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Pankration 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kane Abel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hylton Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel comes to the ring accompanied by The Sound of Madness. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hylton Logan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel swinging wilding here.
Abel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Logan wants to clinch up but Abel keeps it at a distance.
Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abel clinches but Logan breaks the clinch
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abel tries to clinch but Logan moves away
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Abel circles away.
Abel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan tries to clinch there but Abel circles away.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abel misses with a looping right.
Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abel.
Logan is looking to reverse the position.
Abel cracks Logan with a big elbow.
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Logan struggling a bit here.
Abel trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel landing a few strikes.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Abel is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks.
Abel tries to break the clinch but Logan is controlling the position.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel is breathing heavily.
Logan closes the distance and clinches.
Abel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Logan gets underhooks to prevent Abel's takedown attempt.
Abel is working for takedown but Logan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan tries to pull guard but Abel holds him up against the ropes and eventually Logan drops back down to his feet.
Abel is pressed up against the ropes. Logan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abel down to the mat. Abel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kane Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is looking to clinch but Abel is avoiding it.
Logan feints and as Abel raises his hands in defense, Logan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Logan wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Abel wants to control but Logan passes easily into half guard.
Logan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
Logan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Logan seems to be working for a kimura but Abel defends the submission attempt.
Logan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is looking for a kimura but Abel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Logan to get the leverage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abel looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abel swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abel closes the distance and clinches up with Logan, looking for a takedown. Abel pushes Logan against the ropes but Logan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abel stuffs the takedown.
Logan shoots in for a double leg but Abel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Logan tries to clinch but Abel moves out of range.
Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hylton Logan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Abel pushes him off.
Logan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abel.
Abel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan wants a takedown but no success here.
Abel is trying to break free.
Logan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Logan has Abel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Abel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kane Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hylton Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Abel on the inside.
Abel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan closes the distance but Abel moves to the side
and Abel counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abel is fending him off so far but Logan persists. Nope, Abel circles away and we're back to standing.
Abel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan wants to 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.
A big left from Abel misses.
Abel throws a combination that misses
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Logan wants to clinch up but Abel keeps it at a distance.
Logan is looking to clinch.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan is looking to clinch.
Logan is looking to clinch but Abel is avoiding it.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abel looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan has Abel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Abel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Logan tries for a takedown but Abel manages to get underhooks.
Logan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Abel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Abel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Logan.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan counters by moving into the clinch.
Abel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Logan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Logan covering up well and avoiding damage.
Logan trying to control the hands but Abel won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel controlling well, preventing Logan from escaping the position.
Abel is not going to allow Logan to sit and survive in this position.
Logan is in bad spot here.
Abel landing with strikes.
I really don't envy Logan right now.
Logan is taking damage to the body and head.
Logan is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abel struggling to keep hold of the position.
Logan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Abel misses with an elbow to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Abel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Abel tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan tries to clinch but Abel is having none of it.
Abel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abel pushes Logan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abel looking to stall.
Logan prevents the takedown attempt.
Abel is pressed up against the ropes. Logan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abel down to the mat. Abel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abel swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Logan tries to score with a low kick but Abel moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abel as he avoids it easily.
Abel darts in trying to clinch
and Logan moves into the clinch.
Abel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kane Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hylton Logan.
Abel can't break the clinch.
Abel is trying to drag Logan to the mat but Logan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Logan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Abel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan stops a takedown attempt from Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abel prevents it.
Logan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Logan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the ropes.
Abel decides to pull guard.
Abel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Logan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Logan trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abel is keeping the position for now.
Logan trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Abel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Logan's guard.
Abel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abel stopping the sweep attempt from Logan.
Abel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Logan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abel 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.
Logan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Abel forces his way into half guard.
Logan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abel moves into the clinch.
Abel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Abel thows a big elbow that misses.
Logan looking for a guillotine here but Abel defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abel 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 for Kane Abel!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Kane Abel!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Kane Abel!
Kane Abel wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leviathen Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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224 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gordon Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leviathen Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown swinging wilding here.
Rage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Gordon Brown has been cut.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rage is controlling him well.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rage on the ground.
Rage working the head with strikes.
Rage trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Rage has hold of Brown's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Brown tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Rage cranks the arm and Brown screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Brown, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Leviathen Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Fooktard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Fooktard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma fails with the takedown.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanma 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.
Hanma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fooktard keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanma tries to free his leg and advance position but Fooktard is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fooktard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hanma has Fooktard in his guard.
Hanma looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanma, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fooktard is one step ahead there.
Fooktard looking to pass the guard.
Fooktard pushing down on Hanma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
Hanma wants to control but Fooktard is keeping busy.
Hanma is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fooktard pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Fooktard! Hanma is backing up but he can't get away as Fooktard lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hanma and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Fooktard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjornigin Xian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Steele struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bjornigin Xian had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjornigin Xian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Steele!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Xian pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steele will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steele rushes Xian and presses him up against the ropes.
Xian decides to pull guard.
Xian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.
Xian trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Xian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Xian advances position into side control!
Xian grinds an elbow into Steele's temple.
Steele is throwing a few token shots, despite Xian being in side control.
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.
Steele is trying to get back to his feet.
Steele is trying to get back to half guard.
Xian has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Steele in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steele is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xian tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Xian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steele working to try and regain half guard.
Xian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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.
Steele wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steele defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Xian.
Xian putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Xian cracks Steele with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Xian trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to lock up and control but Xian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Xian controlling his opponent.
Steele swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Steele looks gassed!
Xian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Steele is working to get back to half guard.
Xian controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xian tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Steele tries to reverse the position but Xian maintains control.
Steele wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Steele is desperately trying to improve his position but Xian has a good base and remains in mount.
Xian in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Xian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xian landing punches.
Xian wants to control the pace but Steele is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Xian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xian breaks from Steele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steele?
Steele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Xian.
Xian controlling from the full mount.
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornigin Xian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steele tries to clinch there but Xian circles away.
Steele tries for a takedown but Xian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Xian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steele to the mat! Steele manages to get full guard.
Xian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Xian politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xian prefers to stall for the moment though.
Xian working the head with strikes.
Steele is trying to improve his position.
Xian prevents Steele from escaping the position.
Xian taking a breather here.
Xian seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steele for as long as he can get away with.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Xian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
Xian cracks Steele with a big elbow.
Xian grinds an elbow into Steele's temple.
Xian happy to just control the position for now.
Xian is putting a hurting on Steele here, landing some big shots from side control.
Xian lands an elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Steele is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xian prevents Steele from escaping the position.
Xian scoring with punches and elbows.
Steele is trying to get back to half guard.
Xian controlling the position.
Steele is trying to buck Xian off.
Steele taking punishment in the form of punches.
Xian just content to control the position.
Xian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Xian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well.
Xian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Steele is looking to regain half guard here but Xian keeps moving and retains side control.
Xian looking to control but instead Steele has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Steele is looking to control Xian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steele avoid being mounted?
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.
Xian is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Steele punching from the bottom.
Steele tries to roll over but Xian keeps him under control.
Xian wants to take a breather but Steele is having none of it.
Steele wants to improve his position but Xian is controlling well.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Steele misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xian feints and as Steele raises his hands in defense, Xian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xian sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornigin Xian dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Xian scores a takedown into full mount!
Xian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Bjornigin Xian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
Xian landing punches.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steele can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steele swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Xian tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xian controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xian prevents Steele from getting the reversal.
Steele is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Xian controlling the pace for now.
Xian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steele?
Steele is looking to improve his position but Xian isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Steele is working to get back to half guard.
Xian lands a heavy elbow.
Xian controlling from the full mount.
Steele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xian controlling from mount.
Xian raining down shots from the mount!
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Xian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xian breaks from Steele's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Steele wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Xian is landing with some decent strikes but Steele is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Xian avoids the attempt from Steele to control.
Xian won't let Steele get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Steele is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Luke Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Steele can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele tries to hold on but Xian pushes him away.
Steele is working to get back to half guard.
Steele tries to improve his position but Xian has taken his back! Xian has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Steele tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Xian pushes Steele away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bjornigin Xian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes to the ring accompanied by I'm in Love With a Stripper. Murray has chosen Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Chad Mack has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Mack finds it's way through Murray's defenses.
It looks like Lee Murray has been cut.
Mack tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Mack misses with the combination.
Mack throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mack, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mack wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Mack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Mack slips a jab from Murray.
Mack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mack lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Murray can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mack and Murray drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mack.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Mack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (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 Mike Black was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black throws an overhand right that has O Reilly reeling! Black follows up with more punches and O Reilly is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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255 lbs
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225 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niall Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Jab from Creed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quinn.
Creed scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
Creed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creed misses with a straight right.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn blocks a jab.
Quinn fails with the takedown.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creed cracks Quinn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Creed circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Quinn to the canvas! Quinn doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Creed keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Itamar Colaiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itamar Colaiuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kekoa Kai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Kai rushes Colaiuta and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kai can't break the clinch.
Colaiuta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kai smiles and moves away.
Colaiuta looks for a takedown but Kai sprawls well.
Kai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kai bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Colaiuta! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Colaiuta is rocked!
It looks like Itamar Colaiuta has been cut.
Kai passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Oh Colaiuta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colaiuta wants to improve his position but Kai is controlling well.
Colaiuta seems to have got his legs back now.
Kai trying to control from half guard but Colaiuta is working away.
Kai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colaiuta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kai trying to control the action but Colaiuta is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai prevents Colaiuta from standing back up.
Kai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Colaiuta defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kai lands with a straight right. Colaiuta didn't see that one coming.
Are you kidding me?! Kai ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Colaiuta clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kekoa Kai!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Abe Patterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abe Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall moves forwards but Patterson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Kyle Marshall has been cut.
Marshall looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Patterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patterson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Patterson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Patterson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Patterson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marshall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson working the ground and pound.
Patterson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Marshall to his feet.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patterson throws a chopping leg kick but Marshall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Patterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patterson scores with a takedown into Marshall's guard.
Patterson 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.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Marshall is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control the position.
Patterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Marshall keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.
Marshall can't keep his opponent in guard - Patterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patterson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Marshall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patterson is working for a kimura but Marshall is defending it quite comfortably.
Marshall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Patterson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marshall tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Patterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abe Patterson!
Abe Patterson is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wonded Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wonded Monkey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith dodges the punch combination from Monkey.
Monkey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Monkey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Monkey is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey misses with a double jab
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Monkey.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonded Monkey.
Monkey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monkey wants a takedown.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Monkey.
Monkey tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Monkey can't get the takedown.
Monkey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Monkey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Monkey shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes that sends Monkey to the canvas! Smith follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Monkey is rocked!
Monkey looks gassed!
Smith wants to pass the guard but Monkey is keeping the position.
Monkey is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith wanted to stand there but Monkey had control of the position.
Monkey seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith wants to control from the top but Monkey keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monkey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monkey is controlling him.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is looking to stand up but Monkey isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith is trying to control the position but Monkey postures up.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Monkey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith keeping full guard, as Monkey tries to pass.
Monkey won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monkey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Monkey is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Monkey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monkey lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Monkey tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith works over Monkey's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Monkey with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Monkey.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monkey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Monkey.
Monkey scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith 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.
Monkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monkey.
James Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monkey tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monkey misses with a combination
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
James Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monkey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Monkey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Monkey duly obliges.
Monkey is breathing heavily.
Monkey misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Monkey backing up. Monkey nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Monkey.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Monkey!
Monkey tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
James Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Monkey shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monkey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
Monkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith looks to land a combination but Monkey avoids it well.
Monkey cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monkey takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monkey connects with a crisp jab.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Monkey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Monkey misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a double jab
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Monkey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonded Monkey.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the ropes and eventually Monkey drops back down to his feet.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Monkey's takedown attempt.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monkey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey swinging wilding here.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monkey throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a series of strikes that sends Monkey to the canvas! Smith follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Monkey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monkey keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Monkey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wanted to stand there but Monkey had control of the position.
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.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Monkey is retaining full guard.
Smith tries to stand but Monkey is controlling from the bottom.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Monkey is retaining full guard.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monkey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the ropes and eventually Monkey drops back down to his feet.
Monkey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Monkey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Monkey off the ropes and back into rage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monkey lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Monkey looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Monkey throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Monkey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Monkey takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monkey thows a body shot but no joy.
Monkey scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a head kick but Monkey moves out of range.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monkey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monkey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monkey throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Wonded Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a wild combination.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monkey shoots and misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Monkey has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Monkey!
Monkey is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith tries to stand and escape but Monkey is controlling the position.
Monkey is looking to get back to full guard here but Smith has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey can't escape the position.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Monkey can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith looking to control but Monkey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Monkey is having none of it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. James Smith just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Monkey fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Monkey backing up. Monkey nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonded Monkey.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
Monkey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monkey!
Monkey misses with the combination.
Monkey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Monkey.
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.
Monkey throws a one two combo.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a series of punches but Monkey moves out of range.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monkey can do to turn this around?
Monkey shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Monkey backing up. Monkey nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Monkey takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monkey misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Monkey slips a jab from Smith.
Monkey thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Monkey throws a shot to the body.
Monkey is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey shoots and misses
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonded Monkey.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Monkey.
Smith tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Monkey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Monkey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Monkey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Monkey with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith clobbers Monkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey scores with a three punch combo!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Monkey throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Monkey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Monkey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Good shot there by Monkey.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Monkey misses with a wild combination.
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.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monkey misses with a takedown
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Monkey fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Monkey misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Smith misses.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith had his way with Wonded Monkey in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Monkey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Monkey slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Monkey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses the jab.
Monkey throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonded Monkey.
Smith rushes Monkey and presses him up against the ropes.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monkey misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Monkey.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monkey misses with a takedown
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monkey to score with a decent uppercut.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey has his takedown stuffed
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Monkey throws a shot to the body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps Monkey with a low kick.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Monkey takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Monkey misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Monkey with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith works Monkey's body with a nice hook.
Monkey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a right and a left that Monkey avoids nicely.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith rushes Monkey and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Monkey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Monkey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wonded Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a double jab.
James Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monkey looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
A combination from Monkey does no damage.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Monkey misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for James Smith!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for James Smith!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for James Smith!
James Smith wins by unanimous decision!
James Smith is the new heavyweight champion!
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