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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jag Smits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dog Hunter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jag Smits! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smits drops Hunter with a left and a right! Oh, Hunter is hurt - Smits dives into side control looking to finish!
 Hunter is rocked!
 It looks like Dog Hunter has been cut. 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!
Smits decides to stand back up. Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Smits fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hunter out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jag Smits!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deano Brawvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawvo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Break Stuff. Deano Brawvo 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 welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hawke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deano Brawvo! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brawvo is looking to slow Hawke down with leg kicks. Brawvo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawke as he avoids it easily. Brawvo throws a jab when Hawke was well out of range. Hawke is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hawke is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hawke doesn't manage to clinch there - Brawvo circles away.
Brawvo keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawke clinches. Hawke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brawvo blocks it with crossed arms. Hawke lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Brawvo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brawvo takes an elbow to the forehead. Hawke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brawvo's face.
Hawke lands a knee to the head.
Hawke lands on the inside with an uppercut. Hawke tries to land a knee to the head but Brawvo blocks with his arms.
Brawvo is leaning against Hawke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Hawke lands a big knee to the head and Brawvo goes down! Hawke pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hawke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosmo Kramer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Tiernan's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Patrick Tiernan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kosmo Kramer! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tiernan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kramer at a distance.
Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kramer, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
Tiernan instigates a clinch.
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Kosmo Kramer has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Tiernan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiernan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiernan pushes Kramer up against the cage in a clinch. Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut. Tiernan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kramer.
Kramer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiernan pulls him back up using the underhooks. Kramer looks gassed! Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch. Kramer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiernan walks away with a smile on his face. Kramer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Patrick Tiernan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosmo Kramer. Tiernan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan moves into range and clinches up with Kramer. Kramer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiernan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiernan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kramer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.
Tiernan punishes Kramer's body with a nice straight punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tiernan throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kramer colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tiernan as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kramer is left battered and dazed whilst Tiernan and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Tiernan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Travis Sinclair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Travis Sinclair! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Sinclair shows good takedown defense. Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off. Sinclair clinches but Thompson breaks the clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sinclair wants to get back to his feet. Sinclair trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Thompson 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.
Thompson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thompson trying to mount his opponent but Sinclair defends it. Thompson is stalling here. Sinclair is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thompson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sinclair has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Thompson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sinclair's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Thompson controlling the position for now. Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Sinclair wants to stand but Thompson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thompson looking for submissions off his back. Thompson is looking to control Sinclair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted? Thompson tries to get to full guard but Sinclair has control of the leg. Sinclair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
 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. Sinclair prevents Thompson from improving his position.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Sinclair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sinclair's guard. Sinclair will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Thompson trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom. Sinclair 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. Thompson is stalling in the full guard.
 The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sinclair manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt and Sinclair counters with a two punch combo. Thompson looks gassed! An inside leg kick lands from Sinclair. Sinclair connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sinclair stops a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Travis Sinclair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Thompson.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Sinclair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sinclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sinclair turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A punch combination from Sinclair misses. Sinclair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson. Sinclair lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thompson will feel that in the morning. Sinclair lands the left hand. Thompson tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it. Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Sinclair shoots in. Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A head kick by Thompson misses and Sinclair counters with a two punch combo. Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sinclair has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Sinclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Sinclair, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Sinclair against the cage but Sinclair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sinclair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sinclair dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Sinclair can't do much from the bottom here. Sinclair is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control. Thompson taking a breather here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sinclair regains half guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amir Thompson will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Sinclair might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Sinclair is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sinclair keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully. Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes. Thompson wants to control the pace but Sinclair is squirming around nicely. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Thompson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Sinclair regains half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thompson in particular looking to stall. Sinclair is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Thompson wants to pass to mount but Sinclair is defending the position. Thompson winds up and cracks Sinclair with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinclair keeps working. Thompson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sinclair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 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. Thompson wants to control but Sinclair is keeping him busy. Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sinclair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinclair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Thompson lands with a punch from half guard. Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. 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. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Sinclair's temple. Sinclair wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Thompson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sinclair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sinclair is looking to improve his position.
Sinclair is working hard here to advance position. Sinclair is looking to escape.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard. Thompson lands a couple of elbows. Amir Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far. Sinclair is looking to stand up but Thompson isn't so interested in that idea. Sinclair keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson chips away with some ground and pound. Thompson connects with a couple of short punches. Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard. Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Thompson wants to pass the guard but Sinclair is keeping the position. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Sinclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thompson with a poor takedown and Sinclair counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Sinclair slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Sinclair taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard. Sinclair is pressing down on Thompson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sinclair had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thompson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sinclair Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thompson's back instead. Thompson staying busy and making it hard for Sinclair to control.
Sinclair tightening his grip on Thompson, looking for the choke. Thompson breaks Sinclair's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinclair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sinclair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Thompson stands up over Sinclair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Thompson stands and steps away. Sinclair gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sinclair throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson wants to control but Sinclair is keeping him busy. Sinclair prevents Thompson from moving into mount. Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sinclair sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Sinclair is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Thompson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sinclair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Sinclair looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off. Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sinclair blocks a head kick by Thompson.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Thompson prevents Sinclair from standing back up.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinclair keeps working. Sinclair trying to control from the bottom.
Amir Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinclair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thompson stands up from half guard. Sinclair throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sinclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sinclair to the mat! Sinclair manages to get full guard. Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Sinclair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Thompson content to stall in guard here. Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Amir Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Thompson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Nog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann has chosen Crank Dat by Soulja Boy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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, Little Nog! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Mann! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nog takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Little Nog has been cut. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nog. Nog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mann instigates a clinch.
Mann decides to pull guard. Mann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nog 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. Nog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard. Nog passes easily into side control. Nice work. Nog tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Mann is looking for a sweep.
 That's one minute gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Mann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Nog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mann moves away. Nice body kick from Mann. Nog is breathing heavily. Mann defending well as Nog loads up on a big left hand. Mann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action!
Mann manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nog postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mann is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nog, into his guard. Mann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Mann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nog's head. Mann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Mann trying to control but Nog is working from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nog looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mann passes into side control.
Mann controlling the position.
 The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Mann stands up and we're back to a striking position. A nice inside leg kick there by Mann. That's going to slow Nog down. Mann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nog.
Mann closes the distance and clinches.
Mann decides to pull guard. Mann is trying to control the position but Nog postures up. Mann has control of Nog's left arm, preventing Nog from doing any damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nog drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mann manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nog has Mann in his guard.
Mann decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Mann throwing shots but missing, from side control. Nog is trying to get back to half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Nog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mann is trying to get an arm triangle but Nog is defending well. Nog is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mann off and has taken his back!
Nog looking for the RNC. Mann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nog is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mann defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nog working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Mann dominated that round. The cut man is working on Little Nog's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mann lands in his opponent's guard.
Nog has an active guard here but Mann has managed to pass into half guard.
Nog is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Mann tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nog controls his leg.
Nog is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mann pulls his head out easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Nog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mann stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nog to get to his feet. Mann blocks a jab.
Mann moves into the clinch. Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Nog tries to score a body lock takedown but Mann shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Mann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mann gets control of Nog's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mann will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Nog won't allow Mann to sweep him here.
Mann wriggles free and stands up. Mann lands the left hand.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Mann wants to get back to his feet.
Mann trying to mount his opponent but Nog defends it. Nog tries to get to full guard but Mann has control of the leg.
Nog is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mann pulls his head out easily. Nog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mann.
Nog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mann working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Mann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Mann is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Nog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nog regains half guard. Mann is tying to control. Nog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Nog keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nog looking for submissions off his back. Nog wants to control but Mann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Mann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nog with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mann decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Nog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nog scores with a sloppy right hand. Mann should have avoided that one.
Mann rushes Nog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mann jumps guard and drags Nog to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Mann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Little Nog's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nog darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nog throws a lazy right hand but Mann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nog lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Nog lands a jab. Nog tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Mann content to control rather than advance. Nog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Nog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Nog looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mann passes into side control.
Mann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nog has escaped the position, nice work there. Brandon Mann has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mann tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Nog is trying to control Mann's posture but Mann avoids it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Nog gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Nog gets back to full guard.
Nog working for a triangle but Mann defends it easily.
Nog throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mann uses it to pass to side control.
Mann scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nog to see if he's OK. Nog is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mann off and has taken his back!
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nog is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nog gets his hands free as Mann looks to control. You can see the frustration on Mann's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mann defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nog looking for the RNC. Little Nog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This has been an exciting period of action!
Nog is cranking Mann's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Mann! He's tightened the choke and Mann is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Little Nog!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Arm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francisco Morris! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arm lands a head shot.
 It looks like Francisco Morris has been cut. Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Arm.
Morris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Arm! Arm is bucking up trying to escape but Morris cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Morris 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.
Arm is trying desperately to improve position. Arm taking shots to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Arm tries to lock up and control but Morris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Morris looking to finish Arm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arm! Morris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
 Arm is rocked! Morris landing punches. Oh Arm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Morris with a couple of short strikes. Morris lands a big shot to the head and Arm winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Francisco Morris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Monson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Monson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Holland! The judges for this bout are , and .
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holland's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Holland duly obliges.
 It looks like Jeff Monson has been cut. Holland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monson gets caught flat footed, as Holland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holland is looking to stand up but Monson won't let him. Monson striking off his back. Monson tries to strike from the bottom.
Holland wants to get up but he can't break Monson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Monson has his foot on Holland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holland works his way back into a safe position though. Monson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monson has his foot on Holland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holland works his way back into a safe position though. Monson is breathing heavily. Monson wants to control the position but Holland says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Holland controlling the action here. Holland blocks the strikes from Monson.
Holland stands up out of the half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Holland defending well as Monson loads up on a big left hand. Holland tries to clinch but Monson is having none of it.
Holland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Holland showed some decent athleticism there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holland decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Holland tries to clinch but Monson is having none of it. Holland is looking to clinch.
Holland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Monson punching from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Monson wants to get back to full guard. Holland is looking to advance position but Monson won't allow it. Monson 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.
Holland decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Holland scores a takedown into full mount!
Holland looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Holland blocks Monson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Monson is squirming around, avoiding Holland's attempts to control the action. Monson is in all sorts of trouble here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Monson tries to hold on but Holland postures up. Monson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Holland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Monson wants to control but Holland is having none of it. Monson is trying to reverse the position but instead Holland has taken his back - oops! Holland gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Holland looking for the RNC. Monson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Monson breaks Holland's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holland uses the cage to get back to his feet.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Holland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Holland tries to clinch up. Monson fails with the takedown
so Holland counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Monson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monson keeping moving, preventing Holland from controlling successfully. Holland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Holland tries to free his leg and advance position but Monson is retaining full guard. Monson tries to strike from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Holland dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jeff Monson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holland fails in his attempt to clinch. Holland tries to clinch there but Monson circles away.
Holland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monson tries to avoid it but Holland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monson to the ground. Monson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Monson has a takedown stuffed. Holland tries to bum rush Monson with a series of wild strikes but Monson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Nice takedown defense from Holland. No joy for Monson on that attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Holland stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Monson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Holland throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holland lands an overhand right.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Monson parries the strikes from Holland easily there. Holland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Monson to escape.
Holland decides to stand back up. Holland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holland closes the distance and clinches. Holland scores with a shoulder strike. Monson is looking to break free of the clinch but Holland has double underhooks.
Holland successfully pulls guard.
Holland is trying to control the position but Monson postures up. Holland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Monson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dan Holland has got the better of the ground game so far. Holland doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Monson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Holland 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. Monson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holland works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Holland keeping moving, preventing Monson from controlling successfully.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Holland scores with a one two! Monson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Holland tries to close the distance and clinch but Monson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Holland preventing the sweep.
Monson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holland gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Monson trying to strike off his back.
Holland trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom.
Holland stands and steps away. Monson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Holland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Holland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Holland moves in looking to clinch but Monson pushes him off. Monson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holland. Monson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holland looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Holland trying to control but Monson is working from the bottom. Monson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Monson tries to strike from the bottom.
Holland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Monson's guard. Monson trying to control but Holland postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Holland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jeff Monson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Holland shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Monson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Monson wants to get back to full guard. Holland tries to pass the half guard into mount. Monson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holland decides to return to a standing position. Holland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Monson dodges the punch combination from Holland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Holland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monson's head. Holland has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Holland doesn't manage to clinch there - Monson circles away.
Monson gets caught flat footed, as Holland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Holland won't allow Monson to get back to his feet. Monson looking for a sweep. Not yet Monson, not yet.
Monson is working an open guard so Holland takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Holland jabs at Monson's body. Dan Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Monson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holland.
Holland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Holland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Monson misses with a takedown
and Holland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holland. Monson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Holland is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Monson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Holland's back instead. Monson wants to control but Holland is keeping busy.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Monson doesn't have the hooks in and Holland manages to turn into his guard.
Holland wants to control from the top but Monson keeps moving. Monson working a defensive guard here.
Monson is really struggling to control Holland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holland. Holland is looking to take a break and control but Monson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Monson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Monson sneaks back into half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Holland trying to control from Monson's half guard. Monson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Holland is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Monson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Holland is looking to defend but Monson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Holland! Monson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Holland taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeff Monson!
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