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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacobee Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Underhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underhill has chosen Chimaira - Warpath as his entrance music. Jacobee Storm 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacobee Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Underhill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underhill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Underhill slips a nice elbow through Storm's hands, connecting with Storm's forehead.
Ground and pound from Underhill.
Underhill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Storm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Underhill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Underhill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Storm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Underhill.
Underhill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Underhill is looking to advance position but Storm won't allow it.
Storm throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Storm flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Underhill working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Underhill there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Underhill connects with a nice short shot to Storm's temple.
Underhill wants to pass to mount but Storm is defending the position.
Underhill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Underhill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Underhill working Storm over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Underhill connects with a nice short shot to Storm's temple.
Nice strikes from Underhill there.
Underhill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Storm sees it coming and defends easily.
Storm is trying to stand up here but Underhill is controlling him well.
Storm is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Underhill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Underhill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Underhill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm taking some punishment here, with Underhill in his half guard.
Underhill prevents Storm from improving his position.
Underhill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Storm is trying to stand up here but Underhill is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Underhill lands a nice short elbow.
Underhill 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.
Underhill stalling.
Underhill 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Underhill lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Underhill.
Storm is pressing down on Underhill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underhill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Underhill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Underhill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Underhill scoring with some ground and pound.
Underhill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Underhill connects with a couple of short punches.
Storm keeping full guard, as Underhill tries to pass.
Storm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Underhill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Underhill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Underhill from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underhill landing some decent shots from guard.
Underhill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Underhill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Storm's guard.
Storm is staying active underneath Underhill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Underhill is nestled in close to Storm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Underhill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Underhill lands strikes from half guard.
Underhill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Underhill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Underhill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Storm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Underhill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Underhill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Storm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Underhill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Underhill landing punches.
Underhill with the ground and pound from mount.
Storm is trying to escape the mount.
Underhill lands a nice shot to the head.
Underhill landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Underhill landing strikes from the mount.
Underhill unloading with bombs!
Underhill with the ground and pound from mount.
Underhill with shots to the head and body - Storm looks very uncomfortable down there.
Underhill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Storm looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Underhill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Underhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Storm tries to hold on but Underhill postures up.
Storm swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Underhill punishing his opponent with strikes.
Underhill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Underhill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Underhill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mike Underhill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm is bucking up trying to escape but Underhill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Underhill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Underhill landing strikes from the mount and Storm is in trouble!
Underhill with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm is looking to get to half guard.
Underhill working Storm over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill landing punches.
Underhill is landing with some decent strikes but Storm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Underhill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Storm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Underhill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Storm taking shots to the head.
Storm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Underhill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Underhill with good strikes from the mount here!
Underhill breaks from Storm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Underhill lands a big elbow.
Underhill landing punches.
Underhill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Underhill lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Underhill.
Storm wants to hold on but Underhill pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underhill has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Storm's face.
Storm is trying to stand.
Storm taking shots to the head.
Underhill landing strikes from the mount.
Underhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Underhill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Storm is desperately trying to improve his position but Underhill has a good base and remains in mount.
Underhill working Storm over with strikes here.
Underhill cracks Storm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Storm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Underhill with good strikes from the mount here!
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Underhill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underhill working Storm over with strikes here.
Underhill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Underhill has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Storm's face.
Storm wants to try and get back to his feet.
Underhill raining down shots from the mount!
Storm throwing hammer fists to the chest of Underhill. What's that going to do exactly?
Storm throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Underhill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Storm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Storm wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Underhill landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underhill prevents Storm from getting the reversal.
Underhill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Underhill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Underhill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Underhill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the ropes.
Storm is trying to break free.
Storm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Underhill pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Underhill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Storm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Storm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Underhill smiles and moves away.
Underhill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Underhill working the head and body with strikes.
Underhill landing strikes.
Underhill landing strikes.
Underhill lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Underhill working the ground and pound.
Underhill working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underhill lands an elbow.
Storm struggling a bit here.
Underhill scores with a couple of short elbows.
Underhill cracks Storm with a big elbow.
Underhill working the ground and pound.
Underhill cracks Storm with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Underhill landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Storm is working to avoid the ground and pound but Underhill connects with a decent elbow.
Underhill scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Storm to see if he's OK.
Underhill grinds an elbow into Storm's temple.
Storm is working to avoid the ground and pound but Underhill connects with a decent elbow.
Underhill throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Storm works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Storm has one foot on Underhill's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jacobee Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underhill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
Storm lands a jab to Underhill's midsection.
Storm throws a series of punches but Underhill moves out of range.
Underhill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Underhill showed some decent athleticism there.
Underhill is nestled in close to Storm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Storm gets full guard.
Underhill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Underhill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Underhill postures up and lands a big shot to Storm's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Underhill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Underhill wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Underhillis looking to pass into half guard but Storm pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Storm is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a couple of digs.
Storm preventing the sweep.
Underhill looking for a guillotine here but Storm defends easily.
Jacobee Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Underhill counters with a shoot takedown. Storm fights it but they end up in guard.
Underhill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Underhill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underhillis looking to pass into half guard but Storm pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Storm is in guard.
Mike Underhill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Underhill working a defensive guard here.
Storm wanted to stand there but Underhill had control of the position.
Underhill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Underhill looking for a sweep. Not yet Underhill, not yet.
Underhill had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Storm is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Underhill Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Storm's back instead.
Underhill lands punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Underhill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Underhill 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Underhill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Bregenzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Bregenzer's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Bregenzer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bregenzer wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Bregenzer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bregenzer rushes Williams and presses him up against the ropes.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bregenzer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bregenzer digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Bregenzer landing knees to the body.
Bregenzer breaks the clinch.
Bregenzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bregenzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams thuds his right hand into Bregenzer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bregenzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bregenzer connects with a high kick.
It looks like Derek Williams has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bregenzer wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Bregenzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bregenzer misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Bregenzer.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Bregenzer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregenzer takes the fight into the clinch.
Bregenzer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bregenzer.
Bregenzer tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Bregenzer is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams punishes Bregenzer's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Derek Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Williams misses.
Derek Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bregenzer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams cracks Bregenzer with a good jab.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Williams lands.
Bregenzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Bregenzer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Bregenzer.
Bregenzer looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Bregenzer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Bregenzer keeps him there for the moment.
Bregenzer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bregenzer.
Bregenzer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bregenzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams cracks Bregenzer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bregenzer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Bregenzer checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Bregenzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bregenzer in his tracks.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Bregenzer's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Bregenzer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Williams.
Jab by Williams.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bregenzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bregenzer.
Williams cracks Bregenzer with an open hand slap.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams connects with a right hand. Bregenzer shakes it off.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bregenzer tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams is looking to chop away at Bregenzer's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bregenzer blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Bregenzer misses.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Bregenzer takes one on the button.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Bregenzer checks a leg kick.
Bregenzer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bregenzer dodges the punch combination from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bregenzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bregenzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bregenzer's head backwards.
Bregenzer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Williams throws a leg kick but Bregenzer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Bregenzer.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bregenzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Derek Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Bregenzer is looking to clinch.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Pete Bregenzer has been cut.
Bregenzer checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 Bregenzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bregenzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams cracks Bregenzer with an open hand slap.
Pete Bregenzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams stuns Bregenzer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bregenzer is breathing heavily.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Bregenzer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bregenzer has time to react.
Bregenzer tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams tests Bregenzer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a combination. Bregenzer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Bregenzer is rocked!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Bregenzer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bregenzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams connects with a right hand. Bregenzer shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams stalks Bregenzer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bregenzer's face. Bregenzer staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bregenzer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bregenzer right on the button. Bregenzer goes down! Williams follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Williams gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Finklestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Vadim Finklestein has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vadim Finklestein seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Finklestein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doc Morbid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morbid.
Finklestein misses with a wild combination.
Finklestein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morbid.
Finklestein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morbid closes the distance and clinches.
Morbid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morbid just leaning against Finklestein, taking a breather.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Finklestein blocks with his arms.
Morbid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morbid lands a knee to the head.
Morbid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Finklestein blocks with his arms.
Morbid stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Doc Morbid.
Finklestein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finklestein throws a one two combo.
Morbid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finklestein.
Finklestein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morbid tries to clinch there but Finklestein circles away.
Finklestein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morbid walks into a left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Finklestein as Morbid shoots in.
Morbid lands a head kick. Finklestein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Vadim Finklestein has been cut.
Morbid throws out a leg kick but Finklestein moves out of range and Morbid only half commits.
Morbid scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finklestein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morbid can pounce on him.
Finklestein is breathing heavily.
Finklestein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morbid tries to clinch up.
Finklestein swats away the attempt to clinch by Morbid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein throws a head kick that misses
and Morbid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morbid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morbid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Morbid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finklestein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finklestein.
Morbid has Finklestein pushed against the ropes.
Morbid continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Doc Morbid.
Morbid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finklestein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Morbid as he checks the leg kick.
Morbid is looking to clinch but Finklestein is avoiding it.
Morbid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finklestein throws a sloppy head kick
and Morbid counters by moving into the clinch.
Morbid scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Morbid.
Morbid keeps control of Finklestein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morbid stalling against the ropes.
Morbid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finklestein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Finklestein blocks it.
Morbid stalls.
Finklestein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morbid misses with a knee to the head.
Morbid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finklestein letting Morbid take a breather here.
Morbid receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Finklestein blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morbid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morbid lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morbid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finklestein's face.
A knee to the head by Morbid.
Morbid missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Morbid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Finklestein's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Finklestein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finklestein looks to land a combination but Morbid avoids it well.
Morbid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vadim Finklestein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morbid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finklestein misses with a two punch combination.
Finklestein is looking to score with low kicks.
Finklestein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morbid is looking to clinch.
Finklestein lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finklestein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finklestein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morbid.
A head kick misses from Finklestein.
Finklestein misses with a two punch combination.
Finklestein throws a combination. Morbid tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finklestein misses with a double jab.
Morbid closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid stalling against the ropes.
Morbid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finklestein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morbid pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Morbid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morbid landing knees to the body.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morbid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Morbid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbid landing knees to the head.
Morbid stalling against the ropes.
Finklestein is trying to break free.
Morbid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Morbid.
Morbid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finklestein's face.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid has Finklestein pushed against the ropes.
Morbid misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid looking for a takedown.
Finklestein wants to get back to striking at distance but Morbid won't allow it.
Morbid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morbid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morbid wants to stall.
Finklestein is pressed up against the ropes. Morbid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finklestein down to the mat. Finklestein avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finklestein throws a head kick but Morbid moves out of range.
Finklestein looks to land a body kick but Morbid moved away.
Morbid tries to clinch but Finklestein is having none of it.
Finklestein throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morbid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Finklestein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finklestein misses with a double jab.
Finklestein throws a sloppy head kick and Morbid moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finklestein!
Finklestein stuffs the takedown.
Vadim Finklestein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Morbid.
Morbid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finklestein throws a front kick aimed at Morbid's knee but Morbid avoids it well.
Morbid is looking to clinch but Finklestein is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Morbid or perhaps it was just good defense by Finklestein which made him look bad.
Vadim Finklestein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finklestein swings for the body but Morbid moves out of range.
Finklestein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morbid closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finklestein circles away.
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 Vadim Finklestein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vadim Finklestein's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Finklestein misses.
Morbid tries to clinch up.
Finklestein throws a head kick that misses
and Morbid moves into the clinch.
Morbid lands a knee to the head.
Morbid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finklestein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finklestein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morbid is working for takedown but Finklestein is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morbid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finklestein's face.
Morbid is stalling here.
Morbid looking to throw knees to the head but Finklestein is blocking nicely.
Morbid landing knees to the head.
Morbid effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morbid crunches a lovely knee into Finklestein's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid looking for a takedown.
Finklestein has had enough of the clinch but Morbid keeps him there for the moment.
Finklestein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morbid stalling the fight.
Morbid tries to stall but Finklestein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finklestein managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morbid is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but Finklestein blocks it.
Finklestein wants to get back to striking at distance but Morbid won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morbid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finklestein blocks it with crossed arms.
Morbid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finklestein blocks it with crossed arms.
Finklestein wants to get back to striking at distance but Morbid won't allow it.
Morbid keeps control of Finklestein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finklestein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morbid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finklestein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morbid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Morbid prevents Finklestein from breaking the clinch.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finklestein.
Finklestein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morbid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finklestein is looking to break free of the clinch but Morbid has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morbid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vadim Finklestein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Morbid.
Finklestein has had enough of the clinch but Morbid keeps him there for the moment.
Finklestein is trying to break the clinch but Morbid has him pressed against the ropes.
Morbid lands a knee to the body.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid landing knees to the body.
Morbid looking for a takedown.
Finklestein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Finklestein is looking to break free of the clinch but Morbid has double underhooks.
Finklestein managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morbid.
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.
Morbid stalling in the clinch.
Morbid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finklestein is keeping busy.
Finklestein has had enough of the clinch but Morbid keeps him there for the moment.
Finklestein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morbid wants to stall.
Morbid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finklestein fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Finklestein throws a series of punches but Morbid moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finklestein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morbid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finklestein. That did some damage!
A head kick by Finklestein misses
and Morbid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Morbid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morbid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Morbid!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Private Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick's entrance music is My Dick. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stackhouse's choice of entrance music: Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday. The key to victory for Private Dick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Private Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Stackhouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stackhouse is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dick defends it well.
Stackhouse is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dick has hold of Stackhouse's hands but Stackhouse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stackhouse is working for a kimura but Dick is defending it quite comfortably.
Stackhouse seems to be looking for submissions.
Dick is trying to maintain the position but Stackhouse is very close to passing his half guard.
Dick wants to improve his position but Stackhouse is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is trying to control but can't.
Stackhouse is keen to just control but Dick is a slippery customer.
Dick wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
Stackhouse slips under a jab from Dick.
Stackhouse slips a jab and a cross from Dick.
Dick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stackhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stackhouse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dick's guard.
Stackhouse pushing down on Dick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stackhouse seems to be looking for submissions.
Stackhouse moves nicely into side control.
Stackhouse working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stackhouse looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dick gets back to half guard.
Stackhouse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stackhouse is trying to work for a kimura but Dick is defending well.
Stackhouse wants to pass to mount but Dick is defending the position.
Dick is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stackhouse pulls his head out easily.
Stackhouse looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is defending against the submission attempts here by Stackhouse.
Stackhouse is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dick defends it well.
Stackhouse is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dick keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stackhouse wants to work for an arm triangle but Dick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Dick finds it's way through Stackhouse's defenses.
It looks like Dave Stackhouse has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dick.
Dick misses with a wild combination.
Dick throws a nice looking combination but Stackhouse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stackhouse tries to clinch there but Dick circles away.
Dick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stackhouse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stackhouse counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stackhouse tries for a kimura but Dick is defending well.
Dick is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Stackhouse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Stackhouse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stackhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stackhouse rushes Dick and presses him up against the ropes.
Dick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick tries to bum rush Stackhouse with a series of wild strikes but Stackhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stackhouse loads up on a big right hand but Dick slips the punch.
Dick lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick moves out of range as Stackhouse strikes.
Some wild striking there from Dick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stackhouse slips a jab and a cross from Dick.
Dick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stackhouse's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stackhouse takes a swing at Dick's ribcage but misses.
Stackhouse scores a takedown into full mount!
Stackhouse working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Dick looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Stackhouse! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dave Stackhouse!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjornigin Xian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjornigin Xian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjornigin Xian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Clarke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke fails with the takedown.
Xian tries to clinch there but Clarke circles away.
Clarke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xian circles away.
Horrible takedown by Clarke or perhaps it was just good defense by Xian which made him look bad.
Bjornigin Xian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Clarke.
Xian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clarke gets back to half guard.
Xian is controlling the pace.
Clarke wants to get back to full guard but Xian has mounted him!
Xian connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Xian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Clarke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clarke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Xian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Xian unloading with bombs!
Clarke is desperately trying to improve his position but Xian has a good base and remains in mount.
Clarke tries to lock up and control but Xian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Xian lands a big elbow.
Clarke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Xian controlling from the full mount.
Xian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clarke is looking to escape.
Xian lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke 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.
Clarke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Xian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clarke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clarke looks gassed!
Clarke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clarke striking off his back but it's not causing Xian any problems.
Xian trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Xian is looking to work some ground and pound but Clarke has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Xian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke fails with the takedown
and Xian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Xian is keen to just control but Clarke is a slippery customer.
Clarke is looking for a sweep. Xian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clarke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clarke wants to get back to his feet.
Xian prevents Clarke from improving his position.
Xian decides to stand and escape the position.
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xian lands a head shot.
Clarke tries for a takedown but Xian circles away easily
and Xian counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xian cracks Clarke with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Clarke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Xian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clarke, who protects the arm well.
Clarke is trying to control Xian's posture but Xian avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke is not content to let Xian control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornigin Xian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Xian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clarke prevents a body shot from Xian.
Xian wants a takedown.
Xian is trying to stall.
Xian prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Clarke.
Clarke tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke slowing the pace effectively.
Xian tries to pull guard but Clarke won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xian goes for a takedown attempt but Clarke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjornigin Xian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Xian is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xian gets a takedown into half guard.
Clarke kicks Xian off and gets back to his feet.
Xian stuffs the takedown attempt from Clarke. Clarke gets slowly back to his feet.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Xian is avoiding it.
Xian tries to clinch but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Clarke avoids the attempt from Xian to control.
Clarke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xian is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Clarke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Clarke is landing with some decent strikes but Xian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xian can't escape the position.
The referee warns Xian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clarke with shots to the head and body - Xian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Clarke has hold of Xian's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Xian manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Xian wants to control but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xian's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to finish Xian with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xian!
Clarke with good strikes from the mount here!
Xian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clarke raining down shots from the mount!
Clarke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clarke prevents Xian from getting the reversal.
Clarke with the ground and pound from mount.
Clarke breaks from Xian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Xian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clarke unloading with bombs!
Clarke avoids the attempt from Xian to control.
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.
Xian is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Clarke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clarke lands a heavy elbow.
Clarke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clarke with shots to the head and body - Xian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Xian squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Clarke.
Clarke wants to control the pace but Xian is squirming around nicely.
Clarke has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xian's face.
Xian wants to control but Clarke is having none of it.
Clarke has control of Xian's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Xian regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clarke tries to clinch but Xian moves out of range.
Clarke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clarke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Xian gets full guard.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Xian keeps moving.
Xian 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.
Xian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clarke trying to control but Xian is working from the bottom.
Clarke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke trying to move into half guard but instead Xian has managed to sweep!
Xian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clarke is keeping the position for now.
Clarke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Xian clinches up with Clarke and pushes him back against the ropes.
Xian jumps guard but Clarke stands there with Xian around his waist. Xian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clarke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clarke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xian.
Clarke works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Xian is trying to control the position but Clarke postures up.
Clarke wants to get up but he can't break Xian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clarke scoring with some ground and pound.
Clarke looking to sit in guard and control but Xian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Xian trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Xian puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Clarke has hold of Xian's hands but Xian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Xian seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to improve his position.
Clarke moves into full guard.
Xian stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Bjornigin Xian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xian is controlling him.
Clarke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xian is one step ahead there.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xian 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.
Xian stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Xian from controlling successfully.
Clarke wants to sweep here but Xian controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clarke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Clarke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Balerado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balerado comes to the ring accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Bebot. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Balerado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva misses with a wild combination.
Balerado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balerado.
Balerado fails with the takedown.
Balerado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from silva.
silva throws a nice looking combination but Balerado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balerado lands with a nice body punch.
silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
silva moves forwards but Balerado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balerado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and silva counters with a left and a right that stings Balerado.
Balerado misses with a straight right.
silva throws a combination. Balerado tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Balerado throws a body punch but silva moves out of range.
silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
silva looks to land a combination but Balerado avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva swinging wilding here.
silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balerado clinches with his opponent.
Balerado is trying to stall.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Balerado has double underhooks.
silva wants to break free but Balerado has control.
silva wants to break free but Balerado has control.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
silva wants to break free but Balerado has control.
Balerado breaks the clinch.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
silva lands a two punch combo.
Andy silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva tries to bum rush Balerado with a series of wild strikes but Balerado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Balerado.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by silva!
silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Balerado circles away.
silva slips under a jab from Balerado.
Balerado cracks silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
silva misses with a looping left.
silva tries to clinch there but Balerado circles away.
silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andy silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balerado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balerado throws out the jab.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by silva.
silva wants to slow Balerado down by chopping away at his legs.
Balerado throws a big shot that misses.
silva misses with a few strikes there.
Balerado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before silva has time to react.
silva misses with a double jab.
silva misses with the combination.
Balerado lands with an uppercut that bounces silva off the ropes and back into rage.
silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Balerado.
silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
silva throws a jab when Balerado was well out of range.
silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
silva looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balerado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balerado backwards.
Balerado is trying to maintain a safe position but silva gets an underhook and turns Balerado into the ropes.
Balerado breaks the clinch.
silva throws a series of punches but Balerado avoids them all with ease.
Balerado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
silva misses with a two punch combination.
Balerado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balerado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balerado dodges the punch combination from silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balerado scores with a crisp jab that stopped silva in his tracks.
No joy there for silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balerado misses with a body shot.
Balerado feints and as silva raises his hands in defense, Balerado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balerado stops silva from standing up.
Balerado working some strikes from top position.
silva wants to stand up but Balerado is controlling him.
Balerado content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Balerado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balerado is looking to work some ground and pound but silva has wrist control.
Balerado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. silva is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balerado connects with a couple of short punches.
Balerado looking to pass the guard.
Balerado postures up in silva's guard and throws a big left but silva blocks it.
Balerado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andy silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
silva staying out of range there.
silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balerado counters with a nice double leg into side control. silva won't be happy with that.
Balerado working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
silva regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balerado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balerado is working for a submission of some sort.
Balerado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balerado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Balerado is looking for a kimura but silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Balerado to get the leverage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
silva works over Balerado's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balerado lands a jab to the head.
Balerado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
silva lands a two punch combo.
Balerado gets the takedown into side control.
Balerado goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Balerado but great work by silva.
silva wants to control but Balerado is keeping him busy.
Balerado is looking to reverse the position.
silva blocks the strikes from Balerado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balerado tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
silva controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
silva wants to control the pace but Balerado is squirming around nicely.
silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
silva wants to control the pace but Balerado is squirming around nicely.
silva controlling from the full mount.
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 Michael Balerado will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Balerado throws a hook to the side of silva's head but silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balerado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balerado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balerado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balerado can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balerado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
silva ducks under a wild hook from Balerado.
Balerado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Balerado counters with a straight right hand.
Balerado doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
silva moves out of range as Balerado strikes.
Balerado throws a predictable looking body shot
and silva counters with a three punch combo that has Balerado backing up. Balerado nods at silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Balerado scores with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Balerado.
silva tries to bench press Balerado off him but Balerado keeps the position.
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balerado tries to move to full mount but silva actually manages to regain half guard.
silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Balerado scores with a couple of nice shots.
silva kicks Balerado off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva is looking to score with low kicks.
silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
silva throws a leg kick
and Balerado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balerado misses with a looping left.
silva scores with a one two! Balerado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Balerado throws a right hand that silva ducks under and follows up with a left that silva also avoids with ease.
silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balerado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balerado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balerado has gone for a leg lock! silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Balerado's guard.
Balerado throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! silva escapes and throws Balerado's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Michael Balerado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balerado is looking to reverse the position.
Balerado manages to work his way to half guard, despite silva's best efforts.
silva tries to stand and escape but Balerado is controlling the position.
silva working over Balerado with some ground and pound. Balerado looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balerado tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Balerado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
silva stands and steps away. Balerado gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good shot there by silva.
silva throws a series of strikes that have Balerado backpedaling.
Balerado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in silva's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balerado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balerado throws and elbow that misses. silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balerado's guard. Nice move by silva!
Balerado keeping moving, preventing silva from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Balerado.
Balerado 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.
Balerado is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Michael Balerado.
I think Balerado 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... Michael Balerado!
Michael Balerado is the new lightweight champion!
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