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EFC 1- Just The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bitnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Bitnis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Bitnis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Mononen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitnis throws a hook to the side of Mononen's head but Mononen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bitnis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bitnis tries to clinch up.
Bitnis misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Mononen or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitnis which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Bitnis. No joy for Mononen on that attempt.
Mononen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mononen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Bitnis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Mononen.
Danga de danga de dang - Bitnis scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Lauri Mononen has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Bitnis misses its intended target.
Mononen slips a jab and a cross from Bitnis.
Bitnis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Bitnis. No joy for Mononen on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitnis moves into range and clinches up with Mononen.
Bitnis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bitnis misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bitnis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bitnis throws a right hand that Mononen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mononen also avoids with ease.
John Bitnis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bitnis.
Bitnis misses with a wild combination.
Bitnis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bitnis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mononen gets the takedown into side control.
Bitnis is breathing heavily.
Mononen lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen working away.
Bitnis is looking to reverse the position.
Mononen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bitnis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mononen but great work by Bitnis.
Mononen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bitnis.
Mononen tries to improve position but can't.
Mononen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mononen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mononen trying to control here.
Mononen landing strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis stalling.
Mononen trying to hold on to Bitnis's head to control him but Bitnis postures up.
Bitnis is looking to advance position but Mononen won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mononen moves into full guard.
Bitnis connects with a couple of short punches.
Mononen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mononen is trying to keep Bitnis in close.
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.
Bitnis trying to control the position from guard on top but Mononen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mononen is looking to stand up but Bitnis isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mononen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mononen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bitnis wants to control but Mononen is having none of it.
Mononen controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitnis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bitnis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Mononen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bitnis throws a series of punches but Mononen avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mononen.
Bitnis is looking for a sweep.
Mononen working away.
Mononen trying to control the action but Bitnis is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mononen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitnis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitnis gets caught flat footed, as Mononen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bitnis wants to stand but Mononen is controlling the position.
Mononen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mononen is looking to work some ground and pound but Bitnis has wrist control.
Mononen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis working for a triangle but Mononen defends it easily.
Mononen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bitnis is looking for a triangle but Mononen pushes his legs off easily.
Mononen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mononen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitnis is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis keeping moving, preventing Mononen from controlling successfully.
Mononen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lauri Mononen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mononen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bitnis.
Mononen misses with a takedown attempt - Bitnis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Bitnis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mononen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mononen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mononen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bitnis lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bitnis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mononen throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Mononen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Mononen'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!
Mononen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mononen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bitnis is fending him off so far but Mononen persists. Nope, Bitnis circles away and we're back to standing.
Mononen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Bitnis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Mononen.
Bitnis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mononen.
Mononen tries for a takedown but Bitnis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mononen misses with a takedown attempt - Bitnis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice jab there from Bitnis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bitnis scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitnis misses with an uppercut.
Bitnis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mononen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bitnis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mononen.
Bitnis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bitnis avoids the head kick by Mononen.
Mononen shoots in and drives through. Bitnis sprawls well.
No joy there for Bitnis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bitnis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bitnis being controlled here, momentarily.
Mononen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitnis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mononen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mononen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mononen tries to stand but Bitnis is controlling from the bottom.
Mononen trying to control but Bitnis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bitnis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mononen, into his guard.
Mononen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mononen being controlled here, momentarily.
Mononen trying to control the position.
Mononen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mononen being controlled here, momentarily.
Mononen keeping moving, preventing Bitnis from controlling successfully.
Bitnis looking to sit in guard and control but Mononen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mononen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mononen wants to control from the top but Bitnis keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bitnis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bitnis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bitnis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cian Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coffey comes to the cage accompanied by Out Here Grindin. Trevor has chosen Trailor Park Boys Theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Trevor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevor has a takedown stuffed.
Trevor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trevor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coffey is able to avoid easily.
Trevor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coffey.
Coffey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coffey showed some decent athleticism there.
Trevor trying to control here.
Trevor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coffey working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Trevor's thigh. Trevor counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Coffey looking to sit in guard and control but Trevor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coffey is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor is looking to sinch up a triangle. Coffey throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Trevor's body to avoid the submission. Trevor has instead reached around Coffey's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Trevor arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cory Trevor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Oreo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Oreo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oreo pinned against the cage. Oreo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oreo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oreo pinned against the cage. Oreo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Oreo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns shoots in and bounces Oreo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burns thows a big elbow that misses.
Burns 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.
Oreo keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Oreo has wrist control.
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.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns won't allow Oreo to get back to his feet.
Oreo wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oreo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adam Oreo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Burns.
Burns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oreo defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oreo tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burns is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Oreo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burns works his way into full mount!
Burns looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oreo blocking the ground and pound.
Oreo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oreo is working to get back to half guard.
Oreo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oreo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oreo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Nathan Burns has been cut.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oreo misses with a wild combination.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Oreo sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreo throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Oreo throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adam Oreo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
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.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Adam Oreo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Burns.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Oreo's shoulder, as Oreo tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreo keeps the fight on the outside.
Oreo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oreo throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burns landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Burns working the ground and pound effectively.
Burns breaks from Oreo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oreo is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
Burns is working for a guillotine from mount but Oreo frees his head quite easily.
Burns breaks from Oreo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Burns's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oreo looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Oreo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns 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.
Oreo keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Oreo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns controls Oreo momentarily but Oreo frees himself.
Burns is working an open guard so Oreo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oreo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Burns scores with a takedown into Oreo's guard.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burns lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burns wants to control from the top but Oreo keeps moving.
Burns stands up over Oreo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nathan Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oreo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Oreo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oreo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oreo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Burns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Cole looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Kota!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole is looking to clinch but Kota is avoiding it.
Kota tries to clinch but Cole moves away
and Cole counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kota!
Kota wants to control but Cole is having none of it.
Kota holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cole tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cole with good strikes from the mount here!
Kota wants to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
Kota is squirming around, avoiding Cole's attempts to control the action.
Kota is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole prevents Kota from getting the reversal.
Kota blocking the ground and pound.
Kota regains half guard.
Cole is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cole has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kota takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kota is looking to escape.
Kota is working to get back to half guard.
Kota tries to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
Kota can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kota tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cole stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Kota darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cole is staying active underneath Kota, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kota not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cole is refusing to be controlled, as Kota sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kota pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Kota is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kota must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Kota from controlling successfully.
Kota stands up over Cole, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kota gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cole blocks a head kick by Kota.
Kota closes the distance and clinches.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kota avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kota breaks from the clinch.
Kota with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kota trying to control but Cole postures up.
Kota is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Cole dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kota looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kota wants to clinch but Cole slips to the side
and Cole counters with a single leg into guard. Kota didn't expect that.
Kota is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but Kota gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kota controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kota has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cole keeps working.
Cole is trying to get back to his feet.
Kota stands up.
Kota gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Cole counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kota pushes Cole off and gets back to his feet.
Kota throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Kota both land. Nice combination.
Kota misses with the combination.
Cole has his takedown stuffed
and Kota holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cole breaks the clinch.
Kota tries to clinch up.
Kota rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kota.
Kota is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Kota into the cage.
Kota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kota.
Kota tries for a kimura but Cole is defending well.
Cole sneaks back into half guard.
Kota perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kota wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kota seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cole does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Kota has control of the leg.
Cole is working hard here to advance position.
Kota wants to take a breather but Cole is having none of it.
Kota is pressing down on Cole's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cole is holding on for now.
Kota prevents Cole from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
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 Darren Cole will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cole tries to clinch up
and Kota counters with a three punch combo that has Cole backing up. Cole nods at Kota to acknowledge the strikes.
Cole tries to clinch
and Kota counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cole blocks a head kick by Kota.
Kota has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
Kota prevents the takedown attempt.
Kota successfully pulls guard.
Kota wants to sweep but no luck.
Cole trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kota's guard.
Darren Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cole being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Kota keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kota can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kota is looking to stand up but Cole isn't so interested in that idea.
Cole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Kota 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.
Kota moves into the clinch.
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.
Kota manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cole pulls guard.
Cole working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kota has passed into half guard!
Cole looking for submissions off his back.
Kota is trying to work for a kimura but Cole is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is refusing to be controlled, as Kota sits in half guard.
Cole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kota is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darren Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kota scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cole?
Cole is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole tries to improve his position but instead Kota has taken his back!
Cole trying to control the action but Kota just sinks the hooks in.
Kota looking for the choke but no joy.
Cole trying to control the action but Kota just sinks the hooks in.
Matt Kota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Cole!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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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 Hilo, Paulo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva pushes Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pierre is keeping busy.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Pierre's ribcage.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierre looks gassed!
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Silva.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierre as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Barry Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pierre blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pierre is keeping busy.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Pierre lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pierre.
Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Pierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pierre.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Pierre in a clinch.
Pierre lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling the position.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Pierre's takedown attempt.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Pierre.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Silva cracks Pierre with a nice body shot.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Pierre throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Pierre is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierre has his back to the cage.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pierre being controlled against the cage.
Pierre avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to stall but Pierre improves his position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva just leaning against Pierre, taking a breather.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva is stalling here.
Pierre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva is stalling here.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Pierre.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to control Pierre's arms but Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pierre is blocking nicely.
Pierre is trying to break free.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Pierre.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Pierre backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pierre is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Silva tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Pierre is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on 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.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Silva keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Pierre.
Silva is working Pierre over against the cage.
Pierre breaks the clinch.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pierre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Pierre in his tracks momentarily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 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... Paulo Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christ's face.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ is looking to land body kicks.
Ben Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Christ which made him look bad.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Christ or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Christ's guard now.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Christ has an active guard here but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Christ is breathing heavily.
Christ tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Christ is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Christ looking for submissions off his back.
Christ is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Christ wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Christ fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jesus Christ has been cut.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones drops Christ with a nice combination! Jones dives into Christ's guard, looking to finish!
Christ is rocked!
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones stands and steps away. Christ gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Christ takes a knee right on the jaw!
Christ has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones tries to stand and escape but Christ is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ'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.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Christ counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Christ winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Christ is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Christ drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Christ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Christ throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christ passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Christ is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones controlling the position for now.
Christ thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Christ wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Christ stops Jones from standing up.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage.
Christ wants a takedown.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Christ takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christ with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Christ's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Christ trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Christ working a defensive guard here.
Christ 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.
Christ working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christ wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Christ striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Christ on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Christ's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Christ lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Christ counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Christ preventing the sweep.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Christ cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Christ thows a big elbow that misses.
Christ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christ. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones pulls Christ in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones sizes up Christ with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Christ avoids them all with ease.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to bum rush Christ with a series of wild strikes but Christ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Christ swivels and escapes.
Christ drives through with a takedown into guard.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Christ drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Christ punching from the bottom - just letting Jones know he's still in a fight.
Christ working for submissions but it's allowed Jones to get to half guard.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Christ looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Christ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christ is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Christ to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage.
Christ is trying to break free.
Christ has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones stalls.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Christ wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Christ jumps guard but Jones stands there with Christ around his waist. Christ gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 Jesus Christ.
Well Jones 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Hutchins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monroe Hutchins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchins drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daniels successfully pulls guard.
Hutchins is looking to stand up but Daniels won't let him.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Hutchins from controlling successfully.
Hutchins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hutchins tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
Hutchins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hutchins in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hutchins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom here.
Hutchins wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
Hutchins working the body and head with strikes.
Hutchins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hutchins tries to move into full mount but can't pass Daniels's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hutchins wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
Daniels throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hutchins rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hutchins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hutchins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daniels throws a jab when Hutchins was well out of range.
Hutchins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daniels is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hutchins pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking for submissions off his back.
Hutchins passes to full mount!
Hutchins with shots to the head and body - Daniels looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hutchins content just to control the position here.
Hutchins avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
That's four 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.
Daniels is trying to escape the mount.
Daniels tries to hold on but Hutchins postures up.
Hutchins controlling from the full mount.
Hutchins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hutchins landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Hutchins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hutchins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hutchins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels being controlled here, momentarily.
Hutchins wants to get up but he can't break Daniels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hutchins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hutchins wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Hutchins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hutchins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hutchins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hutchins controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hutchins avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Hutchins controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Monroe Hutchins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hutchins throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Hutchins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hutchins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daniels tries to hold on but Hutchins pushes him away.
Daniels is bucking up trying to escape but Hutchins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hutchins scoring with strikes but Daniels is staying in there.
Hutchins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daniels is surviving well by controlling Hutchins's body position as best he can.
Hutchins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hutchins raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hutchins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hutchins lands a heavy elbow.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Hutchins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hutchins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hutchins controlling the pace for now.
Hutchins takes Daniels's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monroe Hutchins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hutchins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hutchins scores a takedown into full mount!
Hutchins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Hutchins landing shots from mount.
Monroe Hutchins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hutchins lands a nice shot to the head.
Hutchins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Daniels controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hutchins controlling from the full mount.
Hutchins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hutchins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Hutchins lands with some strikes.
Hutchins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hutchins controlling the position easily from mount.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Hutchins has a good base and remains in mount.
Hutchins looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Monroe Hutchins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hutchins.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hutchins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniels to see if he's OK.
Daniels is trying to escape the position but Hutchins is controlling the position.
Daniels manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hutchins's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Daniels is just riding it out for now. Hutchins eventually gives up the hold.
Hutchins is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Hutchins wants to pass to mount but Daniels is defending the position.
Hutchins trying to control the pace.
Monroe Hutchins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monroe Hutchins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hutchins 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... Monroe Hutchins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Cole!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aerts looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cole rushes Aerts and presses him up against the cage.
Cole works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Aerts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aerts keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Aerts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cole wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.
Cole controlling from the top position.
Aerts keeping full guard, as Cole tries to pass.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Aerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aerts keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cole wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.
Cole postures up in Aerts's guard and throws a big left but Aerts blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aerts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cole stands up over Aerts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole takes the fight into the clinch.
Aerts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cole wants to break free but Aerts has control.
Cole jumps guard and drags Aerts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cole is on top in guard.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole distracts Aerts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole pushing down on Aerts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cole controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Cole 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.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aerts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cole shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cole cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cole controlling his opponent.
Cole landing strikes from the mount.
Cole with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Aerts tries to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
Cole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aerts's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cole lands a nice shot to the head.
Aerts is in a horrible position here. Cole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Aerts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole controlling his opponent.
Cole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Aerts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole landing strikes from the mount and Aerts is in trouble!
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aerts looks a forlorn figure.
Aerts is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cole landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aerts is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole landing punches.
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aerts looks a forlorn figure.
Cole has control of Aerts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aerts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Joe Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cole lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands with some strikes.
Cole working Aerts over with strikes here.
Cole tries to control but Aerts wriggling away.
Aerts's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cole looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Cole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cole unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scoring with strikes but Aerts is staying in there.
Cole scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aerts?
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Aerts is in a horrible position here. Cole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cole breaks from Aerts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cole lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole working for a guillotine from mount but Aerts is in no mood to give up.
The referee warns Aerts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole lands a high kick!
Cole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Cole.
Cole working Aerts over with strikes.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aerts's head.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Aerts's head.
Aerts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cole working Aerts over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cole in particular looking to stall.
Aerts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole wants to take a breather but Aerts is having none of it.
Cole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aerts defending well though.
Cole is trying to work for a kimura but Aerts is defending well.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aerts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aerts wants to get back to his feet.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Aerts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Aerts is looking to escape.
Aerts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cole.
Aerts is not content to let Cole control the position.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Cole content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aerts tries to kick Cole off but Cole keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts is defending against the submission attempts here by Cole.
Cole has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Aerts defend it? Cole steps over the head and cranks it - Aerts is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Cole!
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