hammer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Firmeza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hammer, into his guard.

Firmeza drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Firmeza off! Firmeza jumps back into Hammer's guard.

Hammer has his foot on Firmeza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Firmeza works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer has his foot on Firmeza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Firmeza works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Firmeza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Hammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Firmeza is aware though and is defending well.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Firmeza passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Firmeza is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.

Firmeza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Firmeza trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer trying to control but Firmeza flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hammer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Firmeza's guard. Nice work there by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ae Firmeza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hammer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Firmeza is trying to defend but Hammer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Hammer seems to be working for a kimura but Firmeza defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Firmeza wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.

Firmeza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.

Hammer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Firmeza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hammer.

Hammer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Firmeza sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Firmeza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.

Hammer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Firmeza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammer's back!
Firmeza is trying to stick to Hammer's back but Hammer is turning into Firmeza. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Firmeza's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hammer.

Hammer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Firmeza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Firmeza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Firmeza!
Hammer wants to control but Firmeza postures up.
Hammer throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Ae Firmeza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammer is looking to regain half guard here but Firmeza keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Firmeza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hammer wants to control but Firmeza postures up.
Hammer tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Hammer is looking to regain half guard here but Firmeza keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Firmeza is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Firmeza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Firmeza can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Firmeza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Firmeza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer seems to be looking for submissions.

Hammer is looking for a kimura but Firmeza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hammer to get the leverage.
Firmeza tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
Firmeza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammer is working away from the top position though.

Hammer is trying to work for a kimura but Firmeza is defending well.

Hammer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Firmeza defends it well.
Firmeza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hammer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Firmeza has managed to free his arm - good work.

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.

Hammer wants to work for an arm triangle but Firmeza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Firmeza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammer is in close to Firmeza's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Firmeza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Firmeza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Hammer working for a triangle but Firmeza defends it easily.

Hammer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that CJ Hammer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
CJ Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firmeza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firmeza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Firmeza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firmeza fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Firmeza avoids it well.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firmeza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Firmeza dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Firmeza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammer is fending him off so far but Firmeza persists. Nope, Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Firmeza shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed Firmeza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
CJ Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ae Firmeza.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Firmeza dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Firmeza eats them both and turns towards Hammer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Firmeza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
Firmeza slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Firmeza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer looks to land a combination. Firmeza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Firmeza avoids it well.
Firmeza misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Firmeza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hammer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Firmeza backs up against the ropes.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Firmeza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stuns Firmeza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Firmeza fails to land the takedown.
CJ Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firmeza.
Firmeza slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Firmeza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Firmeza looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.
Firmeza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Firmeza moves out of range.
Hammer feints a jab promting Firmeza to slip. Hammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Firmeza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Firmeza stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammer. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer throws a head kick but Firmeza moves out of range.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Firmeza's head.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Firmeza's belly button to the back.
Hammer jabs at Firmeza's body.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Firmeza has a takedown stuffed.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... CJ Hammer!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Florencio Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragovich has chosen Black Mages - Assault of the Silver Dragons as his entrance music. Florencio Dragovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turner
vs
Dragovich

178 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovich misses the shot to the body.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Dragovich shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Turner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dragovich.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragovich is one step ahead there.
Dragovich is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Dragovich postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dragovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dragovich throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a strike but Turner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dragovich on the ground.
Turner is fighting to break Dragovich's control of his arms but Dragovich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Dragovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dragovich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich unloads with some shots from mount but Turner bucks and avoids them well.
Turner taking shots to the head.
Dragovich raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Ike Turner has been cut.
Dragovich throws a sloppy strike and Turner uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Turner has ended up in Dragovich's guard.
Turner won't allow Dragovich to sweep him here.
Dragovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner won't allow Dragovich to sweep him here.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dragovich is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Ike Turner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dragovich throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner wants to clinch but Dragovich slips to the side

and Dragovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dragovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Turner gets an underhook and turns Dragovich into the ropes.
Turner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Turner pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dragovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Dragovich postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dragovich trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Dragovich prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich throws a big right hand that misses.
Dragovich throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Dragovich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragovich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dragovich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dragovich trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Dragovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragovich connects with a couple of short punches.
Dragovich thows a big elbow that misses.
Dragovich working some strikes from top position.
Dragovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Florencio Dragovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Turner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dragovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner darts in trying to clinch

and Dragovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Dragovich landing a few strikes.
Dragovich lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Dragovich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dragovich is putting a hurting on Turner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dragovich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dragovich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A control attempt from Turner but he's now mounted!
Florencio Dragovich has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dragovich with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dragovich lands a big shot there that rocks Turner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Turner is rocked!

Ike Turner's cut is getting worse.
Dragovich landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Turner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragovich with a couple of short strikes.
Dragovich lands a big shot there that rocks Turner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jeez, Ike Turner's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ike Turner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Florencio Dragovich!

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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rutherford Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Pavella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavella has chosen Raising Hell---Hed P.E. as his entrance music. Rutherford Hayes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Owen Pavella's chin.

Hayes
vs
Pavella

175 cm
22
166 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

180 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rutherford Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Pavella!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes stalks Pavella and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pavella's face. Pavella staggers backwards, shaken.
Pavella slips under a jab.
Pavella with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Pavella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Hayes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pavella looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavella takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes throws a right hand that Pavella ducks under and follows up with a left that Pavella also avoids with ease.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Pavella is out of range.
Pavella tries to clinch up but Hayes circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a hook but Pavella blocks it.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hayes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hayes working a defensive guard here.

Hayes is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pavella rolls with it to try and escape but Hayes cranks on the arm and Pavella is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rutherford Hayes!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida has chosen 24 theme song as his entrance music. Kai Martinez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Martinez
vs
Almeida

170 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
157 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kai Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Almeida!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
Almeida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Almeida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Almeida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.
Martinez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez postures up in Almeida's guard and throws a big left but Almeida blocks it.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almeida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Almeida wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez throws a strike but Almeida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almeida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almeida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Martinez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almeida is aware though and is defending well.
Almeida wanted to stand there but Martinez had control of the position.

Martinez working for submissions but it's allowed Almeida to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez manages to get to full guard.
Almeida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Martinez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almeida is aware though and is defending well.

Martinez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Almeida is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Martinez.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Almeida has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Almeida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez.
Kai Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Almeida. Almeida obviously looking to wear him down.
Almeida lands with an uppercut that bounces Martinez off the ropes and back into rage.
Almeida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a body kick.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Almeida jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almeida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almeida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Almeida scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Almeida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Almeida to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martinez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Almeida throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Almeida lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Almeida. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Almeida connects with a high kick.
Almeida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Almeida - that will leave a mark!
Almeida lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida counters with a big head kick but Martinez shrugs it off.
Almeida lands a high kick!
Almeida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida connects with a looping right hand.
Almeida connects with a body shot.
Almeida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Martinez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Almeida fakes the leg kick and cracks Martinez in the body.
Almeida throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Almeida pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
Anthony Almeida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Almeida coming out on top.
Almeida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida cracks Martinez with a good jab.
Almeida connects with a high kick.
Almeida lands a high kick!
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almeida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Almeida lands a head kick!
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Almeida scores with a leg kick.
Almeida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries to move into range but Almeida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
Almeida pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Almeida coming out on top.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a nice body kick.
Almeida is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Almeida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Almeida cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick there by Almeida.
Almeida dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Almeida works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Almeida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Almeida lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almeida, right into the meat.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Almeida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Kai Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almeida throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almeida.
Nice body kick there by Almeida.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a head kick. That will keep Martinez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kai Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Almeida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Almeida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida throws a nice head kick!
Almeida thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a nice body kick.
Almeida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anthony Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida lands with a nice body punch.
Almeida throws a nice head kick!
Anthony Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida lands with a shot to the body.
Almeida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Almeida scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almeida lands a head kick. Martinez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Almeida makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Martinez really felt that one!
Almeida with a hook.
Martinez misses with a takedown
and Almeida counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almeida. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Almeida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martinez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Almeida.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Almeida circles away easily
and Almeida counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Almeida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Almeida misses with a head kick.
Almeida thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Martinez shoots and misses
and Almeida counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Almeida. That snapped Martinez's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Almeida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a nice body shot.
Almeida lands a head kick!
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Almeida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almeida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Almeida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Almeida counters with a head kick. That will keep Martinez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kai Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Almeida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Almeida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Almeida!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Peepers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Peepers
vs
Challa

185 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Peepers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, T Challa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Challa catches Peepers right on the button with a cross.
Peepers looks to score with a jab to the body but Challa is just out of range.
Challa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Challa looks for the body kick but Peepers saw that one coming.
Challa connects with a solid leg kick.
Peepers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Challa 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!
A left lands for Challa.
Challa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peepers is breathing heavily.
Challa cracks Peepers with a good jab.
Challa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peepers if he has to take too many more of those.
Peepers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peepers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Challa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peepers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Challa scores with a jab. Peepers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Peepers is rocked!
Challa misses with a straight right.
Oh Peepers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Challa connects with a stiff jab that staggers Peepers - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). T Challa!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrisi Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fuschini
vs
Kay

178 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

180 cm
25
178 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Fuschini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrisi Kay!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Chrisi Kay has been cut.
Fuschini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Kay does no damage.
Fuschini throws a combination that misses

and Kay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fuschini looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Kay in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fuschini tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kay!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chrisi Kay!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tator comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snoop Dogg - Pump Pump kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Viceroy
vs
Tator

183 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Tator!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tator connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Viceroy's hands.
Tator misses with an uppercut
and Viceroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Viceroy misses with a head kick.
Tator lands a glancing blow to the side of Viceroy's head.
Tator misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tator misses with a right hand
and Viceroy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tator misses with a kick to the body
and Viceroy counters with a left and a right that stings Tator.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tator looks to throw the jab but Viceroy is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Viceroy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tator doesn't seem phased though.
Tator throws a hook to the side of Viceroy's head but Viceroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tator lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tator misses with a head kick.
Viceroy fakes the leg kick and cracks Tator in the body.
Tator misses with a lunging right hand
and Viceroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Dick Tator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Tator.
Tator throws a right hand that misses
and Viceroy counters with a right hand to the body.
Tator looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Tator is rocked!
Tator 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.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Viceroy throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Tator is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Viceroy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miley Cyrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Luv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Cyrus
vs
Luv

180 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miley Cyrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Luv!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cyrus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luv is trying to defend but Cyrus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cyrus content to control rather than advance.

Luv manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cyrus throws the left hand but Luv avoids the punch easily.
Cyrus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cyrus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luv avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luv fails with the takedown
and Cyrus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luv with a poor takedown
and Cyrus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyrus misses with a lunging right hand

and Luv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Luv.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyrus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Luv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cyrus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cyrus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cyrus is on top in guard.
Cyrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luv is looking to stand up but Cyrus isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cyrus content to stall in guard here.
Cyrus prevents Luv from getting back to his feet.
Cyrus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cyrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Luv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luv is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luv wants to stand and escape but Cyrus is having none of it.
Cyrus works over Luv with some ground and pound from guard.
Cyrus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Luv preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luv is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cyrus throwing strikes from guard but Luv blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cyrus trying to control but Luv is working from the bottom.
Cyrus lands a couple of elbows.
Cyrus lands a couple of elbows.
Cyrus landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cyrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luv is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cyrus is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cyrus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luv wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cyrus manages to pass to side control.
Luv is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus slips a nice elbow through Luv's hands, connecting with Luv's forehead.
Luv wants to get back to his feet.
Luv looks gassed!
Cyrus is trying to control the action in half guard but Luv is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cyrus trying to control the pace.
Cyrus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cyrus prevents Luv from standing back up.
Cyrus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cyrus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Luv looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cyrus connects with a nice short shot to Luv's temple.
Luv on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cyrus wants to control but Luv is keeping him busy.
Luv really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cyrus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cyrus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cyrus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luv is looking to get back to is feet but Cyrus passes into side control.
Cyrus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Luv down.
Cyrus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Luv taking a bit of punishment here - Cyrus scoring with strikes.
Luv is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cyrus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cyrus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Luv wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cyrus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyrus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Luv is not content to let Cyrus control the position.
Luv takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luv takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Luv is rocked!
Luv wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Luv is still in real trouble! Can Cyrus finish him?
Luv takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miley Cyrus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cyrus misses with an uppercut.
Luv seems to have recovered his senses.
Cyrus throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Luv counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cyrus!
Cyrus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luv fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cyrus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Luv avoids the attempt from Cyrus to control.
Cyrus gets back to half guard.
Cyrus moves into full guard.
Luv preventing the sweep.
Luv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luv must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cyrus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cyrus trying to keep a closed guard but Luv is proving a slippery customer.
Luv with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyrus throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cyrus controls Luv momentarily but Luv frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cyrus holds on and takes a little breather.
Luv throwing strikes from guard but Cyrus blocks nicely.
Luv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cyrus trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Luv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luv won't allow Cyrus to sweep him here.
Luv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luv tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyrus is retaining full guard.
Cyrus wants to sweep here but Luv controlling him for the moment.
Cyrus is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.
Luv stopping the sweep attempt from Cyrus.
Luv connects with a couple of short punches.
Cyrus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luv manages to get himself to full guard.
Cyrus stops Luv from standing up.
Cyrus trying to control but Luv is working from the bottom.
Luv is looking to stand up but Cyrus isn't so interested in that idea.
Miley Cyrus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cyrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Luv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Miley Cyrus wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Luv shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Luv showed some decent athleticism there.
Luv is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cyrus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cyrus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cyrus lands a big elbow.
Luv is trying to stand up.
Cyrus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cyrus punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luv taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luv can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cyrus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cyrus scoring with strikes but Luv is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luv squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cyrus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cyrus trying to control but Luv is having none of it.
Cyrus looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Luv covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miley Cyrus!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Lawson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rage
vs
Lawson

185 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
23
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

FULL METAL GEAR ($9.99 Morale Tee/Trunk)
FULL METAL GEAR ($9.99 Morale Tee/Trunk)

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rage scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Rage connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Jerry Lawson has been cut.
Lawson is working to get back to half guard.
Lawson wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
Lawson regains half guard.

Lawson actively working from the bottom here.
Rage is keen to just control but Lawson is a slippery customer.
Lawson is pressing down on Rage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lawson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage won't allow Lawson to sweep him here.

Lawson working for a triangle but Rage defends it easily.

Rage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Lawson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rage defends it easily.

Lawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawson looks gassed!
Rage lands a couple of elbows.
Lawson keeping full guard, as Rage tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lawson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lawson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lawson looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawson, not yet.
Lawson is trying to control the position but Rage postures up.
Lawson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawson is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Lawson misses with a takedown

and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawson is on top in guard.
Rage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lawson throws an elbow but Rage slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.

Lawson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage sneaks back into half guard.

Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rage sees it coming and defends easily.
Lawson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rage is looking to get to half guard.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawson prevents Rage from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson lands a nice shot to the head.
Lawson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Lawson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rage to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rage shrugs it off.
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 Randy Rage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rage.
Lawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lawson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rage.

Lawson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lawson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Lawson has control of the leg.
Lawson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lawson blocks the strikes from Rage.
Rage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawson.
Lawson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson lands strikes from half guard.
Lawson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rage is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Lawson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Rage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawson is working away from the top position though.
Rage misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rage tries to roll over but Lawson keeps him under control.

Lawson seems to be working for a kimura but Rage defends the submission attempt.
Lawson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rage defending well though.

Rage is defending against the submission attempts here by Lawson.
Lawson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage gets full guard.
Rage trying to keep a closed guard but Lawson is proving a slippery customer.
Lawson prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lawson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lawson passes into half guard.

Lawson 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.

Lawson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jerry Lawson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Rage working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
Rage can't keep his opponent in guard - Lawson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Rage sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Lawson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Rage actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lawson working over Rage with some ground and pound. Rage looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Lawson is working for a kimura but Rage is defending it quite comfortably.

Lawson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lawson is looking for a kimura here.

Lawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rage sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Lawson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Rage.
Lawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rage.
Donk. Rage catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.

Lawson gets caught flat footed, as Rage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rage connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson controls Rage momentarily but Rage frees himself.
Rage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawson's guard.

Lawson working for a triangle but Rage defends it easily.

Rage drops back looking for a leg! Lawson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawson manages to kick Rage off! Rage jumps back into Lawson's guard.

Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.

Lawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rage defends well.

Lawson has his foot on Rage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rage works his way back into a safe position though.

Lawson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rage passes into side control.
Lawson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lawson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rage grinds an elbow into Lawson's temple.
Rage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lawson keeps working.
Rage tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lawson is looking to reverse the position.

Rage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawson, who protects the arm well.

Rage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson sneaks back into half guard.
Lawson trying to hold on to Rage's head to control him but Rage postures up.
Lawson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rage kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rage wants to control but Lawson is keeping him busy.
Lawson wants to improve his position but Rage is controlling well.
Rage is trying to control. Lawson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawson won't allow Rage to pass to mount.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Rage wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Rage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rage working for a triangle but Lawson defends it easily.
Lawson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rage wants to get back to full guard.
Lawson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawson lands strikes from half guard.
Lawson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage 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 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

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