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Arsenal 1: The Rising PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuck riddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chuck riddel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
riddel rushes Williams and presses him up against the ropes.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from riddel.
riddel breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick but riddel moved away.
Williams cracks riddel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
riddel fails with the takedown.
riddel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but riddel persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Derek Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck riddel.
riddel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
riddel staying out of range there.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
riddel misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent riddel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
riddel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as riddel sits in half guard.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
riddel wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
riddel looks gassed!
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
riddel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
riddel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
riddel wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams 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.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
riddel wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
riddel wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
riddel has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams advances position into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
riddel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
riddel tries to escape but Williams is in control.
riddel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
riddel is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. riddel defending well though.
riddel wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but riddel is out of range.
riddel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
riddel tries to clinch up.
riddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. riddel moves away and avoids it.
riddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. riddel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
riddel throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
riddel moves away from the strike by Williams.
riddel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
riddel walks into a left hand.
Williams blocks a head kick by riddel.
riddel fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before riddel has time to react.
riddel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as riddel blocks the low kick.
riddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
riddel takes one to the chin there.
Williams lands with a hook. riddel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
riddel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams is looking to stand up but riddel isn't so interested in that idea.
riddel gets to his feet - Williams follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by riddel.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
riddel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
A big left from Williams misses.
riddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by riddel.
riddel forces Williams back against the ropes and clinches.
riddel wants the takedown. Williams is fighting it off but riddel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williams's guard against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. riddel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
riddel stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
riddel ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
riddel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
riddel shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
riddel is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
riddel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
riddel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. riddel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
riddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
riddel shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams catches riddel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
riddel instigates a clinch.
riddel breaks from the clinch.
riddel ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
riddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
riddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derek Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck riddel.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and riddel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by riddel.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but riddel has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams has riddel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. riddel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
riddel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
riddel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by riddel.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and riddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
riddel fails with a takedown attempt.
Derek Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams with a hook.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have riddel backpedaling.
riddel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
riddel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
riddel landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding riddel's attempts to control the action.
riddel prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
riddel get's back to his feet.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
riddel throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chuck riddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Donk. Williams catches riddel right on the button with a cross.
riddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
riddel ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick
letting riddel counter with a right hand.
riddel moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
riddel walks into a jab.
riddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
riddel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
riddel tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
riddel throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams works over riddel's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and riddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams lands a nice hook to riddel's body. riddel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
riddel tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams thuds a left hand into riddel's body.
riddel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams catches riddel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
riddel slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams jabs riddel right on the nose. riddel blinks but takes it well.
riddel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. riddel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
riddel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
riddel rushes Williams and presses him up against the ropes.
riddel prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
riddel manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from riddel.
riddel takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks a nice hook into riddel's ribs.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
riddel throws a combination that misses
and riddel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
riddel tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed riddel momentarily.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. riddel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
riddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derek Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck riddel.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
riddel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
chuck riddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
riddel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
riddel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams throws a jab when riddel was well out of range.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
riddel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Williams misses
and riddel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
riddel looking for a takedown.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but riddel won't allow it.
Williams can't break the clinch.
riddel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
riddel gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
riddel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams gets back to full guard.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but riddel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
riddel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
riddel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and riddel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
riddel wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mysterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warner has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Chad Warner is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rey Mysterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Warner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mysterio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warner doesn't manage to clinch there - Mysterio circles away.
Mysterio misses with a double jab.
Mysterio tries to clinch there but Warner circles away.
Warner misses with a hook. Mysterio ducked under it nicely.
Warner looks gassed!
Warner looks to land a left hand but Mysterio moved out of range nicely.
Mysterio misses with a double jab.
Mysterio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mysterio looks to land a combination but Warner avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Warner misses with a straight left.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mysterio.
Mysterio throws a series of punches but Warner moves out of range.
Mysterio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mysterio showed some decent athleticism there.
Mysterio working over Warner with some ground and pound. Warner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mysterio is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Warner is trying to stand.
Warner is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mysterio has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mysterio pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Warner is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mysterio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rey Mysterio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacobee Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobee Storm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacobee Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm gets the takedown into side control.
Storm decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm connects with the punch.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt - Hoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Hoshi pushes him off.
Hoshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Storm counters with a leg kick.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but Hoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacobee Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoshi 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.
Storm is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Hoshi - just one landing.
Jab from Hoshi.
Hoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi 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.
Hoshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Hoshi misses.
Hoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoshi.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but Hoshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoshi counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Hoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoshi throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Jab from Hoshi.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoshi. That's going to slow Storm down.
Hoshi works Storm's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoshi, as that shot connected.
Hoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but Hoshi shows good takedown defense.
Hoshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoshi.
Hoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoshi.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hoshi.
Hoshi misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoshi trying to control here.
Storm is pressing down on Hoshi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoshi is holding on for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Storm decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi throws a series of strikes that have Storm backpedaling.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoshi pinned against the cage. Hoshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoshi throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Hoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm swings for the body but Hoshi moves out of range.
Hoshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Storm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Storm prevents Hoshi from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Hoshi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryu Hoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshi, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Hoshi against the ropes but Hoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hoshi.
Storm misses with a takedown attempt - Hoshi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacobee Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Storm moves into the clinch.
Storm keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi is trying to break free.
Storm lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshi can't break the clinch.
Hoshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Hoshi looking to stall.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Hoshi with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Storm!
Hoshi dodges the punch combination from Storm.
Hoshi lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Hoshi misses.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoshi as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshi, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes Hoshi against the ropes but Hoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoshi looks to land a combination. Storm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoshi misses with a double jab.
Storm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Storm looking for a guillotine from mount but Hoshi is having none of it.
Hoshi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm putting on the heat here with some good 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.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
Storm trying to control but Hoshi is having none of it.
Hoshi can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Storm looking to control but Hoshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Storm thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hoshi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Storm wants to control the pace but Hoshi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryu Hoshi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoshi slips under a jab.
Hoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Hoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoshi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Storm backs up against the ropes.
Storm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Storm is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Hoshi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Storm keeps control of Hoshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm tries to stall but Hoshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm wants to break free but Hoshi has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoshi.
Hoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Storm as Hoshi tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Storm tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoshi.
Hoshi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Hoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm tries a body shot but Hoshi blocks it.
Hoshi is trying to break free.
Storm pulls Hoshi into guard.
Storm is trying to control the position but Hoshi postures up.
Hoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Storm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoshi looking to sit in guard and control but Storm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoshi keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Hoshi is looking to stand up but Storm isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm works over Hoshi with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoshi can't keep his opponent in guard - Storm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Storm trying to control the action but Hoshi is working from the bottom.
Storm postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hoshi to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobee Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshi misses with a combination
and Storm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Storm.
Storm wants to control from the top but Hoshi keeps moving.
Storm throws a strike but Hoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Storm not looking particularly offensive just at 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 Jacobee Storm.
I think Hoshi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Hoshi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akua Moliakalaniikeola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chihuahua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Gonna Give You Up. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akua Moliakalaniikeola!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chihuahua closes the distance and clinches.
Chihuahua wants to get back to striking at distance but Moliakalaniikeola won't allow it.
Moliakalaniikeola is trying to drag Chihuahua to the mat but Chihuahua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chihuahua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chihuahua lands a body shot.
Moliakalaniikeola fails with a takedown attempt.
Chihuahua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chihuahua stuffs the takedown attempt from Moliakalaniikeola. Moliakalaniikeola gets slowly back to his feet.
El Chihuahua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akua Moliakalaniikeola.
Chihuahua throws a series of punches but Moliakalaniikeola moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Chihuahua. No joy for Moliakalaniikeola on that attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Moliakalaniikeola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chihuahua closes the distance and clinches.
Moliakalaniikeola gets control of Chihuahua's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moliakalaniikeola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moliakalaniikeola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chihuahua won't allow Moliakalaniikeola to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moliakalaniikeola has a closed guard, preventing Chihuahua from standing up.
Moliakalaniikeola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moliakalaniikeola had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chihuahua is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Moliakalaniikeola Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chihuahua's back instead.
Moliakalaniikeola looking for the choke from the back.
Well, with Moliakalaniikeola on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Chihuahua is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua holding both Moliakalaniikeola 's hands and preventing any damage.
Chihuahua trying to control the hands but Moliakalaniikeola breaks the grip.
Will Moliakalaniikeola go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Chihuahua trying to get back to his feet but Moliakalaniikeola is in full control for now.
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.
Moliakalaniikeola has got one arm under Chihuahua's chin. This could be trouble... Chihuahua trying to control the other hand but Moliakalaniikeola gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Chihuahua has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akua Moliakalaniikeola!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Pomona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy silva (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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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zak Pomona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by silva there.
No joy there for silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
silva works over Pomona's head and body with a nice combination.
silva takes the fight into the clinch.
silva is struggling to control the position.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pomona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. silva smiles and moves away.
silva scores with a one two! Pomona had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Andy silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pomona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from silva both land. Nice combination.
silva closes the distance and clinches.
silva tries to break the clinch but Pomona is controlling the position.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomona prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
silva wants to break free but Pomona has control.
Pomona tries to pull guard but silva won't allow it.
silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
silva wants to break free but Pomona has control.
Pomona goes for a takedown in the clinch but silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Pomona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pomona fails to pull guard.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pomona prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pomona has him pressed against the ropes.
silva is trying to break free.
silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pomona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pomona misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pomona dodges the punch combination from silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from silva as Pomona shoots in.
Andy silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pomona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
silva moves into range and clinches up with Pomona.
silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pomona is just too persistent for him and manages to trip silva to the mat. silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pomona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
silva keeping full guard, as Pomona tries to pass.
Pomona is breathing heavily.
silva wants to stand up but Pomona is controlling him.
silva is looking to stand back up but Pomona counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by silva.
silva is looking to improve his position.
silva pushes Pomona off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Pomona pushes him off.
silva throws a right hand that Pomona ducks under and follows up with a left that Pomona also avoids with ease.
silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pomonas head.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pomona has double underhooks.
silva tries for a takedown but Pomona manages to get underhooks.
Pomona keeps control of silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pomona tries to pull guard but silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pomona drops back down to his feet.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pomona has double underhooks.
silva tries to break the clinch but Pomona is controlling the position.
silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pomona won't allow it.
silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pomona won't allow it.
Pomona tries for a takedown but silva manages to get underhooks.
Pomona keeps control of silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pomona is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pomona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pomona fails to pull the fight into his guard.
silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pomona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
silva swinging wilding here.
Pomona walks into a stiff left hand from silva.
silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pomona stuns silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pomona is on the wrong end of a nice combination from silva.
silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy silva 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.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pomona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
silva misses with the combination.
A combination from silva does no damage.
silva stuffs the takedown.
silva lands a head shot.
Pomona walks into a straight right hand from silva.
silva cracks Pomona with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
silva wants to clinch
and Pomona counters with a nice double leg into 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.
Pomona working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
silva pushes Pomona off looking to stand but Pomona dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Pomona there.
Pomona trying to control the action but silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
silva pushes Pomona off looking to stand but Pomona dives back in and keeps control.
Pomona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pomona prevents silva from standing back up.
Pomona is pressing down on silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. silva is holding on for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Pomona pushes him off.
silva throws a series of punches but Pomona avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Pomona or perhaps it was just good defense by silva which made him look bad.
Pomona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pomona circles away.
silva lands with a nice combination. Pomona backs away looking to recover.
silva misses with a double jab.
silva rushes Pomona and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pomona keeps control of silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
silva tries to break the clinch but Pomona is controlling the position.
silva can't break the clinch.
Pomona keeps control of silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
silva can't break the clinch.
silva wants to break free but Pomona has control.
silva is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva wants to break free but Pomona has control.
Pomona prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
Pomona tries to pull guard but silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Pomona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva tries to break the clinch but Pomona is controlling the position.
Pomona decides to pull guard.
Pomona manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pomona with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
silva somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pomona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
silva works the jab nicely.
Pomona tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pomona, pushing him back against the ropes.
silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pomona shoots in but no luck this time.
Pomona drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
silva darts in trying to clinch
and Pomona counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Pomona to acknowledge the strikes.
silva looks to land a combination. Pomona sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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 Zak Pomona will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pomona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zak Pomona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pomona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? silva is fending him off so far but Pomona persists. Nope, silva circles away and we're back to standing.
silva tries to clinch up but Pomona circles away and keeps his distance.
silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
silva throws a nice looking combination but Pomona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
silva rushes Pomona and presses him up against the ropes.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pomona tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Pomona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
silva lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Pomona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pomona.
silva is looking to clinch but Pomona is avoiding it.
silva 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.
silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pomona keeps the fight on the outside.
silva looks to land a combination. Pomona sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
silva lands with a straight right. Pomona didn't see that one coming.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
silva instigates a clinch.
Pomona wants a takedown.
silva breaks from the clinch.
silva clinches up with Pomona and pushes him back against the ropes.
silva has had enough of the clinch but Pomona keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva is pressed up against the ropes. Pomona has hold of a leg and is looking to drag silva down to the mat. silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pomona shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has silva pinned against the cage. silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pomona is on the wrong end of a nice combination from silva.
Pomona avoids a punch combination nicely.
silva works over Pomona's head and body with a nice combination.
Pomona avoids a punch combination nicely.
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pomona circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pomona.
silva instigates a clinch.
Pomona prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
silva throws a series of punches but Pomona avoids them all with ease.
silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
silva pushes Pomona up against the ropes in a clinch.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pomona has double underhooks.
silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Pomona is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pomona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
silva has Pomona up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pomona is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
silva is trying to break free.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Pomona or perhaps it was just good defense by silva which made him look bad.
Pomona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
silva connects with a crisp jab.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Pomona pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bowden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen The Zoo as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Daniel Bowden has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daniel Bowden seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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177 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Bowden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Bowden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Bowden avoids the head kick by Young.
Young throws a hook to the side of Bowden's head but Bowden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowden misses with a double jab.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bowden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bowden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young misses with a body punch.
Bowden successfully pulls guard.
Bowden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young controls the pace.
Bowden is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Bowden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowden had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Young is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bowden Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Young's back instead.
Young is trying to get back to his feet but Bowden has full control of the position and if anything, Young has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bowden has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Young has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Young defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bowden's arms.
Bowden is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowden doesn't have the hooks in and Young manages to turn into his guard.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Young decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowden is just out of range.
Bowden tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Bowden looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Bowden throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Young.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowden misses with a knee strike.
Bowden takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowden misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowden is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Young.
Bowden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young is leaning against Bowden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Bowden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowdens head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bowden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jake Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries to clinch there but Bowden circles away.
Bowden has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young 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.
Bowden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bowden wants to stall.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Bowden tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bowden drops back down to his feet.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Bowden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Young.
Bowden tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bowden drops back down to his feet.
Young presses Bowden against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries a knee to the head but Bowden blocks it.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bowden breaks the clinch.
Young thows a leg kick but Bowden checks it
and Bowden counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowden tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Young.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowden avoids the damage to the body.
Bowden avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bowden avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Bowden avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Bowden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Bowden.
Young digs a right hand underneath Bowden's ribcage. Bowden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bowden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowden.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands an elbow inside that Bowden shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young lands an elbow inside that Bowden shrugs off.
Young tries to work over Bowden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bowden stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
Daniel Bowden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowden misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to clinch.
Daniel Bowden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Young misses
and Bowden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Young won't be happy with that.
Bowden advances to full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bowden tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Bowden get's back to his feet.
Bowden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowden fails to land the takedown.
Bowden wants to clinch
and Young counters by clinching up.
Bowden tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Bowden is trying to break free.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Bowden.
Bowden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the ropes.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Bowden's takedown attempt.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bowden tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
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 Daniel Bowden will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bowden throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Bowden throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Bowden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Bowden lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Bowden wants a takedown.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowden takes a shot to the head.
Bowden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands a right hand.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young with a knee to the head.
Bowden is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowden backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Bowden tries to tie him up.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Bowden blocks with his arms.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Bowden blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bowden managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Bowden dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Bowden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowden avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Bowden blocks an elbow strike.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young lands a right hand.
Bowden has hold of one of Young's legs. Young is fighting the takedown attempt but Bowden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowden trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Bowden tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.
Bowden wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bowden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowden wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowden throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowden. Bowden gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowden looks to clinch
and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bowden trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowden into the ropes.
Young digs a right hand underneath Bowden's ribcage. Bowden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowden backwards.
Young lands an elbow inside that Bowden shrugs off.
Young crunches a lovely knee into Bowden's ribcage.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowden backwards.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Bowden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young is working Bowden over against the ropes.
Bowden goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowden.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Private Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick has chosen My Dick as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezekiel Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Private Dick!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dick and Savage goes tumbling to the canvas! Dick follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Savage is rocked!
It looks like Ezekiel Savage has been cut.
Savage trying to control from the bottom.
Oh Savage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dick's back!
Savage seems to have got his legs back now.
Savage tightening his grip on Dick, looking for the choke.
Savage is not going to allow Dick to sit and survive in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dick can't escape the position.
Dick trying to control the action but Savage just sinks the hooks in.
Dick tries to escape the position.
Savage throws strikes from the back but Dick rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Dick.
Dick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Savage passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Dick wants to control but Savage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dick looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Dick dances in with a quick combination. Savage is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Dick snaps Savage's head back. Savage stumbles backwards against the ropes. Dick steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Savage's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Savage just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Private Dick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Lamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjornigin Xian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Lamon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjornigin Xian!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xian shoots for a double leg takedown but Lamon sprawls well. He's pushed Xian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lamon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Xian.
Lamon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xian smiles and moves away.
Lamon tries to clinch but Xian moves away
and Xian counters with a takedown into side control.
Lamon is trying to work for a sweep but Xian has mounted him!
Lamon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lamon is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Xian in particular looking to stall.
Lamon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamon gets full guard.
Xian sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lamon wants to sweep but no luck.
Xian controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
Xian's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Xian scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamon controls Xian momentarily but Xian frees himself.
Lamon being controlled here, momentarily.
Xian slips nicely into half guard.
Lamon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Xian wants to stand up but Lamon is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lamon missing with punches from the bottom.
Xian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bjornigin Xian just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lamon shoots and misses
and Xian counters with a shoot takedown. Lamon fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Lamon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lamon trying to keep a closed guard but Xian is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xian controlling from the top position.
Lamon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamon can't keep his opponent in guard - Xian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornigin Xian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xian shoots in for a takedown but Lamon shows good takedown defense.
Lamon misses with a takedown
and Xian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lamon trying to keep a closed guard but Xian is proving a slippery customer.
Xian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Xian advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xian in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamon looks to move to half guard but instead Xian has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xian controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bjornigin Xian just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xian scores with a takedown into Lamon's guard.
Xian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lamon is looking to stand up but Xian isn't so interested in that idea.
Lamon being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamon working a defensive guard but Xian passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Xian has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Xian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornigin Xian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Xian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Xian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lamon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Xian advances position into side control!
Lamon tries to bench press Xian off him but Xian keeps the position.
Bjornigin Xian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xian slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Lamon.
Lamon wants to control but Xian is having none of it.
Xian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamon can't escape the position.
Xian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Xian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xian controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lamon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xian controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bjornigin Xian just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lamon, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xian lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Xian is controlling the pace.
Lamon actively working from the bottom here.
Bjornigin Xian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xian blocks the strikes from Lamon.
Lamon wants to control but Xian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Xian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Xian stops Lamon from getting back to his feet.
Randy Lamon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lamon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjornigin Xian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Xian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjornigin Xian!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xristian Deadly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Spiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xristian Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Spiker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deadly swinging wilding here.
Spiker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deadly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deadly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deadly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spiker looks for a takedown but Deadly sprawls well.
Deadly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deadly lands a nice shot to the body.
Deadly stuffs the takedown.
Spiker works over Deadly's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spiker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deadly as he avoids it easily.
Xristian Deadly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Spiker.
Spiker throws a sloppy head kick and Deadly moves out of range easily.
Deadly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Deadly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like Deadly is going to stand back up.
Deadly slips a nice elbow through Spiker's hands, connecting with Spiker's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly trying to control the action but Spiker is working from the bottom.
Deadly decides to stand and escape the position.
Deadly throws a hook but Spiker avoids it easily.
Deadly throws a series of punches but Spiker avoids them all with ease.
Spiker walks into a left hand.
Spiker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spiker looks gassed!
Deadly misses with a low kick.
Spiker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deadly scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spiker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Deadly wants to control the pace but Spiker is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiker is trying desperately to improve position.
Spiker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deadly controlling from the full mount.
Deadly lands a heavy elbow.
Deadly lands a big shot there that rocks Spiker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Deadly lands a big shot there that rocks Spiker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Deadly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spiker gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiker tries to get to full guard but Deadly has control of the leg.
Spiker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Deadly pulls his head out easily.
Deadly content to control rather than advance.
Deadly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spiker taking some punishment here, with Deadly in his half guard.
Deadly 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.
Spiker is looking to improve his position.
Deadly is looking to take a break and control but Spiker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Deadly rushes Spiker and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Deadly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Deadly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spiker wants to clinch
and Deadly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spiker closes the distance but Deadly moves to the side
and Deadly counters with a straight right hand.
Deadly moves into range and clinches up with Spiker.
Deadly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spiker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deadly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deadly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deadly gets a clinch.
Deadly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deadly misses with the combination.
Spiker checks a leg kick nicely.
Spiker has his takedown stuffed
and Deadly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spiker's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xristian Deadly 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.
Deadly throws a series of punches but Spiker moves out of range.
Spiker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deadly fails with a takedown attempt.
Deadly shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Spiker or perhaps it was just good defense by Deadly which made him look bad.
Deadly misses with a body kick.
Spiker jabs Deadly right on the nose. Deadly blinks but takes it well.
Deadly lunges at Spiker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spiker's hand.
Spiker wants to clinch
enabling Deadly to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deadly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deadly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xristian Deadly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deadly throws a right hand that Spiker ducks under and follows up with a left that Spiker also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deadly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Deadly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deadly wants to control but Spiker is keeping him busy.
Deadly wants to pass the guard but Spiker is defending well.
Spiker actively working from the bottom here.
Deadly wants to take a breather but Spiker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiker actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Deadly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spiker's guard.
Spiker looking for subs off his back but Deadly has passed one foot through into half guard.
Spiker is defending against the submission attempts here by Deadly.
Deadly trying to control from half guard but Spiker is working away.
Deadly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadly is trying to work for a kimura but Spiker is defending well.
Deadly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spiker wants to improve his position but Deadly is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Deadly.
Deadly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spiker wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spiker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spiker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Deadly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Deadly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deadly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spiker on the side of the head.
Deadly throws out a powerful jab.
Deadly lands a nice hook to Spiker's body. Spiker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spiker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Deadly is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Spiker.
Deadly has closed the distance and engaged Spiker in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Deadly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deadly keeps control of Spiker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deadly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deadly moves into the clinch.
Deadly has clasped his hands together around Spiker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Deadly landing a few strikes.
Deadly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deadly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spiker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Deadly.
Spiker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Deadly's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xristian Deadly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Deadly scores with a punch to the head.
Deadly looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiker is just out of range.
Deadly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiker.
Xristian Deadly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spiker fails with a takedown attempt.
Deadly throws a looping overhand right but Spiker ducks down to avoid it.
Spiker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deadly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deadly lands in his opponent's guard.
Deadly landing some decent shots from guard.
Deadly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deadly is working hard here to advance position.
Spiker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deadly is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiker keeping moving, preventing Deadly from controlling successfully.
Spiker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deadly controlling from the top position.
Spiker working for a triangle but Deadly defends it easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Deadly clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Deadly breaks the clinch.
Deadly digs a good hook to Spiker's body.
Deadly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spiker's hands.
A nice combination there by Deadly.
Deadly feints and as Spiker raises his hands in defense, Deadly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spiker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Deadly postures up and lands a big shot to Spiker's brow.
Spiker looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Deadly has picked Spiker up and slammed him! Spiker can't keep hold of the triangle and Deadly manages to pass to side control!
Deadly trying to control the action but Spiker is working from the bottom.
Deadly advances to mount.
Spiker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spiker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Spiker tries to bench press Deadly off him but Deadly keeps the position.
Deadly scoring with punches and elbows.
Spiker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deadly wants to control but Spiker is keeping him busy.
Spiker is looking for a sweep.
Deadly in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Deadly scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spiker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Xristian Deadly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deadly makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Xristian Deadly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Deadly.
Deadly wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Deadly or perhaps it was just good defense by Spiker which made him look bad.
Xristian Deadly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spiker misses with a hook.
Deadly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deadly shoots in and bounces Spiker off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Deadly 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xristian Deadly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deadly 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xristian Deadly!
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