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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by "Phenomenon" by Thousand Foot Krutch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power fails to land the takedown.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Power on that attempt.
Alex Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Power shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Power shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Power is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Power looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evans pinned against the cage. Evans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans lands with a cross.
Power fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Power looks gassed!
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
Power dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Power or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power has a takedown stuffed.
Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Evans throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Power has his hands clasped together but Evans breaks the hold and Power is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen "School of Hard Knocks" by P.O.D. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Stone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malone to the mat! Malone manages to get full guard.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Malone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone looking to control.
Stone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malone is trying to keep Stone in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stone shoots in and bounces Malone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stone moves into full mount! Malone won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
Stone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Malone is surviving well by controlling Stone's body position as best he can.
Malone wants to control but Stone is having none of it.
Malone flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Malone working to try and regain half guard.
Stone landing punches.
Stone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Malone tries to lock up and control but Stone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Malone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone 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.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malone is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone stalling against the cage.
Malone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stone looks gassed!
Stone prevents the takedown attempt.
Malone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone has Malone pushed against the cage.
Malone pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Malone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Malone controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Malone pushes Stone off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Malone as Stone shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Malone. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
David Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone fails to land the takedown.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Malone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Malone has control of Stone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Stone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Stone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone tries for a takedown but Malone circles away easily
and Malone counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stone!
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Malone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Malone lands a big elbow.
Stone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Malone looking to secure an arm triangle but Stone defends it well.
Clarence Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malone landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Malone wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Stone throwing hammer fists to the chest of Malone. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malone landing shots from mount.
Malone is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Stone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Malone has a good base and remains in mount.
Stone tries to hold on but Malone postures up.
Stone 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.
Ground and pound from Malone.
Malone 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.
Malone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone is pressing down on Malone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Malone!
Malone is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Malone is desperately trying to improve his position but Stone has a good base and remains in mount.
Malone gets back to half guard.
Stone is trying to control. Malone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Malone is trying to stand back up but Stone is controlling him
Malone wants to control but Stone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stone in particular looking to stall.
Stone is thwarting Malone's attempts to control the position.
Stone stands up from half guard.
Malone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Malone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Malone lands a big elbow.
Malone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Malone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stone hang on?
Malone trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Malone has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Malone has isolated one of Stone's arms. Stone looking to fight him off but Malone twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clarence Malone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Oliva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daley takes the fight into the clinch.
Oliva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oliva blocks the elbow strike.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliva's face.
Oliva blocks an elbow strike.
Daley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oliva jumps into guard, dragging Daley to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daley wanted to stand there but Oliva had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliva wants to sweep here but Daley controlling him for the moment.
Daley throws a big right hand that misses.
Daley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliva's head.
Daley tries to stand but Oliva is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daley throws a strike but Oliva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oliva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daley looking to ground and pound but Oliva is blocking nicely.
Oliva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley 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.
Oliva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Daley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daley looking to ground and pound but Oliva is blocking nicely.
Oliva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliva taking shots to the head.
Daley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Oliva tries to hold on but Daley postures up.
Oliva tries to reverse the position but Daley maintains control.
Daley dominating with strikes here.
Oliva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daley looking to finish Oliva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oliva!
Daley working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva looks gassed!
Daley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oliva's face.
Oliva is looking to get to half guard.
Daley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliva hang on?
Oliva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daley lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Daley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oliva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oliva tries to hold on but Daley postures up.
Daley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliva on the ground.
Oliva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley throwing shots but Oliva is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Daley.
Oliva missing with punches from the bottom.
Daley is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Oliva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oliva looking for submissions off his back.
Daley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliva's head.
Daley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oliva works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Daley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Oliva on that attempt.
Daley wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Oliva scores with a four punch combination!
Oliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daley.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oliva counters with a left to the body.
Oliva shoots in looking for a takedown. Daley tries to sprawl out of it but Oliva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daley is fending him off so far but Oliva persists. Nope, Daley circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Oliva.
Daley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oliva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva being controlled against the cage.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliva.
Oliva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daley clinches but Oliva breaks the clinch
and Oliva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oliva 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.
Oliva trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Oliva won't allow Daley to sweep him here.
Daley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oliva drops back looking for a leg! Daley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daley manages to kick Oliva off! Oliva jumps back into Daley's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oliva distracts Daley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliva controlling from the top position.
Oliva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Daley wants to get back to full guard but Oliva has passed into side control.
Oliva working for a guillotine from mount but Daley is in no mood to give up.
Daley is working to get back to half guard.
Daley is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Oliva.
Oliva has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Daley is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Oliva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock McEwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Khalid had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock McEwan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McEwan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khalid manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McEwan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khalid doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalid connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Jock McEwan has been cut.
Khalid throws a shot from downtown. McEwan moves away and avoids it.
McEwan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McEwan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khalid keeping moving, preventing McEwan from controlling successfully.
Khalid working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McEwan has passed into half guard!
Khalid is trying to stand back up but McEwan is controlling him
Khalid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McEwan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Khalid controls his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McEwan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khalid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McEwan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McEwan working the head and body with strikes.
Khalid wants to get back to his feet.
Khalid is refusing to be controlled, as McEwan sits in half guard.
McEwan is working for a submission of some sort.
McEwan throwing shots but Khalid is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, McEwan seems content to control.
Khalid pushes McEwan off looking to stand but McEwan dives back in and keeps control.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McEwan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khalid.
McEwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Khalid does no damage.
McEwan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McEwan looks gassed!
McEwan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from McEwan. No joy for Khalid on that attempt.
McEwan tries to clinch but Khalid is having none of it.
McEwan moves in looking to clinch but Khalid pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by McEwan or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalid which made him look bad.
Khalid shoots in and bounces McEwan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McEwan keeping full guard, as Khalid tries to pass.
Khalid gets to his feet - McEwan follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McEwan wants to clinch.
Khalid misses the jab.
McEwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalid circles away.
McEwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Abu Khalid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jock McEwan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Khalid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jock McEwan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McEwan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abu Khalid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McEwan tries to clinch up.
McEwan stuffs the takedown.
McEwan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khalid's guard.
McEwan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khalid looking for a guillotine here but McEwan defends easily.
McEwan won't allow Khalid to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McEwan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khalid is keeping the position for now.
McEwan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khalid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McEwan stops Khalid from standing up.
McEwan trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalid wants to get back to his feet but McEwan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khalid scrambles and gets back to his feet.
McEwan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Khalid bucks up and throws McEwan to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
McEwan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khalid as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McEwan.
McEwan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khalid!
Khalid somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
McEwan dodges the punch combination from Khalid.
McEwan has a takedown stuffed.
Khalid scores with a sloppy right hand. McEwan should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McEwan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McEwan shoots for a takedown but Khalid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abu Khalid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jock McEwan.
Khalid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McEwan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khalid closes the distance and clinches up with McEwan, looking for a takedown. Khalid pushes McEwan against the cage but McEwan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khalid misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid misses with a takedown attempt - McEwan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McEwan shoots in and bounces Khalid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McEwan throwing strikes from guard but Khalid blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McEwan prevents Khalid from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jock McEwan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jock McEwan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McEwan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khalid counters with a two punch combo.
Khalid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McEwan trying to control but Khalid is working from the bottom.
Khalid wants to stand up but McEwan is controlling him.
Khalid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McEwan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khalid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McEwan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McEwan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khalid wriggles free and stands up.
McEwan darts in trying to clinch
and Khalid counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McEwan wants to get back to his feet but Khalid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McEwan trying to strike off his back.
Khalid gets to his feet - McEwan follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khalid misses with a body shot
and McEwan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khalid won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalid wants to control but McEwan postures up.
Khalid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McEwan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McEwan tries to score with some ground and pound. Khalid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McEwan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Khalid bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
McEwan tries to clinch but Khalid moves away
so Khalid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McEwan trying to keep a closed guard but Khalid is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khalid's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Khalid duly obliges.
McEwan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McEwan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khalid is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McEwan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McEwan won't let Khalid get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid is trying to escape the mount.
McEwan trying to control but Khalid is having none of it.
Khalid is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McEwan looking to control but Khalid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Khalid is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalid regains half guard.
Khalid pushes McEwan off looking to stand but McEwan dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Khalid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Khalid!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Doug Douglas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Doug Douglas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Clark pushes him off.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Doug Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark tries to pull guard but Douglas holds him up against the cage and eventually Clark drops back down to his feet.
Doug Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Clark.
Clark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas connects with a knee to the head.
Douglas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Douglas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clark, up you get!
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Douglas in a clinch.
Come on Douglas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas stops a takedown attempt from Clark.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Douglas walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark jumps guard but Douglas stands there with Clark around his waist. Clark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Clark jumps guard but Douglas stands there with Clark around his waist. Clark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but Clark blocks it.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Clark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
The is referee keeping an eye on Douglas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark is rocked!
Clark looks gassed!
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Douglas connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Clark badly! Clark tumbles to the floor and Douglas stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Douglas!
Doug Douglas is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilo has chosen Song 2 by Blur as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 Las Vegas, Tito Ortiss!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Hilo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hilo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiss wants to clinch.
Ortiss tries to clinch up.
Hilo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hilo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortiss keeping full guard, as Hilo tries to pass.
Hilo won't allow Ortiss to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ortiss dives on top into guard.
Hilo wants to get back to his feet but Ortiss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hilo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hilo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiss stands and steps away. Hilo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilo slips a jab and a cross from Ortiss.
A punch combination from Ortiss misses.
Tito Ortiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiss clinches up against the cage.
Ortiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiss has closed the distance and engaged Hilo in a clinch.
Ortiss manages to break the clinch.
Ortiss throws a head kick that misses
and Hilo counters with a good low kick that Ortiss was not able to check.
Hilo fails with a takedown attempt.
Hilo looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiss misses with a double jab
and Hilo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hilo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ortiss swinging wilding here.
Ortiss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilo shoots in but Ortiss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiss wants to clinch up but Hilo keeps it at a distance.
Ortiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hilo's sensitive parts.
Ortiss has Hilo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ortiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JD Hilo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hilo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hilo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiss swivels and escapes.
Ortiss moves in looking to clinch but Hilo pushes him off.
Ortiss tries to clinch there but Hilo circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilo misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilo throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hilo is breathing heavily.
Ortiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiss clinches.
Ortiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiss looks to clinch
and Hilo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hilo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiss throws a series of punches but Hilo avoids them all with ease.
Ortiss lands with a shot to the body.
Ortiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilo.
Ortiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiss tries to clinch up.
Ortiss misses with a double jab.
Tito Ortiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Ortiss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Hilo with that takedown attempt.
Ortiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiss misses with a few strikes there.
Hilo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiss sprawls well. He's pushed Hilo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tito Ortiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Hilo.
Ortiss throws a nice looking combination but Hilo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hilo ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ortiss misses its intended target.
Hilo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiss is looking to clinch.
Ortiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilo counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiss is looking to clinch but Hilo is avoiding it.
Hilo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ortiss.
Ortiss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilo misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortiss scores with a four punch combination!
Ortiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilo counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiss fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilo wants to control from the top but Ortiss keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilo passes Ortiss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ortiss kicks off Hilo and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Ortiss will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiss.
Ortiss fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ortiss blocks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortiss scores with a four punch combination!
Hilo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiss.
Ortiss tries to clinch up but Hilo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiss throws a right hand that Hilo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilo also avoids with ease.
Ortiss doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilo circles away.
Ortiss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortiss moves out of range of the body kick.
Hilo shoots in for a double leg but Ortiss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiss tries to clinch there but Hilo circles away.
Ortiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilo counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiss backing up. Ortiss nods at Hilo to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hilo counters with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortiss scores with a four punch combination!
Ortiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilo counters with a head kick.
Tito Ortiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hilo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hilo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ortiss doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilo circles away.
Hilo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hilo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortiss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortiss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Ortiss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
Hilo shoots for a takedown but Ortiss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hilo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiss wants to clinch but Hilo slips to the side
and Hilo counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiss swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortiss looks to land a combination but Hilo avoids it well.
Ortiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hilo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hilo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hilo wants to control from the top but Ortiss keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Ortiss pushes Hilo off and gets back to his feet.
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiss tries to clinch
and Ortiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Hilo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiss.
Ortiss lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hilo sprawling to the canvas. Ortiss follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hilo hang on?
Hilo is rocked!
It looks like JD Hilo has been cut.
Ortiss postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hilo to stand up.
Hilo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiss finish him?
Ortiss looks to land a combination but Hilo avoids it well.
Hilo seems to have recovered his senses.
Hilo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hilo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiss circles away.
Ortiss misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiss scores with a one two! Hilo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilo tries to keep at a distance but Ortiss has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiss wants to clinch.
Ortiss has Hilo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilo being controlled against the cage.
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.
Hilo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortiss scores with a shot to the side of Hilo's head.
Ortiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tito Ortiss is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ortiss.
Ortiss instigates a clinch.
Hilo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hilo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ortiss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hilos head.
Ortiss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiss clinches but Hilo breaks the clinch
and Hilo counters with a leg kick.
Ortiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiss.
Ortiss misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Ortiss. No joy for Hilo on that attempt.
Tito Ortiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Hilo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ortiss darts in trying to clinch
and Hilo counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiss misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Ortiss misses its intended target.
Ortiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hilo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hilo lands in his opponent's guard.
Hilo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ortiss is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ortiss has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiss had his way with JD Hilo in that round.
The cut man is working on JD Hilo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Hilo.
Ortiss misses with a few strikes there.
Hilo shoots in but Ortiss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiss throws a right and a left that Hilo avoids nicely.
Ortiss drives through and clinches with Hilo against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ortiss breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hilo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Danga de danga de dang - Ortiss scores with a four punch combination!
Hilo is rocked!
Ortiss misses with a double jab.
Ortiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ortiss.
Ortiss gets a clinch.
Hilo looking for a takedown.
Tito Ortiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Hilo.
Ortiss effectively controlling the action here.
Ortiss breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiss stuffs the takedown attempt from Hilo. Hilo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiss tries to clinch but Hilo is having none of it.
Ortiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiss misses with the combination.
Ortiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hilo.
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiss looks to land a combination but Hilo avoids it well.
Hilo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hilo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ortiss has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ortiss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiss is looking to stand up but Hilo won't let him.
Ortiss stands and steps away. Hilo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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.
Ortiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Hilo with that takedown attempt.
Hilo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiss!
Tito Ortiss is the new middleweight champion!
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