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Volcano Elima PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Craig!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Craig lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Xander Cage has been cut.
Craig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Craig was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Craig moves out of range of the strikes.
Craig looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage throws the left hand but Craig avoids the punch easily.
Cage jabs at Craig's body.
Craig looks gassed!
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!
Craig slips under a jab from Cage.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Craig.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Craig's shoulder, as Craig tries to avoid the shot.
Craig looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Craig is out of range.
Cage cracks Craig with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Craig looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cage finish him?
It looks like Zach Craig has been cut.
Cage fakes the body blow, causing Craig to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Craig goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xander Cage!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keastie Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keastie Kannegaard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard moves into the clinch successfully.
Kannegaard scores with a shot to the side of Huang's head.
Kannegaard scores with a shot to the side of Huang's head.
A short uppercut from Kannegaard.
Huang can't get the takedown.
Kannegaard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kannegaard has a couple of punches blocked by Huang.
Kannegaard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kannegaard unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Huang! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kannegaard is unloading with more strikes now! Huang drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keastie Kannegaard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmie FaTua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bastich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). FaTua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, (iz) some were over the rainbow. Bastich has chosen Go to sleep as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emmie FaTua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Bastich!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from FaTua.
Bastich moves in looking to clinch but FaTua pushes him off.
FaTua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
FaTua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastich closes this distance looking for a takedown but FaTua circles away.
Bastich fails in his attempt to clinch.
FaTua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
FaTua thuds his right hand into Bastich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bastich tries to clinch there but FaTua circles away.
Bastich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
FaTua fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Bastich or perhaps it was just good defense by FaTua which made him look bad.
Emmie FaTua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastich.
FaTua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts FaTua as he jumps to the side.
Bastich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bastich avoids a punch combination nicely.
FaTua misses with a few strikes there.
Bastich tries to clinch there but FaTua circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastich tries to clinch but FaTua moves out of range.
FaTua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
FaTua throws a right and a left that both miss.
FaTua misses with a wild combination.
FaTua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastich.
Bastich tries to clinch but FaTua moves out of range.
Bastich tries to close the distance and clinch up but FaTua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
FaTua misses with a jab, cross combination.
FaTua keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from FaTua misses.
FaTua waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bastich.
FaTua misses with a two punch combination.
Bastich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. FaTua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bastich wants to clinch up but FaTua keeps it at a distance.
Bastich shoots in but FaTua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for FaTua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
FaTua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bastich looks gassed!
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.
Bastich is looking to clinch but FaTua is avoiding it.
Bastich tries to close the distance and clinch up but FaTua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
FaTua swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastich.
Bastich shoots for a takedown but FaTua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bastich is looking to clinch but FaTua is avoiding it.
FaTua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FaTua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FaTua circles away from the clinch attempt.
FaTua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bastich tries to clinch but FaTua is having none of it.
FaTua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
FaTua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from FaTua misses.
Emmie FaTua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
FaTua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bastich.
FaTua fails to land with a series of punches.
FaTua throws a series of punches but Bastich moves out of range.
FaTua throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FaTua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bastich moves away.
Bastich tries to clinch but FaTua is having none of it.
Bastich is looking to clinch.
Bastich is looking to clinch but FaTua is avoiding it.
FaTua misses with a body shot.
Bastich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bastich dodges the punch combination from FaTua.
FaTua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bastich circles away quickly and effectively.
Bastich slips a jab and a cross from FaTua.
FaTua swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastich.
FaTua throws a series of punches but Bastich avoids them all with ease.
Bastich wants to clinch.
Emmie FaTua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
FaTua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bastich is looking to clinch.
FaTua swings for the body but Bastich moves out of range.
No joy there for FaTua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastich slips under a jab.
Bastich slips a jab and a cross from FaTua.
FaTua lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from FaTua does no damage.
Bastich misses with a double jab.
Bastich throws a right and a left that FaTua avoids nicely.
Bastich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastich shoots in for a double leg but FaTua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
FaTua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
FaTua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bastich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bastich.
FaTua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
FaTua has Bastich pushed against the cage.
Bastich is working for takedown but FaTua is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmie FaTua dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
FaTua misses with a few strikes there.
Bastich moves into range and clinches up with FaTua.
Bastich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. FaTua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
FaTua pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
FaTua has hold of one of Bastich's legs. Bastich is fighting the takedown attempt but FaTua gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bastich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
FaTua showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
FaTua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bastich looking to hit a scissor sweep but FaTua is one step ahead there.
FaTua sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
FaTua stands up and waves to Bastich to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FaTua throws a series of punches but Bastich moves out of range.
Bastich is looking to clinch but FaTua is avoiding it.
FaTua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FaTua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FaTua tries to bum rush Bastich with a series of wild strikes but Bastich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastich has a takedown stuffed.
FaTua misses with a wild combination.
FaTua circles away from the clinch attempt.
FaTua throws a nice looking combination but Bastich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from FaTua.
Bastich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bastich tries to clinch there but FaTua circles away.
Bastich moves in looking to clinch but FaTua pushes him off.
FaTua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by FaTua.
Bastich dodges the punch combination from FaTua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as FaTua throws out the jab.
Bastich tries to clinch but FaTua is having none of it.
Bastich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but FaTua swivels and escapes.
Emmie FaTua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastich.
FaTua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastich is looking to clinch but FaTua is avoiding it.
Bastich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastich looks to land a combination but FaTua avoids it well.
FaTua misses with a few strikes there.
FaTua lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FaTua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bastich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bastich lands an elbow that stopped FaTua in his tracks for a moment.
Bastich misses with the head strike.
Bastich struggles to land a body shot inside as FaTua controls his hands.
FaTua fails to pull guard.
FaTua looking to throw knees to the head but Bastich is blocking nicely.
Bastich can't get the takedown.
Bastich goes for a takedown attempt but FaTua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
FaTua throws a right hand that Bastich ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastich also avoids with ease.
FaTua looks to land a combination. Bastich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
FaTua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
FaTua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but FaTua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
FaTua swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastich.
FaTua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Bastich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bastich closes the distance and clinches up with FaTua, looking for a takedown. Bastich pushes FaTua against the cage but FaTua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
FaTua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
FaTua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
FaTua throws a body punch but Bastich moves out of range.
Bastich wants to clinch.
Bastich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says FaTua as he avoids it easily.
FaTua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bastich counters with a series of strikes. FaTua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bastich throws a series of punches but FaTua avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastich tries to clinch there but FaTua circles away.
FaTua looks to land a left hand but Bastich moved out of range nicely.
Bastich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around FaTua's waist but FaTua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bastich off to one side.
FaTua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmie FaTua dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - FaTua scores with a four punch combination!
FaTua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bastich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bastich jumps guard but FaTua stands there with Bastich around his waist. Bastich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bastich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastich is trying to stall.
FaTua lands a nice knee to the body.
Bastich displaying some good clinch control by pressing FaTua up against the cage.
Bastich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FaTua lands an elbow inside.
Bastich can't get the takedown.
FaTua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
FaTua manages to pull guard.
FaTua pulls Bastich in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastich won't allow FaTua to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now FaTua is on top in guard.
FaTua looking to pass the guard.
FaTua is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bastich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. FaTua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastich is looking for a triangle but FaTua pushes his legs off easily.
FaTua is looking to stand up but Bastich won't let him.
FaTua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastich wants to sweep but no luck.
Bastich has a closed guard, preventing FaTua from standing up.
Bastich looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastich, not yet.
Bastich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! FaTua escapes and throws Bastich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FaTua decides to stand back up.
A combination from FaTua does no damage.
FaTua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bastich shoots in but no luck this time.
Emmie FaTua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastich.
Nice sprawl there from FaTua as Bastich shoots in.
Bastich has FaTua up against the cage in a clinch.
Bastich missing with knees to the body.
Bastich misses with a knee strike.
FaTua missing with knees to the body.
FaTua gets control of Bastich's arms and successfully pulls guard. FaTua will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bastich stands up over FaTua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bastich looking to sit in guard and control but FaTua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
FaTua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastich 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.
FaTua wants to stand but Bastich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
FaTua trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emmie FaTua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. FaTua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
FaTua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastich on the ground.
FaTua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Big Bastich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmie FaTua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for FaTua, 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... Emmie FaTua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheese Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cottage Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cheese Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cottage Cheese!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheese pinned against the cage. Cheese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bong.
Bong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheese circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheese Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cheese Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong avoids the head kick by Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Cheese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bong shoots in for a double leg but Cheese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cheese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cheese tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bong avoids the head kick by Cheese.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bong shoots for a takedown but Cheese saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cottage Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Bong circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese.
Bong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Bong fails to land with a series of punches.
Bong avoids the head kick by Cheese.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cheese - the referee stops the clock and Bong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cheese. Bong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Cheese. No joy for Bong on that attempt.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cottage Cheese dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheese Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheese throws a head kick but Bong moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheese pinned against the cage. Cheese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Bong to the floor! Cheese dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Cheese Bong has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bong is looking for a sweep. Cheese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong is working hard here to advance position.
Cheese frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Bong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese throws a head kick but Bong moves out of range.
Cheese Bong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bong misses with a takedown attempt - Cheese sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cheese is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cheese is fending him off so far but Bong persists. Nope, Cheese circles away and we're back to standing.
Bong fails to land the takedown.
Cheese goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bong shoots in for a double leg but Cheese sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Bong circles away.
Bong blocks a head kick by Cheese.
Bong avoids the head kick by Cheese.
Cheese lands with a kick to the temple. Bong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Cheese. No joy for Bong on that attempt.
Cheese throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cottage Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cheese Bong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cheese misses with a head kick.
Bong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheese tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheese pinned against the cage. Cheese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bong shoots in but Cheese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheese Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Bong to the floor! Cheese dives in looking for the finish!
Bong is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bong!
Cheese tries to control but Bong wriggling away.
Cheese prevents Bong from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cheese throws a head kick that misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A head kick misses from Cheese.
Cheese throws a head kick but Bong moves out of range.
Bong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bong showed some decent athleticism there.
Cheese moves into full guard.
Cheese Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Cheese controls Bong momentarily but Bong frees himself.
Bong wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bong wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Cottage Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bong is looking to stand up but Cheese won't let him.
Bong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.
Cheese pulls Bong in close to prevent any damage.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cottage Cheese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cheese has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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... Cottage Cheese!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rivers Cuomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rivers Cuomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Palmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cuomo's guard.
Palmer postures up.
Cuomo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palmer cracks Cuomo with a solid left hand.
Cuomo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Palmer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice uppercut there from Cuomo.
Rivers Cuomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuomo shoots and misses
and Palmer counters with a takedown into side control.
Cuomo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Palmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cuomo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer working away.
Cuomo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo tries to buck Palmer off but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cuomo dodges the ground and pound from Palmer.
Cuomo is trying to buck Palmer off.
Cuomo is breathing heavily.
Palmer landing a few strikes.
Palmer wants to control but Cuomo is keeping him busy.
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.
Cuomo manages to get back to half guard.
Cuomo pushes Palmer off looking to stand but Palmer dives back in and keeps control.
Cuomo trying to hold on to Palmer's head to control him but Palmer postures up.
Cuomo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cuomo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is controlling the pace.
Cuomo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuomo.
Palmer 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.
Palmer tries to move to full mount but Cuomo actually manages to regain half guard.
Cuomo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
Cuomo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cuomo wants to get back to his feet.
Cuomo tries to roll over but Palmer keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Palmer 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.
Palmer shoots in and bounces Cuomo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Cuomo keeps moving.
Cuomo wants to stand but Palmer is controlling the position.
Cuomo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cuomo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cuomo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo tries to strike from the bottom.
Cuomo wants to stand but Palmer is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuomo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cuomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Cuomo.
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.
A punch combination from Cuomo misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cuomo, as that shot connected.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cuomo throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuomo gets caught flat footed, as Palmer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cuomo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Palmer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cuomo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Palmer's back instead.
Palmer tries to escape but Cuomo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Palmer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo throwing damaging strikes from the back! Palmer could be in trouble here!
Palmer fending off the submission attempt from Cuomo.
Cuomo keeps control of the position as Palmer tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo has Palmer flattened out and is raining down punches.
A lull in the action here.
Cuomo scores with punches to the body.
Can Palmer hold on?! Cuomo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Palmer takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Cuomo not allowing Palmer to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Palmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cuomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cuomo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cuomo bucks Palmer off and manages to get back to his feet!
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palmer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cuomo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Palmer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cuomo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Palmer's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuomo keeps control of the position as Palmer tries to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuomo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Palmer hold on?!
Mark Palmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cuomo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Palmer. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Cuomo wants to control but Palmer manages to buck him off and is now in Cuomo's guard! Nice work there by Palmer!
Cuomo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cuomo wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
Cuomo trying to strike off his back.
Palmer prevents Cuomo from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Cuomo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Cuomo keeps it at a distance.
Cuomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuomo connects with a nice looking jab.
Cuomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Cuomo lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to clinch but Cuomo is having none of it.
Cuomo missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuomo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Palmer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palmer showed some decent athleticism there.
Rivers Cuomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuomo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cuomo pushes Palmer off looking to stand but Palmer dives back in and keeps control.
Cuomo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuomo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuomo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuomo trying to control the position.
Cuomo has his foot on Palmer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palmer works his way back into a safe position though.
Mark Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cuomo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rivers Cuomo.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Palmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reino Vaananen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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, Reino Vaananen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ivan bad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaananen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bad is fending him off so far but Vaananen persists. Nope, bad circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch lands to the side of Vaananen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
bad lands a high kick to the side of Vaananen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! bad dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Reino Vaananen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bad wants to control from the top but Vaananen keeps moving.
bad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vaananen is proving hard to escape from.
bad looking to pass the guard.
bad tries to stand but Vaananen is controlling from the bottom.
Vaananen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as bad controls the pace.
Vaananen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
bad wants to stand but Vaananen is controlling his posture from full guard.
bad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
bad drives through and clinches with Vaananen against the cage.
Vaananen pulls bad into guard.
Vaananen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
bad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vaananen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vaananen fails with a takedown attempt.
Vaananen is breathing heavily.
bad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than bad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen is in a horrible position here. bad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
bad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vaananen?
bad working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaananen tries to reverse the position but bad maintains control.
bad landing strikes from the mount and Vaananen is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
bad unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bad with good strikes from the mount here!
Vaananen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by bad.
bad with shots to the head and body - Vaananen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vaananen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
bad controlling from mount.
bad has hold of Vaananen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vaananen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
bad looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bad with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vaananen is trying to escape the mount.
bad is landing with some decent strikes but Vaananen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vaananen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
bad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bad swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vaananen is now in bad's guard. A big mistake from bad there, giving up the dominant position!
bad controls Vaananen momentarily but Vaananen frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan bad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reino Vaananen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
bad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vaananen darts in trying to clinch
and bad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vaananen won't be happy with that.
Vaananen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but bad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
bad working the head and body with strikes.
Vaananen trying to remain calm as bad controls from the top position.
bad stands up and beckons Vaananen to his feet.
bad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaananen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and bad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vaananen.
bad tries to score a body lock takedown but Vaananen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
bad prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
bad breaks from the clinch.
bad drives through and clinches with Vaananen against the cage.
bad scores a nice knee to the body.
bad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaananen with a poor takedown
and bad counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Vaananen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
bad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bad is looking to take a break and control but Vaananen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaananen trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vaananen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vaananen is trying to get back to full guard.
bad slips a nice elbow through Vaananen's hands, connecting with Vaananen's forehead.
Vaananen is looking for a sweep. bad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaananen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. bad is working away from the top position though.
bad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
bad gets the takedown into side control.
Vaananen sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vaananen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
bad won't allow Vaananen to get back to his feet.
Vaananen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
bad postures up and lands a big shot to Vaananen's brow.
ivan bad has got the better of the ground game so far.
bad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
bad stands and steps away. Vaananen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
bad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Vaananen misses
and bad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
bad closes the distance and pushes Vaananen back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bad looking to throw knees to the head but Vaananen is blocking nicely.
Vaananen pulls guard.
Vaananen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. bad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. bad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vaananen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bad passes Vaananen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from bad there.
Vaananen trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
bad working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ivan bad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reino Vaananen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
bad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vaananen backs up against the cage.
bad shoots in and drives through. Vaananen sprawls well.
Vaananen moves out of range of the body kick from bad.
Vaananen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
bad throws a head kick that misses.
bad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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bad is looking to take a break and control but Vaananen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaananen throws bad to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
bad misses with a double jab
and Vaananen counters with a head kick. That will keep bad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
bad closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, bad throws an elbow but misses.
bad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaananen is trying to trip bad. He has hold of a leg but bad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vaananen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
bad wants to stand up but Vaananen is controlling him.
bad wants to sweep here but Vaananen controlling him for the moment.
Vaananen stands up and waves to bad to follow him.
Vaananen with a poor takedown
so bad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen is looking for a triangle but bad pushes his legs off easily.
bad with a nice head shot there.
Vaananen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
bad pushing down on Vaananen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
bad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Vaananen swats away the attempt to clinch by bad.
bad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
bad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vaananen's calf.
bad scores with a takedown into Vaananen's guard.
bad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
bad won't allow Vaananen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bad with a flurry of punches that miss.
bad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaananen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bad trying to control but Vaananen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bad distracts Vaananen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vaananen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
bad throws a strike but Vaananen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vaananen stands up and waves to bad to follow him.
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.
Vaananen swats away the attempt to clinch by bad.
Reino Vaananen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vaananen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ivan bad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bad has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from bad.
bad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaananens head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vaananen.
bad is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vaananen can't fight it off and eventually bad manages to take the fight to the floor. Vaananen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
ivan bad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well bad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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... ivan bad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Paninii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rubber Chicken by Caspa. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, John Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Paninii!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas clinches up against the cage.
Douglas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paninii gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paninii is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Douglas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paninii is trying to drag Douglas to the mat but Douglas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Douglas prevents Paninii from breaking the clinch.
Douglas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paninii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Douglas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paninii fails to pull guard.
Douglas jumps into guard, dragging Paninii to the mat.
Paninii 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.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Paninii from controlling successfully.
Douglas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Douglas tries to get out of the position.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paninii is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Douglas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paninii's back instead.
Paninii is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Douglas gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii is trapped and Douglas is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Paninii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paninii trying to get back to his feet but Douglas is in full control for now.
Douglas is not going to allow Paninii to sit and survive in this position.
Paninii manages to reverse the position and now he's in Douglas's guard. Nice work there by Paninii.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Paninii stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Douglas shoots for a double leg takedown but Paninii sprawls well. He's pushed Douglas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
BJ Paninii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas moves into range and clinches up with Paninii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Paninii prevents the takedown attempt.
Paninii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paninii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Douglas works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Paninii wants to stand up but Douglas is controlling him.
Paninii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paninii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Douglas has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Paninii to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Douglas is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Paninii pulls down on the head and he's put Douglas to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ Paninii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Peter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2NE1: FIRE. Buck Wilson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George St Peter's chin.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Peter checks a leg kick.
St Peter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson tries to buck St Peter off but St Peter is having none of it.
Wilson taking a bit of punishment here - St Peter scoring with strikes.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but St Peter keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Peter trying to control from half guard but Wilson is working away.
Wilson is trying to stand back up but St Peter is controlling him
Wilson taking some punishment here, with St Peter in his half guard.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilson is staying active underneath St Peter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Peter working over Wilson with some ground and pound. Wilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Peter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Peter's sensitive parts.
St Peter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Peter is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
A leg kick checked by St Peter.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Peter or not.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
It looks like George St Peter has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath St Peter's ribcage. St Peter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson feints and then cracks St Peter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Peter down.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Peter's sensitive parts.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Peter's sensitive parts.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses St Peter's front leg but catches the back leg as St Peter tries to avoid it.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Peter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow St Peter down.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Peter's calf.
Wilson knocks St Peter to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
St Peter is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Wilson knocks St Peter out cold with a massive hammerfist! Wilson Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buck Wilson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baby Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelso has chosen That 70's Show Theme Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baby Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is working for a kimura but Kelso is defending it quite comfortably.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn thows a huge punch but Kelso dodges it nicely.
Kelso is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn trying to advance position but Kelso counters by regaining guard.
Kelso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Kelso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Kelso has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kelso. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelso lands a nice shot to the head.
Kelso controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Kelso maintains control.
Kelso sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Penn 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.
Penn gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Kelso frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kelso looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Kelso seems content to control.
Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelso slows the pace down in half guard.
Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kelso in particular looking to stall.
Kelso working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kelso controlling the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Kelso just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Kelso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Kelso misses.
Kelso fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelso throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Kelso.
Kelso stuffs the takedown.
Kelso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
Penn throws a right and a left that Kelso avoids nicely.
Kelso throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Kelso fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelso is defending against the submission attempts here by Penn.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kelso trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelso holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kelso is looking to improve his position.
Kelso wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn is working for a kimura but Kelso is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelso manages to break the clinch.
Penn tries to clinch but Kelso moves out of range.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Kelso.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Kelso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch up but Kelso circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelso throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Kelso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelso lands with a right hand.
Kelso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Kelso backing up. Kelso nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Kelso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael Kelso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelso throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Kelso throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kelso!
Kelso wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn working for a submission but Kelso is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kelso is on top in guard.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kelso is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kelso's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Penn dominated that second round.
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.
Penn walks into a jab.
Kelso looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Kelso throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn feints and as Kelso raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Kelso has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelso is on top in guard.
Kelso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penn is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Kelso defends easily.
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kelso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Penn working for a triangle but Kelso defends it easily.
Kelso wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing Kelso from standing up.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelso 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kelso stacks Penn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kelso!
Kelso is staying tight to Penn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Penn tries to buck Kelso off but Kelso is having none of it.
Baby Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelso is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Penn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelso cracks Penn with a big elbow.
Kelso has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kelso prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Kelso controlling from the full mount.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelso breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kelso really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kelso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelso misses with a few strikes there.
Kelso swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Kelso throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Kelso only half commits.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Kelso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelso cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Kelso.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kelso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Kelso does no damage.
Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kelso tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
Penn swings around for an armbar but Kelso sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Penn's guard.
Penn is looking for a triangle but Kelso pushes his legs off easily.
Kelso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelso showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penn trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good leg kick by Kelso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Kelso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelso misses with a wild body shot.
Kelso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn looks to land a combination. Kelso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Kelso scores with a four punch combination!
Baby Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelso wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Kelso throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kelso!
Kelso tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelso manages to control the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kelso turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
Kelso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penn working for submissions but it's allowed Kelso to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kelso dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelso as he jumps to the side.
Kelso misses with a few strikes there.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelso forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Kelso pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kelso.
Kelso lands a nice uppercut.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelso prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelso lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kelso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Kelso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Kelso has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn avoiding damage as Kelso throws knees to the body.
Kelso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Kelso gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Penn.
Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kelso has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penn but great work by Kelso.
Penn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kelso's best efforts.
Penn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kelso pulls his head out easily.
Kelso not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Kelso stalling.
Penn looking for submissions off his back.
Kelso gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso swinging wilding here.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelso swivels and escapes.
Michael Kelso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelso.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kelso to the mat! Kelso manages to get full guard.
Penn won't allow Kelso to sweep him here.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! Kelso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kelso manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Kelso's guard.
Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kelso dives on top into guard.
Baby Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn is looking for a triangle but Kelso pushes his legs off easily.
Kelso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penn has his foot on Kelso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelso works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Kelso.
I think Kelso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kelso!
Michael Kelso is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Sagan - 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McQueen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen thows a body shot but no joy.
King misses with a body punch
and McQueen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McQueen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King keeping full guard, as McQueen tries to pass.
McQueen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King wants to stand up but McQueen is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McQueen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McQueen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McQueen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King tests McQueen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Steve McQueen has been cut.
King misses the shot to the body.
McQueen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQueen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King misses with a double jab
and McQueen counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQueen drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick McQueen off! McQueen jumps back into King's guard.
McQueen wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McQueen.
McQueen throws a big right hand that misses.
McQueen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McQueen is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but McQueen has managed to sneak the leg through.
King pushes McQueen off looking to stand but McQueen dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McQueen scores a takedown into full mount!
McQueen unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
McQueen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
King is bucking up trying to escape but McQueen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McQueen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
King avoids a series of strikes thrown by McQueen.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McQueen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King wants to hold on but McQueen pushes him away.
McQueen is stalling here but it's allowed King to get half guard.
McQueen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King wants to get back to full guard.
McQueen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from McQueen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McQueen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King is trying to maintain the position but McQueen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve McQueen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King lands with an uppercut that bounces McQueen off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from King.
McQueen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McQueen walks into a straight right hand from King.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King misses with a wild combination.
King misses with a looping left.
McQueen throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King throws a body punch but McQueen moves out of range.
McQueen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McQueen.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by McQueen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a jab when McQueen was well out of range.
King cracks a nice hook into McQueen's ribs.
McQueen ducks under a wild hook from King.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McQueen walks straight into a right hand from King - that's dropped him! King jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save McQueen from any more punishment! McQueen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darren King!
Darren King is the new lightweight champion!
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