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SCFA#4: Dont Use the R Word! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Salva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hok Chook Homaychonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Homaychonk has chosen The Inspired Warrior as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Salva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hok Chook Homaychonk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salva rushes Homaychonk and presses him up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Homaychonk.
It looks like Tim Salva has been cut.
Homaychonk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Homaychonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Homaychonk wants to control from the top but Salva keeps moving.
Salva is looking for a triangle here but Homaychonk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Homaychonk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Salva shoots in for a takedown but Homaychonk shows good takedown defense.
Homaychonk rushes Salva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Homaychonk on the inside.
Homaychonk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salva tries to score a body lock takedown but Homaychonk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Homaychonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salva is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salva breaks from the clinch.
Homaychonk throws a leg kick which misses Salva's front leg but catches the back leg as Salva tries to avoid it.
Homaychonk has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Homaychonk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Homaychonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salva avoiding damage as Homaychonk throws knees to the body.
Salva takes an elbow to the temple.
Salva managing to block the knees to the body from Homaychonk.
Homaychonk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Homaychonk lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Homaychonk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Homaychonk.
Hok Chook Homaychonk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homaychonk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Homaychonk.
A nice inside leg kick there by Homaychonk. That's going to slow Salva down.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Homaychonk and Salva goes tumbling to the canvas! Homaychonk follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Homaychonk controlling the action here.
Salva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homaychonk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Homaychonk works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homaychonk goes for an armbar but Salva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Salva.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Homaychonk keeping moving, preventing Salva from controlling successfully.
Homaychonk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Homaychonk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hok Chook Homaychonk just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Homaychonk clinches up against the cage.
Homaychonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Homaychonk lands a knee to the body.
Salva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Homaychonk walks away with a smile on his face. Salva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Salva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Homaychonk.
Salva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Homaychonk pushes Salva away with a front kick.
Salva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Salva blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Homaychonk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Homaychonk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Homaychonk closes the distance but Salva moves to the side
and Salva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hok Chook Homaychonk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Salva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Homaychonk can pounce on him.
Homaychonk clinches with his opponent.
Homaychonk lands a shoulder strike.
Homaychonk lands a damaging elbow.
Salva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salva has had enough of the clinch but Homaychonk keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Homaychonk.
Salva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Homaychonk walks away with a smile on his face. Salva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Homaychonk wants to clinch
and Salva counters with a nice body kick.
Homaychonk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Homaychonk tries to close the distance and clinch but Salva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salva tries to clinch up but Homaychonk circles away and keeps his distance.
Salva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Homaychonk looks to land a right hand but Salva moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Homaychonk throws a head kick but Salva moves out of range.
Homaychonk throws a wild body kick that Salva sees coming a mile off.
Salva misses with a takedown attempt - Homaychonk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homaychonk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Salva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Homaychonk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Salva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Salva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Homaychonk is pulling down on Salva's head. It's preventing any offense from Salva, at least for the moment.
Homaychonk working for a triangle but Salva defends it easily.
Homaychonk looking for a guillotine here but Salva defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Homaychonk is keeping the position for now.
Homaychonk trying to control the position here.
Homaychonk is trying to control the position but Salva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salva throws a combination that misses
and Homaychonk counters with a nice body kick.
Homaychonk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salva avoids a kick to the body.
Homaychonk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salva swats away the attempt to clinch by Homaychonk.
Homaychonk forces Salva back against the cage and clinches.
Salva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Homaychonk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Homaychonk tries to clinch but Salva moves out of range.
Homaychonk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Homaychonk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homaychonk clinches up against the cage.
Homaychonk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Homaychonk scores with a shot to the side of Salva's head.
Homaychonk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Homaychonk looks to throw the jab but Salva is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Homaychonk.
Salva clinches up with Homaychonk and pushes him back against the cage.
Salva is trying to break the clinch but Homaychonk has him pressed against the cage.
Salva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Homaychonk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salva takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Homaychonk.
Homaychonk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salva avoiding damage as Homaychonk throws knees to the body.
Homaychonk keeps control of Salva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Homaychonk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salva's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Homaychonk moves in looking to clinch but Salva pushes him off.
Homaychonk lands a nice shot to the body.
Salva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hok Chook Homaychonk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Salva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Salva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Homaychonk circles away.
Homaychonk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Homaychonk misses with a double jab.
Salva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Homaychonk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Homaychonk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Homaychonk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tim Salva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salva gets a clinch.
Salva has had enough of the clinch but Homaychonk keeps him there for the moment.
Salva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salva managing to block the knees to the body from Homaychonk.
Salva successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salva is trying to control the position but Homaychonk postures up.
Homaychonk is looking to stand up but Salva won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Homaychonk wants to control from the top but Salva keeps moving.
Salva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Homaychonk manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Homaychonk is proving hard to escape from.
Homaychonk wants to stand up but Salva is controlling him.
Salva stands up from Homaychonk's guard - Salva perhaps looking for a knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salva.
Homaychonk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salva. That did some damage!
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.
Homaychonk clinches up against the cage.
Homaychonk missing with knees to the body.
Salva breaks the clinch.
Homaychonk clinches but Salva breaks the clinch
and Salva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Homaychonk is looking for a sweep. Salva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Homaychonk trying to control but Salva postures up.
Salva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Homaychonk keeps working.
Salva is looking for a kimura but Homaychonk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salva to get the leverage.
Homaychonk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Homaychonk keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salva is looking to stall here but Homaychonk recovers full guard.
Salva drops back looking for a leg! Homaychonk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Homaychonk manages to kick Salva off! Salva jumps back into Homaychonk's guard.
Homaychonk is controlling Salva's posture.
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.
Salva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Homaychonk, up you get!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Homaychonk - the referee stops the clock and Salva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Homaychonk. Salva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tim Salva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hok Chook Homaychonk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Homaychonk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salva takes a step back to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Salva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Homaychonk 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 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hok Chook Homaychonk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jz Imada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Mcdough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Mcdough will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jz Imada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Mcdough!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcdough darts in and clinches Imada up against the cage.
Imada gets underhooks to prevent Mcdough's takedown attempt.
Mcdough works on Imada's body with a couple of short punches.
Imada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcdough avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcdough's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Imada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Imada is working for takedown but Mcdough is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jz Imada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcdough wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Imada on the inside.
Imada is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcdough has double underhooks.
Mcdough throws a head punch that misses.
Mcdough is struggling to control the position.
Mcdough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Imada lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mcdough sprawling to the canvas. Imada follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mcdough hang on?
Mcdough is rocked!
It looks like Douglas Mcdough has been cut.
Mcdough looks gassed!
Imada sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mcdough is still in real trouble! Can Imada finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imada scores with a big shot! Mcdough's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mcdough! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jz Imada!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Tennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Darsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Tennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stan Darsh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darsh tries to clinch up.
Tennis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tennis drives through and clinches with Darsh against the cage.
Darsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tennis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Darsh.
It looks like Glen Tennis has been cut.
Darsh connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Tennis goes down! Darsh jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Tennis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darsh prevents Tennis from getting the reversal.
Oh Tennis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darsh trying to control but Tennis is having none of it.
Tennis seems to have got his legs back now.
Darsh blocks Tennis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tennis holds of for dear life.
Darsh looking to control but Tennis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennis tries to lock up and control but Darsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tennis can't escape the position.
Tennis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Darsh blocks Tennis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tennis working to try and regain half guard.
Darsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tennis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tennis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tennis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two 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.
Tennis is trying to escape the mount.
Darsh avoids the attempt from Tennis to control.
Tennis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tennis gets back to half guard.
Darsh prevents Tennis from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tennis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Darsh trying to control but Tennis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tennis has control of Darsh's left arm, preventing Darsh from doing any damage.
Tennis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tennis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darsh wants to control but Tennis passes into side.
Darsh taking a bit of punishment here - Tennis scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tennis grinds an elbow into Darsh's temple.
Tennis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darsh keeps working.
Tennis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Darsh sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tennis working the ground and pound but Darsh is defending the strikes.
Darsh parries the strikes from Tennis easily there. Tennis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Darsh to escape.
Tennis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glen Tennis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glen Tennis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darsh tries to clinch up
and Tennis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tennis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Darsh sprawls well initially but Tennis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tennis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tennis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tennis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tennis thows a huge punch but Darsh dodges it nicely.
Tennis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tennis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tennis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darsh tries to clinch but Tennis moves away
and Tennis counters by moving into the clinch.
Tennis looking to slow down the pace here.
Darsh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Darsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tennis taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tennis.
Darsh is breathing heavily.
Tennis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tennis throwing shots but Darsh is blocking nicely.
Tennis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tennis drops an elbow to the side of Darsh's head.
Tennis controlling the pace.
Darsh is not content to let Tennis control the position.
Tennis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tennis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tennis thows a huge punch but Darsh dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darsh defending well though.
Darsh is trying to stand.
Tennis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Glen Tennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darsh blocks the body kick.
Darsh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tennis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darsh won't be happy with that.
Tennis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tennis working the ground and pound but Darsh is defending the strikes.
Tennis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darsh is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tennis misses with the ground and pound.
Tennis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Darsh rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tennis's guard! Nice work there by Darsh!
Tennis 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.
Darsh won't allow Tennis to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Darsh tries to clinch up
and Tennis counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Tennis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glen Tennis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Darsh darts in trying to clinch
and Tennis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darsh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tennis's defenses.
Darsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Darsh tries to land a knee to the head but Tennis blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darsh.
Darsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tenniss head.
Darsh crunches a lovely knee into Tennis's ribcage.
Darsh lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tennis's face.
Darsh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darsh.
Darsh working the clinch nicely. Tennis is working for position but Darsh cracks him with a big knee to the head! Tennis crumples up against the cage and Darsh lands two more shots before the ref can save Tennis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Stan Darsh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rumble jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, rumble jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for jackson with that takedown attempt.
Rich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jackson slips a nice elbow through Rich's hands, connecting with Rich's forehead.
Rich is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but jackson pulls his head out easily.
jackson is nestled in close to Rich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rich gets back to full guard.
Rich looking for a guillotine here but jackson defends easily.
Rich keeping moving, preventing jackson from controlling successfully.
jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Rich is looking for a triangle but jackson pushes his legs off easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jackson lands a couple of digs.
Rich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rich is breathing heavily.
Rich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
jackson looking to pass the guard.
jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. jackson stacks Rich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by jackson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Rich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rich struggling a bit here.
Rich tries to improve position but can't.
jackson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
jackson stands up.
Rich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Rich fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rich Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take jackson's back instead.
You can see the frustration on jackson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
jackson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rich has the hooks in. jackson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rich working for a choke but jackson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on jackson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Rich is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. jackson is defending well though. Rich let's go of the attempt for now.
Rich is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but jackson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jackson tries to break free.
Rich thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Rich is trying to stick to jackson's back but jackson is turning into Rich. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rich's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by jackson.
jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rich is looking to regain half guard here but jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rumble jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rich counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
jackson trying to control here.
jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rich is tying to control. jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rich wants to work for an arm triangle but jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
jackson tries to roll over but Rich keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Rich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
jackson tries for a takedown but Rich circles away easily
and Rich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet jackson, not yet.
Rich wants to pass the guard but jackson is keeping the position.
jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich drops back, looking for a kneebar! jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from jackson!
Rich is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rich tries to roll over but jackson keeps him under control.
jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rich is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rich tries to reverse the position but jackson maintains control.
Rich gets back to half guard.
jackson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
jackson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rich.
jackson scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
jackson lands an elbow.
jackson working the head with strikes.
Rich takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rich takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rich gets back to half guard.
Rich trying to control but jackson postures up.
Rich looking for submissions off his back.
jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Rich dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from jackson.
Rich tries for a takedown but jackson circles away easily
and jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Rich didn't expect that.
Rich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! jackson escapes and throws Rich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
jackson scoring with punches from side control.
Rich wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Rich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rich tries to control but jackson manages to take his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jackson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rich has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rich is keeping busy.
Rich turns into jackson and is now in his guard.
Rich preventing the sweep.
rumble jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rich pushes down on jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rich is looking to advance position but jackson won't allow it.
Rich prevents jackson from improving his position.
Rich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich is looking for a kimura but jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rich to get the leverage.
jackson gets back to full guard.
Rich stopping the sweep attempt from jackson.
Rich drops back looking for a leg! jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and jackson manages to kick Rich off! Rich jumps back into jackson's guard.
jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rich!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rich is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! jackson is tapping! Great win for Rich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Rich!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Halpert had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Hard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halpert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ben Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard shoots in looking for a takedown. Halpert tries to sprawl out of it but Hard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halpert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halpert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halpert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hard circles away quickly and effectively.
Halpert scores with a nice strike.
Halpert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Halpert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hard shoots for a takedown but Halpert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jim Halpert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hard.
Halpert misses with the combination.
Halpert fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hard sprawls well initially but Halpert persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Halpert stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halpert counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Halpert breaks the clinch.
Hard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halpert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halpert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Halpert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halpert wanted to stand there but Hard had control of the position.
Hard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halpert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halpert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halpert stands up from Hard's guard - Halpert perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halpert lands with an overhand left.
Hard with a poor takedown
and Halpert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hard looks gassed!
Halpert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hard. Hard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A right-left combo lands from Hard.
Jab from Halpert.
Halpert throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Halpert avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halpert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halpert throws a series of punches but Hard moves out of range.
Hard tries for a takedown but Halpert circles away easily
and Halpert counters with a left and a right that stings Hard.
Halpert swinging wilding here.
Hard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard is looking to advance position but Halpert won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert tries to kick Hard off but Hard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hard connects with a nice short shot to Halpert's temple.
Hard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hard prevents Halpert from standing back up.
Hard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Halpert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hard on the ground.
Hard is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Halpert has managed to free his arm - good work.
Halpert kicks off Hard and gets to his feet.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt
and Halpert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halpert decides to return to a standing position.
Hard tries for a takedown but Halpert circles away easily
and Halpert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halpert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Halpert has closed the distance and engaged Hard in a clinch.
Hard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hard tries for a takedown but Halpert circles away easily
and Halpert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hard's guard.
Halpert gets to his feet. Hard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hard tries for a takedown but Halpert circles away easily
and Halpert counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Halpert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hard.
Hard misses with a takedown
and Halpert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halpert.
Halpert taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halpert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Halpert as he jumps to the side.
Halpert throws a nice looking combination but Hard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hard slips a jab and a cross from Halpert.
Hard has his takedown stuffed
and Halpert counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hard won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halpert stands up.
Halpert throws a right hand that Hard ducks under and follows up with a left that Hard also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Halpert. No joy for Hard on that attempt.
Halpert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halpert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Halpert wants to stand up but Hard is controlling the position.
Hard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halpert's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halpert's back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Halpert is defending well though. Hard let's go of the attempt for now.
Hard working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Halpert is doing well to defend. Hard seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Halpert is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Hard!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Bilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of The Tiger. Hans Bilovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Bilovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a right and a left that Bilovic avoids nicely.
Balboa darts in and clinches Bilovic up against the cage.
Bilovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bilovic tries to clinch
and Balboa counters with a head kick.
Bilovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balboa swivels and escapes.
Bilovic throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters with a shoot takedown. Bilovic fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bilovic is looking to stand up but Balboa isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilovic is wriggling around but Balboa manages to pass to half guard.
Bilovic wants to improve his position but Balboa is controlling well.
Balboa working the head and body with strikes.
Balboa tries to pass to full mount but Bilovic defends it.
Balboa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bilovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa is really struggling to control Bilovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bilovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balboa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bilovic controls his leg.
Bilovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balboa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bilovic is refusing to be controlled, as Balboa sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bilovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Balboa is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balboa trying to control but Bilovic postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bilovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa controls Bilovic momentarily but Bilovic frees himself.
Bilovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balboa wriggles free and stands up.
Balboa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bilovic throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Bilovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balboa.
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Bilovic had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilovic misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Bilovic is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a series of strikes. Bilovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bilovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a two punch combo.
Bilovic clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bilovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bilovic misses with a leg kick
so Balboa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Balboa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bilovic misses with a body shot.
Balboa shoots for a takedown but Bilovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balboa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bilovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilovic throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bilovic thows a leg kick but Balboa checks it
and Balboa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bilovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a three punch combo that has Bilovic backing up. Bilovic nods at Balboa to acknowledge the strikes.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Bilovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bilovic tries to land a body kick
and Balboa counters with a head kick.
Bilovic swinging wilding here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bilovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Balboa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bilovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bilovic throws a body kick the misses
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bilovic thinking.
Bilovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bilovic misses with a combination
and Balboa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bilovic misses with a leg kick
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Balboa wants to clinch
and Bilovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balboa's guard.
Bilovic throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa is trying to keep Bilovic in close.
Bilovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa looking for a sweep. Not yet Balboa, not yet.
Bilovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Balboa's guard.
Balboa trying to control the position.
Balboa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balboa trying to control the action but Bilovic is working from the bottom.
Bilovic is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Balboa is tying to control. Bilovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bilovic wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bilovic is trying to stand back up but Balboa is controlling him
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bilovic keeps working.
Balboa postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bilovic to stand up.
Bilovic scores with a body shot.
Bilovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Balboa lands a head kick. Bilovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bilovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bilovic thinking.
Balboa takes a swing at Bilovic's ribcage but misses.
Bilovic drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balboa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bilovic tries to stand but Balboa is controlling from the bottom.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Bilovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Bilovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Balboa trying to control the position.
Balboa wants to stand up but Bilovic is controlling him.
Balboa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bilovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bilovic throws a sloppy head kick and Balboa moves out of range easily.
Bilovic throws a combination that misses
and Balboa counters by moving into the clinch.
Balboa tries to pull guard but Bilovic won't allow it.
Balboa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bilovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bilovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Bilovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Bilovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bilovic.
Bilovic prevents Balboa from escaping the position.
Bilovic working away.
Balboa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Balboa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Balboa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bilovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hans Bilovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bilovic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bilovic wants to stand but Balboa is controlling his arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balboa sneaks back into half guard.
Bilovic slips a nice elbow through Balboa's hands, connecting with Balboa's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bilovic lands a nice short elbow.
Balboa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bilovic.
Bilovic tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bilovic postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Balboa to stand up.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bilovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balboa takes the fight into the clinch.
Bilovic breaks from the clinch.
Bilovic waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Balboa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bilovic wants to clinch up but Balboa keeps it at a distance.
Bilovic throws a jab when Balboa was well out of range.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Balboa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bilovic.
Bilovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa counters with a head kick.
Hans Bilovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa fails with the takedown.
Bilovic tries to land a body kick
and Balboa counters with a nice leg kick.
Balboa stuffs the takedown.
Bilovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bilovic tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bilovic closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. Bilovic pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilovic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Balboa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
Balboa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Balboa trying to keep a closed guard but Bilovic is proving a slippery customer.
Balboa 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa trying to keep a closed guard but Bilovic is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bilovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bilovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Bilovic.
Bilovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
A low kick from Bilovic is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bilovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balboa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Balboa.
Balboa shoots in but Bilovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Bilovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bilovic 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... Hans Bilovic!
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