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ROF's Mokomoko Po 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Henry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillan is looking to chop away at Henry's legs.
Dillan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillan misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Steve Henry has been cut.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Dillan ducks down to avoid it.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry tries to clinch but Dillan moves out of range.
Dillan blocks the body kick.
Henry scores with a three punch combo!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillan.
Dillan misses with a two punch combination.
Dillan scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Henry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dillan misses with a head kick.
Henry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dillan wants to stand and escape but Henry is having none of it.
Dillan is breathing heavily.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry works over Dillan with some ground and pound from guard.
Henry trying to control but Dillan is working from the bottom.
Dillan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dillan is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dillan throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
Dillan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henry!
Henry lands with a nice combination. Dillan backs away looking to recover.
Pete Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dillan lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan misses with a head kick.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
Dillan scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Dillan.
Dillan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henry sprawls well initially but Dillan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dillan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Henry to get to his feet.
Dillan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch.
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillan manages to break the clinch.
Dillan scores with a body shot.
Dillan throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Henry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dillan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dillan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dillan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dillan shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Dillan does it's job there.
Henry throws a combination that misses
and Dillan counters with a two punch combo.
That has opened up Steve Henry's cut even more.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henry's hands.
A cross from Dillan lands.
Dillan doesn't manage to clinch there - Henry circles away.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Dillan gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Henry pushes Dillan off looking to stand but Dillan dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dillan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dillan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillan works the jab nicely.
Dillan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henry pushes Dillan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillan manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Dillan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Henry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pete Dillan is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Dillan moves away and avoids it.
Dillan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry connects with a high kick.
Dillan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry tries to clinch there but Dillan circles away.
Dillan lands a glancing blow to the side of Henry's head.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Dillan's head but Dillan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dillan lands with a straight right. Henry didn't see that one coming.
Dillan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Dillan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillan clobbers Henry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dillan counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dillan.
Dillan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Dillan lands a front kick.
Dillan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry tries for a takedown but Dillan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dillan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Nice body kick from Henry.
Dillan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pete Dillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillan throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry tries to clinch there but Dillan circles away.
Dillan throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Dillan cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillan.
Henry slips a jab from Dillan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan misses with a wild combination.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillan scores with a punch to the head.
Dillan closes the distance and clinches up with Henry, looking for a takedown. Dillan pushes Henry against the cage but Henry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry moves into the clinch successfully.
Dillan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillan throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Henry tries to clinch up
and Dillan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dillan clinches with his opponent.
Henry misses with some punches.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Dillan has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dillan as Henry tries to tie him up.
Henry is trying to break free.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Dillan has double underhooks.
Henry can't break the clinch.
Dillan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry moves away from the strike by Dillan.
Dillan dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
The cut above Steve Henry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dillan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry's head.
Jab by Dillan.
Dillan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dillan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry walks into a left hand.
Dillan jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Henry walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Dillan has double underhooks.
Henry can't get the takedown.
Pete Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Henry.
Henry wants to break free but Dillan has control.
Dillan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillan looks for a takedown but Henry sprawls well.
Henry throws a right and a left that Dillan avoids nicely.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dillan misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dillan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Henry throws a right hand that Dillan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillan also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Dillan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Henry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dillan scores with a shot to the body.
Henry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henry duly obliges.
Henry throws a right and a left that Dillan avoids nicely.
Dillan thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillan clinches.
Dillan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dillan!
Dillan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dillan's face.
Dillan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henry working Dillan over with strikes here.
Henry looking to finish with strikes here!
Henry looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan bucks Henry off and manages to get back to his feet!
Henry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henry moves forwards but Dillan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Dillan throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Dillan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Dillan's defenses.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
Dillan throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Dillan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillan as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Dillan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pete Dillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Henry.
Dillan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dillan lands with an overhand left.
Dillan throws a combination that misses
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Dillan misses.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henry throwing shots but Dillan is blocking nicely.
Dillan pushes Henry off and gets back to his feet.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Dillan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillan scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dillan misses.
Dillan swinging wilding here.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dillan.
No luck for Dillan with that takedown attempt.
Dillan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dillan backs up against the cage.
Dillan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react.
Dillan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Dillan tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dillan.
Dillan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dillan cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry ducks right into an uppercut from Dillan.
Dillan throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Dillan.
Dillan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillan avoids the head kick by Henry.
Henry wants to clinch but Dillan slips to the side
and Dillan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dillan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dillan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henry tries to avoid it but Dillan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henry to the ground. Henry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dillan throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pete Dillan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillan shoots for a takedown but Henry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dillan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dillan 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... Pete Dillan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Town - Butterfly. DJ Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like DJ Williams has been cut.
McGrady looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
McGrady misses with a double jab.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGrady is trying to stand.
Williams throwing shots but McGrady is blocking nicely.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGrady with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams winds up and cracks McGrady with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGrady's head.
McGrady trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
McGrady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams prevents McGrady from standing back up.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGrady's head.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
Williams is putting a hurting on McGrady here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
Williams working the ground and pound.
McGrady is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Williams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents McGrady from escaping the position.
Williams working the head with strikes.
McGrady wants to control but Williams postures up.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but McGrady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
McGrady is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams cracks McGrady with a big right hand but McGrady just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady wants to control but Williams postures up.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGrady misses with the combination.
McGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGrady is breathing heavily.
Williams rushes McGrady and presses him up against the cage.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
McGrady tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams stalling the fight.
McGrady is trying to break free.
McGrady wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
McGrady can't get the takedown.
McGrady wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but McGrady keeps him there for the moment.
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.
McGrady is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
McGrady wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
McGrady tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
McGrady takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams cracks McGrady with a big right hand but McGrady just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams is working McGrady over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
McGrady is working to avoid the ground and pound but Williams connects with a decent elbow.
Williams working the ground and pound.
McGrady is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
McGrady is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
McGrady is looking for a sweep.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McGrady taking a bit of punishment here - Williams scoring with strikes.
McGrady is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams trying to control the action but McGrady is working from the bottom.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady is working to avoid the ground and pound but Williams connects with a decent elbow.
DJ Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McGrady is working to get back to half guard.
Williams working McGrady over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams looking to finish McGrady with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGrady!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
McGrady wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but McGrady is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams trying to control but McGrady is having none of it.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks McGrady but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGrady tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGrady is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady is trying to escape the mount.
McGrady is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McGrady is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns McGrady that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and McGrady is in trouble!
McGrady tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McGrady is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Williams with shots to the head and body - McGrady looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams looking to control but McGrady is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McGrady hang on?
McGrady in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McGrady's face.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DJ Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McGrady pushes Williams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
McGrady takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams cracks McGrady with a big right hand but McGrady just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams tries to advance to mount but McGrady denies him.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but McGrady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams cracks McGrady with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is putting a hurting on McGrady here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to advance to mount but McGrady instead regains half guard.
McGrady pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Williams is tying to control. McGrady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGrady has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McGrady taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Williams is stalling here. McGrady is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McGrady has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGrady decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McGrady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGrady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGrady taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McGrady some visible discomfort.
McGrady takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Williams cracks McGrady with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGrady down.
Williams lands an elbow.
Williams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McGrady takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McGrady is working to avoid the ground and pound but Williams connects with a decent elbow.
Williams scores with punches from side control.
McGrady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams trying to control the position but McGrady is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as McGrady takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McGrady is trying to get back to his feet.
McGrady is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGrady to see if he's OK.
DJ Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on McGrady's face as Williams controls the position.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bob McGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Veliahos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veliahos comes into the arena with Slipknot - Snapl blaring out of the sound system. Hector Veliahos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Very confident |
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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, Hector Veliahos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Jade!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veliahos circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Veliahos.
Jade stuffs the takedown.
Veliahos wants to clinch.
No joy there for Veliahos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Jade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veliahos throws a left that rocks Jade and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Veliahos dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jade regain composure!
Jade is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jade can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jade is trying to get back to his feet.
Veliahos stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veliahos slips a jab from Jade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veliahos fails with the takedown.
Hector Veliahos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veliahos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veliahos misses with a double jab
and Jade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hector Veliahos has been cut.
Veliahos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veliahos wants to clinch up but Jade keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Veliahos.
Veliahos thumps Jade with a low kick.
Veliahos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jade missing with a left hand there. Veliahos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jade lands with a right hand.
Veliahos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Veliahos circles away quickly and effectively.
Veliahos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Veliahos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veliahos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veliahos is breathing heavily.
Veliahos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Veliahos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veliahos looking to slow down the pace here.
Jade has had enough of the clinch but Veliahos keeps him there for the moment.
Veliahos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veliahos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jade tries to bum rush Veliahos with a series of wild strikes but Veliahos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veliahos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Veliahos slips under a jab from Jade.
A jab from Jade misses.
Kevin Jade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veliahos ducks under a wild hook from Jade.
Jade throws a big shot that misses.
Veliahos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Veliahos staying out of range there.
Veliahos shoots in and drives through. Jade sprawls well.
Jade throws a looping overhand right but Veliahos ducks down to avoid it.
Veliahos slips under a jab from Jade.
Jade missing with a left hand there. Veliahos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jade throws a jab when Veliahos was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hector Veliahos's cut is getting worse.
Jade scores with a nice right hand.
Veliahos misses with a shot to the body
and Jade counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Veliahos down! Jade is looking to finish but Veliahos is intelligently defending himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jade controlling from the top position.
Jade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Veliahos, up you get!
Nice combo by Jade! Oh, that's hurt him - Veliahos falls to the canvas and Jade follows him into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jade decides to stand up, so the ref orders Veliahos to his feet.
Jade throws out a loose jab but Veliahos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veliahos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jade throws out the jab.
Jade looks to score with a jab to the body but Veliahos is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Veliahos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veliahos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Jade coming out on top.
Veliahos throws a hook but Jade blocks it.
Jade throws a hook to the side of Veliahos's head but Veliahos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Veliahos.
Veliahos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jade, as that shot connected.
Veliahos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jade.
Veliahos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veliahos drops his hands momentarily and Jade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hector Veliahos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jade drops Veliahos with a right and a left! Jade comes rushing in but Veliahos regains his composure and manages to keep Jade in guard.
Veliahos is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jade content to stall in guard here.
Jade decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jeez, Hector Veliahos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hector Veliahos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jade misses with the combination.
Veliahos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veliahos moves away from the strike by Jade.
Veliahos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veliahos moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jade cracks Veliahos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jade has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Veliahos to stand back up!
Oh Veliahos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Veliahos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Jade!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (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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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Very confident |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jet Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman is looking to land body kicks.
Bateman lands a head shot.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Bateman.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black shoots in and drives through. Bateman sprawls well.
Bateman tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Bateman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bateman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Bateman throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Bateman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bateman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bateman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bateman. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Bateman doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Bateman is looking to clinch.
Bateman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Bateman.
Black throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bateman.
Bateman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bateman.
Bateman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bateman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Black shoots for a takedown but Bateman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bateman wants to clinch.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Black looks for a takedown but Bateman sprawls well.
A big right from Bateman misses.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bateman looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Bateman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bateman.
Bateman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bateman!
Black sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Black misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bateman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Black tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bateman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Bateman, under a barage of strikes from Black.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black is controlling the pace.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bateman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
Black stops Bateman from standing up.
Black postures up.
Black 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.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bateman is keeping the position for now.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bateman ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Bateman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Bateman throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Bateman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Bateman misses.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Bateman.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bateman as he avoids it easily.
Bateman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jet Black has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bateman pinned against the cage. Bateman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bateman thows a body shot but no joy.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patrick Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bateman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bateman misses with a body kick.
Patrick Bateman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Bateman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a leg kick.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Bateman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bateman throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bateman thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black staying out of range there.
Black shoots for a double leg takedown but Bateman sprawls well. He's pushed Black's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bateman as he avoids it easily.
Bateman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Jet Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bateman misses with a combination
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black throws a strike but Bateman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Bateman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Bateman has wrist control.
Bateman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Black 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.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bateman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black blocks a jab.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bateman pinned against the cage. Bateman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Bateman misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bateman's guard now.
Black wants to control from the top but Bateman keeps moving.
Black 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!
Jet Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jet Black!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Audi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Let It Rock. Sebastian Audi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tay Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastian Audi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a right hand that Audi ducks under and follows up with a left that Audi also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tay Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Audi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Audi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with the combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for Smith and sends Audi crashing to the mat! Smith follows him down to the mat - Audi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Audi is rocked!
It looks like Sebastian Audi has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Audi actively working from the bottom here.
Audi looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Audi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Audi looking for submissions off his back.
Audi is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Audi looks gassed!
Audi looking for a triangle here. Smith is fighting it but it looks tight! Audi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Smith is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sebastian Audi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Singlaterry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrea Singlaterry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Frost's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrea Singlaterry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost lands a jab-cross combination.
Frost bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Singlaterry's head.
Frost darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Singlaterry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frost as he avoids it easily.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singlaterry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Frost lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Frost does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Singlaterry with that takedown attempt.
Singlaterry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Singlaterry.
Frost throws a right hand that Singlaterry ducks under and follows up with a left that Singlaterry also avoids with ease.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
Frost sizes up Singlaterry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Singlaterry walks into a stiff left hand from Frost.
Frost looks to land a combination but Singlaterry avoids it well.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singlaterry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frost lands with an uppercut that bounces Singlaterry off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singlaterry moves into the clinch.
Singlaterry goes for a takedown attempt but Frost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Singlaterry.
Singlaterry dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Frost takes a swing at Singlaterry's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Frost.
Frost stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singlaterry looks gassed!
Frost looks to land a combination but Singlaterry avoids it well.
Singlaterry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singlaterry's hands.
Frost fails to land with a series of punches.
Frost lands a jab-cross combination.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Singlaterry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frost lands with a nice combination. Singlaterry backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singlaterry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Frost.
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!
Frost throws a right hand that Singlaterry ducks under and follows up with a left that Singlaterry also avoids with ease.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab lands there for Frost.
Frost is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frost throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Frost throws a shot to the body.
Joe Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frost throws a right and a left that Singlaterry avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frost dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Singlaterry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Singlaterry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singlaterry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singlaterry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frost is fending him off so far but Singlaterry persists. Nope, Frost circles away and we're back to standing.
Frost looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Frost moves into full mount! Singlaterry won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Frost working Singlaterry over with strikes here.
Frost trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singlaterry gets back to half guard.
Singlaterry tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Singlaterry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frost tries to stand but can't do so whilst Singlaterry controls his leg.
Frost scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frost wants to control but Singlaterry is keeping him busy.
Frost prevents Singlaterry from improving his position.
Singlaterry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. Frost connects with a nice short shot to Singlaterry's temple.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Frost stalks Singlaterry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Singlaterry's face. Singlaterry staggers backwards, shaken.
Singlaterry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singlaterry drops his hands momentarily and Frost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Singlaterry shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Frost is working the combinations to good effect here.
Singlaterry shoots in but Frost avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Singlaterry.
Frost throws a series of punches but Singlaterry moves out of range.
Frost stalks Singlaterry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Singlaterry's face. Singlaterry staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singlaterry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost tries to hold on but Singlaterry pushes him away.
Singlaterry wants to finish this one by submission but Frost is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Singlaterry.
Frost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Singlaterry on the ground.
Singlaterry looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Frost tries to lock up and control but Singlaterry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Singlaterry has hold of Frost's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Frost manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Singlaterry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frost hang on?
Frost on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frost tries to get out of the position.
Frost throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singlaterry looking to secure an arm triangle but Frost defends it well.
Frost is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Singlaterry working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Frost looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Singlaterry! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andrea Singlaterry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luca Lindholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindholm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is To Them These Streets Belong by Rise Against. Johnny Quid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luca Lindholm's chin.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Lindholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Quid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quid, as that shot connected.
Lindholm throws a combination. Quid tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Johnny Quid has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lindholm. Quid shrugs it off though.
Lindholm looks to land a combination but Quid avoids it well.
Quid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quid cracks Lindholm with a good jab.
Lindholm is rocked!
Quid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Lindholm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lindholm throws a series of punches but Quid avoids them all with ease.
Lindholm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lindholm misses with an uppercut. Quid saw that one coming.
Quid fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Lindholm out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johnny Quid!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Haffie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illacme Plenipes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illacme Plenipes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Haffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Illacme Plenipes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haffie avoids the head kick by Plenipes.
Plenipes gets a clinch.
Haffie tries to land knees in the clinch but Plenipes avoids the damage to the body.
Plenipes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plenipes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plenipes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Plenipes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haffie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haffie takes an elbow to the temple.
Haffie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plenipes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plenipes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haffie's defenses.
Plenipes lands an elbow inside.
Haffie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Haffie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plenipes breaks from the clinch.
Haffie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haffie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Plenipes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haffie, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plenipes lands an elbow inside.
Plenipes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Plenipes.
Haffie tries to pull guard but Plenipes won't allow it.
Haffie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plenipes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haffie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Plenipes.
Haffie is breathing heavily.
Plenipes throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plenipes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plenipes scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plenipes clinches.
Nice elbow from Plenipes.
Plenipes lands a damaging elbow.
Plenipes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plenipes avoiding damage.
Plenipes receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Plenipes lands a nice elbow.
Plenipes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plenipes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plenipes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plenipes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plenipes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haffie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Plenipes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haffie's defenses.
Plenipes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haffie takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haffie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Plenipes is stalling here.
Plenipes lands a nice elbow.
Plenipes just leaning against Haffie, taking a breather.
Plenipes lands an elbow inside.
Plenipes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plenipes lands an elbow just above Haffie 's eye.
Plenipes lands a damaging elbow.
Plenipes lands an elbow that stopped Haffie in his tracks for a moment.
Plenipes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Plenipes.
Plenipes lands an elbow just above Haffie 's eye.
Plenipes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plenipes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Plenipes lands a nice elbow.
Plenipes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plenipes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plenipes scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plenipes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haffie's calf.
Haffie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Plenipes. That one must have hurt.
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!
Haffie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plenipes.
Haffie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haffie is rocked!
A head kick by Plenipes - that's a beauty! Haffie is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Plenipes can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Illacme Plenipes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Popeye Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by dig it deeper just to throw it away. Chong Li will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popeye Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Orion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Orion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Li tries to reverse the position but Orion maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion controlling his opponent.
Orion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Li for as long as he can get away with.
Orion prevents Li from getting the reversal.
Orion lands with some strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orion misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orion prevents Li from getting the reversal.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orion wants to control the pace but Li is squirming around nicely.
Li is looking to improve his position but Orion isn't that keen on the idea.
Orion fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Li is desperately trying to improve his position but Orion has a good base and remains in mount.
Orion content just to control the position here.
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.
Li is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Popeye Orion just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Li scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orion in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
Orion tries to clinch up.
Orion is looking to clinch.
Li moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Orion content to control rather than advance.
Li looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li is looking for a sweep. Orion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Orion dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orion tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popeye Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orion tries to work over Li's front leg with a kick but Li checks it.
Li shoots and misses
and Orion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Li is staying active underneath Orion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Li wants to improve his position but Orion is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orion is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Orion slows the pace down in half guard.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Orion pulls his head out easily.
Li is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li tries for a takedown but Orion circles away easily
and Orion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Orion.
Orion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Li is looking for a triangle but Orion pushes his legs off easily.
Orion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Orion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orion controls the pace.
Orion won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Orion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orion trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orion controlling from the top position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Popeye Orion just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Orion wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Orion dominated that second round.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Li tries for a takedown but Orion circles away easily
and Orion counters with an inside leg kick.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Li looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Popeye Orion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orion 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.
Orion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Popeye Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chong Li.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Li looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to control the pace.
Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Li tries to get to full guard but Orion has control of the leg.
Orion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Li manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li being controlled here, momentarily.
Li is looking for a triangle but Orion pushes his legs off easily.
Li had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Orion is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Li Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Orion's back instead.
Li working for the choke.
Chong Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li not allowing Orion to control his hands.
Popeye Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orion is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Popeye Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 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... Popeye Orion!
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