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EFC 5 - Make Or Break PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Kota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Mononen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kota keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matt Kota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mononen dodges the punch combination from Kota.
Kota looks to score with a jab to the body but Mononen is just out of range.
Mononen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mononen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mononen fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Kota. No joy for Mononen on that attempt.
Matt Kota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Mononen.
Kota feints and as Mononen raises his hands in defense, Kota changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mononen is trying to control the position but Kota postures up.
Kota has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kota stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mononen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kota won't allow Mononen to sweep him here.
Mononen wants to get back to his feet but Kota is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mononen is trying to control the position but Kota postures up.
Mononen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kota trying to control but Mononen is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Kota or perhaps it was just good defense by Mononen which made him look bad.
Mononen with a poor takedown
and Kota counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mononen's guard now.
Mononen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kota won't allow Mononen to sweep him here.
Kota showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kota wants to stand and escape but instead Mononen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kota wants to sweep but no luck.
Kota keeping moving, preventing Mononen from controlling successfully.
Kota can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mononen controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kota not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kota wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mononen wants to control from the top but Kota keeps moving.
Mononen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kota kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mononen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kota is retaining full guard.
Mononen trying to control but Kota is working from the bottom.
Mononen postures up.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kota doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mononen counters by clinching up.
Mononen can't break the clinch.
Mononen successfully pulls guard.
Mononen seems keen to control Kota's posture.
Mononen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kota wants to control from the top but Mononen keeps moving.
Mononen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mononen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kota doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mononen is tightening it up a little... Kota has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kota reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kota taps out! nice BJJ there by Mononen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lauri Mononen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tiago richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meni Sapak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, tiago richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Meni Sapak!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapak throws a series of punches but richards moves out of range.
richards shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than richards was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
richards stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sapak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like tiago richards has been cut.
richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapak.
Sapak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapak throws a left that rocks richards and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sapak dives into side control, looking to finish! Can richards regain composure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
richards can't do much from the bottom here.
richards is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
richards struggling a bit here.
richards is trying to improve his position.
Sapak tries to stand but richards is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
richards tries to buck Sapak off but Sapak is having none of it.
richards is trying to control Sapak's posture but Sapak avoids it.
Sapak wants to stand but richards has his arm trapped.
Sapak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sapak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping richards at a distance.
Sapak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sapak misses with a double jab.
Sapak misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapak keeps the fight on the outside.
Sapak misses with a few strikes there.
Meni Sapak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
richards gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if richards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sapak is staying active underneath richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapak is looking to escape.
richards looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
richards controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meni Sapak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on tiago richards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sapak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
richards is looking to clinch.
richards closes the distance and clinches up with Sapak, looking for a takedown. richards pushes Sapak against the cage but Sapak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sapak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sapak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapak is looking to land body kicks.
richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sapak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sapak misses with a double jab
enabling richards to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapak throws a right and a left that both miss.
richards misses the body punch
and Sapak counters with a nice uppercut.
richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
richards tries to bum rush Sapak with a series of wild strikes but Sapak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sapak misses with a body shot
and richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapak wants to break the clinch but can't.
richards breaks the clinch.
Sapak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and richards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sapak is breathing heavily.
Sapak scores with a three punch combo!
Sapak looks for the body kick but richards saw that one coming.
richards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sapak tries to bum rush richards with a series of wild strikes but richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Sapak both land. Nice combination.
Sapak fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapak scores with a nice strike.
richards has closed the distance and engaged Sapak in a clinch.
richards manages to break the clinch.
richards blocks a head kick by Sapak.
Sapak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapak circles away quickly and effectively.
richards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sapak tries to avoid it but richards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sapak to the ground. Sapak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sapak falls off balance throwing a combination
and richards decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sapak's guard.
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!
richards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sapak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
richards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sapak is looking to stand up but richards isn't so interested in that idea.
richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
richards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sapak misses with a wild combination.
Sapak throws a head kick that misses
and richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Sapak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tiago richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sapak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
richards breaks from the clinch.
Sapak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 tiago richards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on tiago richards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sapak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Sapak.
Sapak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sapak misses with a jab, cross combination.
richards misses with a two punch combination.
Sapak misses with a combination
so richards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
richards trying to control but Sapak is working from the bottom.
Sapak wants to get back to his feet but richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
richards throws and elbow that misses. Sapak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in richards's guard. Nice move by Sapak!
richards pulls Sapak in close to prevent any damage.
richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
richards is looking to advance position but Sapak won't allow it.
richards is taking a breather. Sapak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sapak pushes richards off looking to stand but richards dives back in and keeps control.
richards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
richards stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
tiago richards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think richards 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka moves into the clinch.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Shaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Shaw fails to pull guard.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
Shaw stalling in the clinch but Snuka improves position.
Shaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jimmy Snuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Shaw.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
Snuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Shaw has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Snuka regains guard immediately.
Snuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw won't allow Snuka to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw 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.
Shaw looks gassed!
Snuka keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Snuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Snuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Snuka works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Shaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Snuka lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Snuka.
Snuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snuka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shaw blocks the elbow strike.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shaw looking for a takedown.
Shaw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snuka walks away with a smile on his face. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jimmy Snuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Snuka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaw misses with a hook.
Snuka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Snuka.
Shaw wants to break free but Snuka has control.
Shaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Snuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Shaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Snuka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snuka works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
Shaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snuka works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
Snuka lands a nice knee to the body.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snuka lands a body punch.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Snuka.
Snuka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaw misses with a double jab
and Snuka counters with a nice leg kick.
Snuka has closed the distance and engaged Shaw in a clinch.
Snuka lands a knee to the body.
Snuka presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snuka dodges an elbow strike from Shaw.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snuka prevents it.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Snuka lands with a light punch inside.
Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shaw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Snuka pushes Shaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shaw dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snuka.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka lands a knee to the head.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Snuka on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaw avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Jimmy Snuka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Snuka.
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snuka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snuka prevents it.
Jimmy Snuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Shaw.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snuka with a knee to the head.
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaw avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shaw dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Shaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka has closed the distance and engaged Shaw in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Nice body punch from Snuka - that landed with a thud.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Shaw wants to break free but Snuka has control.
Snuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaw or not.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
Shaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snuka prevents it.
Snuka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw avoids the elbow strike from Snuka, against the cage.
Shaw managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Snuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaw's elbow.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Snuka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Shaw wants a takedown.
Shaw jumps guard but Snuka stands there with Shaw around his waist. Shaw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
Shaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Shaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snuka prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice combination there by Snuka.
Shaw takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Snuka, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Snuka against the cage but Snuka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snuka tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Shaw takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snuka takes the fight into the clinch.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snuka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jimmy Snuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Shaw.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
A short uppercut from Snuka.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaws head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
Shaw can't get the takedown.
Snuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Snuka is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snuka lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Snuka as the two fighters clinch.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snuka lands an elbow that stopped Shaw in his tracks for a moment.
Shaw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snuka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka is pressed up against the cage. Shaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snuka down to the mat. Snuka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Snuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snuka - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Snuka.
Snuka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Snuka moves into range and clinches up with Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
Snuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Snuka.
Snuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snuka gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Snuka lands a right hand.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shaw fails to pull guard.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Snuka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
Snuka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snuka walks away with a smile on his face. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snuka pinned against the cage. Snuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Snuka.
Snuka lands a head kick. Shaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shaw darts in and clinches Snuka up against the cage.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
Snuka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaw avoids the damage to the body.
Shaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shaw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snuka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snuka cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Shaw can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snuka.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
Shaw wants a takedown but no success here.
Snuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Snuka prevents the takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Chad Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snuka struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Shaw lands an elbow inside that Snuka shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Snuka as the two fighters clinch.
Snuka works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Jimmy Snuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw wants a takedown but no success here.
Shaw avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Snuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snuka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaviao MuayThai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lyoto bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as lyoto bain enters the cage!
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaviao MuayThai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, lyoto bain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain lands with a slapping head kick.
bain connects with a looping right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for bain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bain throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as MuayThai stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. bain follows into mount!
MuayThai is rocked!
It looks like Gaviao MuayThai has been cut.
bain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MuayThai is looking to escape.
Oh MuayThai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
bain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
MuayThai seems to have got his legs back now.
bain wants to take his opponent's back but MuayThai doesn't allow it.
MuayThai is breathing heavily.
bain stands up from mount. Strange move.
An inside leg kick lands from bain.
bain drops MuayThai with a right and a left! bain comes rushing in but MuayThai regains his composure and manages to keep bain in guard.
bain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
MuayThai really is a fat lump.
bain advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain has hold of MuayThai's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! MuayThai tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - bain cranks the arm and MuayThai screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from MuayThai, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). lyoto bain!
lyoto bain is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Switek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Switek acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Switek!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Switek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
It looks like Urijah Thomas has been cut.
Thomas scores with a takedown into Switek's guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Switek keeps moving.
Thomas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thomas has gone for a leg lock! Switek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Switek stands up from Thomas's guard - Switek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Switek keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Switek.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Switek circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Switek is avoiding it.
Switek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Switek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Switek swinging wilding here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Switek!
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Switek throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Switek lands a with a good body shot.
Switek misses with a series of wild punches.
Switek lands a slapping body shot.
Switek throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Switek darts in trying to clinch
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Switek wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets to his feet - Switek follows without any prompting.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Switek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Switek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Switek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Switek.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Switek circles away.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Switek.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Switek.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents Switek from breaking the clinch.
Switek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Switek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas wants to clinch but Switek slips to the side
enabling Switek to counter with a crisp jab.
Switek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Switek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Switek looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Switek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Switek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Switek is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Switek's waist but Switek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Switek is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Switek circles away and we're back to standing.
Switek's corner calls for a 1-2. Switek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Switek wants to clinch.
Thomas clinches but Switek breaks the clinch
and Switek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Switek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Switek is working the combinations to good effect here.
Switek throws a one two combo.
Nice sprawl there from Switek as Thomas shoots in.
No luck for Switek with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Switek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Switek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Switek.
Switek won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Switek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Switek tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Switek is looking to clinch.
Switek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wriggles free and stands up.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Switek circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Switek circles away.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Urijah Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Switek cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Switek keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Switek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Switek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Switek misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Switek as he jumps to the side.
Switek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kevin Switek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Switek is out of range.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Switek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas wants to control but Switek postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Thomas sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switek tries to stand and escape but Thomas actually recovers to full guard.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Switek postures up.
Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Switek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Switek doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Switek manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switek trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is trying to keep Switek in close.
Thomas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Switek is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Thomas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Switek.
Thomas regains half guard.
Thomas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Switek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Switek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Switek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Urijah Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Switek misses with a series of wild punches.
Switek throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Switek.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Switek circles away.
Switek throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Switek counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Switek moved out of range.
Switek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Switek moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Switek.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Switek slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Switek ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Switek clinches with his opponent.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Switek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Switek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Switek wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Switek stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Switek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Switek breaks the clinch.
Switek ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Switek stalks Thomas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thomas's face. Thomas staggers backwards, shaken.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Switek against the cage.
Switek tries for a takedown but Thomas manages to get underhooks.
Switek is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Switek takes a shot to the head.
Switek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas has Switek pressed against the cage.
Thomas has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Switek clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Switek trying to control the hands but Thomas won't let him.
Switek is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Thomas working for a choke but Switek is defending well.
Switek looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
I would not like to be Switek right now.
Kevin Switek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Switek preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Thomas.
Thomas tightening his grip on Switek, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Switek 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... Kevin Switek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Coleman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aerts fails with an attempt to clinch.
David Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aerts wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Aerts wants to clinch.
Aerts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman wants to clinch
and Aerts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aerts taking a breather.
Coleman is looking to break free of the clinch but Aerts has double underhooks.
Aerts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aerts misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aerts taking a breather.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aerts scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like David Coleman has been cut.
Aerts looking to throw knees to the head but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Aerts.
Knees to the body from Aerts.
Coleman looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Coleman in his tracks for a moment.
Aerts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coleman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Aerts.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aerts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Coleman 's eye.
Aerts pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aerts lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a nice knee to the body.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Coleman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aerts lands a nice elbow.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coleman's ribcage.
Aerts trying to land knees to the body.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman managing to block the knees to the body from Aerts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman is looking to break free of the clinch but Aerts has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Aerts.
Aerts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coleman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aerts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aerts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aerts wants to get back to his feet.
Aerts kicks Coleman off and gets back to his feet.
Aerts tries to clinch up
and Coleman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Coleman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aerts walks away with a smile on his face. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aerts wants to clinch
and Coleman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aerts really felt that one!
Aerts tries to clinch
and Coleman counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Aerts clinches but Coleman breaks the clinch
and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aerts's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Coleman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Coleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aerts closes the distance but Coleman moves to the side
and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aerts's guard now.
Aerts wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aerts is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts has control of Coleman's left arm, preventing Coleman from doing any damage.
Aerts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Coleman prevents Aerts from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coleman trying to control but Aerts is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Aerts.
Coleman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aerts moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Aerts.
Coleman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aerts trying to land knees to the body.
Aerts lands an elbow inside that Coleman shrugs off.
Aerts crunches a lovely knee into Coleman's ribcage.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but Coleman blocks it.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but Coleman blocks it.
Aerts digs a right hand underneath Coleman's ribcage. Coleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aerts with a knee to the head.
Coleman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aerts taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts lands an elbow that stopped Coleman in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
A knee to the head by Aerts.
Aerts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Aerts keeps control of Coleman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aerts connects with a knee to the head.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Aerts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aerts.
Coleman jumps guard but Aerts stands there with Coleman around his waist. Coleman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aerts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coleman.
Aerts lands a nice knee to the body.
Aerts misses with a knee strike.
Coleman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aerts smiles and moves away.
Dean Aerts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Coleman.
Aerts looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Coleman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aerts wants to clinch but Coleman slips to the side
and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aerts's guard.
Coleman trying to control but Aerts is working from the bottom.
Aerts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman won't allow Aerts to get back to his feet.
David Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aerts wriggles free and stands up.
Aerts wants to clinch but Coleman slips to the side
and Coleman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aerts is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aerts closes the distance but Coleman moves to the side
and Coleman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aerts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aerts connects with a knee to the head.
Aerts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coleman's face.
Aerts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aerts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aerts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coleman.
Aerts missing with knees to the body.
Aerts prevents Coleman from breaking the clinch.
Aerts lands a damaging elbow.
Aerts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aerts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coleman blocks a body shot from Aerts.
Aerts tries a knee to the head but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Coleman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aerts keeps control of Coleman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aerts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aerts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aerts missing with knees to the body.
Aerts trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aerts blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Aerts.
Aerts is trying to maintain a safe position but Coleman gets an underhook and turns Aerts into the cage.
Aerts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aerts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Aerts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman has had enough of the clinch but Aerts keeps him there for the moment.
Coleman has had enough of the clinch but Aerts keeps him there for the moment.
Aerts lands a knee to the head.
Coleman can't break the clinch.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Aerts manages to get underhooks.
Aerts landing knees to the body.
Coleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aerts!
Coleman wants to control the pace but Aerts is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coleman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Coleman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xristian Deadly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xristian Deadly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Stewart!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Deadly.
Stewart closes the distance and pushes Deadly back into the cage.
Stewart trying to control the position but instead, Deadly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stewart into the cage.
Deadly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deadly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deadly misses with a wild body shot.
Deadly just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart misses with a wild combination.
Stewart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Deadly.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Deadly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart instigates a clinch.
Stewart lands a nice elbow.
Deadly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Deadly is controlling the position.
Stewart stalls.
Deadly breaks from the clinch.
Stewart is looking to clinch.
Xristian Deadly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xristian Deadly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart rushes Deadly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deadly prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stewart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stewart stalling.
Deadly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stewart prevents it.
Deadly has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.
Deadly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deadly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Deadly throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deadly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deadly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart stalks Deadly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deadly's face. Deadly staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Deadly misses.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart slowing the pace effectively.
Deadly keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stewart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deadly.
Deadly breaks from the clinch.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart digs a good body shot into Deadly's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stewart can't break the clinch.
Stewart pushes Deadly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart wants a takedown.
Stewart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deadly is trying to break free.
Stewart is stalling here.
Stewart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart lands a right hand.
Deadly swings wildly with an uppercut but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stewart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Stewart trying to land knees to the body.
Stewart stalling the fight.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Deadly keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart taking a breather.
Deadly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Deadly keeps moving.
Stewart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Deadly has his foot on Stewart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stewart works his way back into a safe position though.
Deadly trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stewart thows a big elbow that misses.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deadly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deadly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Deadly blocks nicely.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deadly punching from the bottom.
Deadly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stewart.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deadly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart gets a clinch.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Deadly has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart wants to break free but Deadly has control.
Stewart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Deadly backwards.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Deadly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deadly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stewart dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
Deadly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deadly shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Deadly. Deadly gets slowly back to his feet.
Stewart moves into range and clinches up with Deadly.
Stewart is trying to trip Deadly. He has hold of a leg but Deadly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stewart persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Deadly 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.
Stewart wanted to stand there but Deadly had control of the position.
Stewart gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Deadly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xristian Deadly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deadly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart scores with a one two! Deadly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart moves out of range of the body kick from Deadly.
Deadly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deadly, pushing him back against the cage.
Stewart lands with a right to the head.
Stewart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Deadly blocks an elbow strike.
Stewart keeps control of Deadly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stewart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deadly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stewart instigates a clinch.
Deadly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
Stewart has Deadly pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart can't get the takedown.
Stewart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deadly.
Deadly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stewart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Deadly takes a shot to the head.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deadly up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathan Stewart.
Stewart keeps the fight on the outside.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Deadly circles away.
Stewart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deadly, pushing him back against the cage.
Deadly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Stewart.
Xristian Deadly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deadly tries for a takedown but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deadly thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Stewart stalls.
Deadly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Deadly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Deadly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stewart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stewart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Stewart.
Deadly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Deadly is controlling the position.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Deadly won't allow it.
Deadly being controlled against the cage.
Deadly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Deadly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stewart has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Deadly has double underhooks.
Stewart avoiding damage.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Deadly has double underhooks.
Stewart effectively controlling the action here.
Deadly is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart.
Deadly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deadly manages to break the clinch.
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stewart tries to clinch but Deadly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses.
Deadly breaks the clinch.
Deadly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stewart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Deadly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Stewart scores with a shot to the side of Deadly's head.
Deadly can't get the takedown.
Deadly jumps into guard, dragging Stewart to the mat.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deadly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deadly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Deadly keeps moving.
Deadly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deadly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stewart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Deadly wants to break free but Stewart has control.
Deadly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stewart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Deadly up against the cage.
Deadly wants to get back to striking at distance but Stewart won't allow it.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Deadly has him pressed against the cage.
Deadly blocks an elbow strike.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deadly is trying to break free.
Stewart keeps control of Deadly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deadly lands a shot to the body.
Stewart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Deadly is looking to break free of the clinch but Stewart has double underhooks.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Deadly keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Deadly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stewart's elbow.
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.
Deadly breaks from the clinch.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Deadly momentarily.
Deadly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stewart is fending him off so far but Deadly persists. Nope, Stewart circles away and we're back to standing.
Stewart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab from Stewart.
Deadly is rocked!
Nathan Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart works on Deadly's body with a couple of short punches.
Stewart just leaning against Deadly, taking a breather.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Deadly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart lands a hook that snaps the head of Deadly backwards.
Stewart lands an elbow inside.
Stewart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stewart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart.
Stewart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stewart lands a big right hand! Deadly is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Stewart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May comes to the cage accompanied by I- Black Sabbath. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gareth May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Zombie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from May.
Zombie rushes May and presses him up against the cage.
May avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
May is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zombie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip May to the mat. May regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zombie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
May bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zombie's guard.
May has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
May won't allow Zombie to sweep him here.
Zombie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but May can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zombie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zombie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
May pushes down on Zombie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zombie is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. May is working away from the top position though.
May is trying to control the action in half guard but Zombie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zombie tries to get to full guard but May has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
May throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zombie's waist but Zombie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing May off to one side.
May stalks Zombie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zombie's face. Zombie staggers backwards, shaken.
May darts in trying to clinch
and Zombie counters by moving into the clinch.
Zombie tries to pull guard but May holds him up against the cage and eventually Zombie drops back down to his feet.
May lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zombie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zombie looks gassed!
Zombie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zombie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.
May avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
May pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zombie is keeping the position for now.
Zombie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
May trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zombie's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
May darts in trying to clinch
and Zombie counters with a left to the body.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
May looks to throw the jab but Zombie is out of range.
May closes the distance but Zombie moves to the side
and Zombie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
May stuffs the takedown attempt from Zombie. Zombie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gareth May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Zombie.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but May paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie slips a jab and a cross from May.
May lands with a kick to the ribs.
May misses with a jab, cross combination.
May lands a jab to the head.
May throws a combination that misses
and Zombie counters with a nice double leg into side control. May won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zombie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
May can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, May has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zombie but great work by May.
Zombie is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zombie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
May throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zombie.
May tries to clinch up.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
May tries to clinch up
and Zombie counters with a nice body kick.
May has his takedown stuffed
and Zombie counters by clinching up.
Zombie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but May gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zombie takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zombie connects with a knee to the head.
Zombie tries to land a knee to the head but May blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie wants a takedown.
Zombie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zombie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
May is not content to let Zombie control the position.
May pushes Zombie off looking to stand but Zombie dives back in and keeps control.
Zombie wants to pass the guard but May is defending well.
Zombie wants to control but May is keeping him busy.
Zombie trying to mount his opponent but May defends it.
Zombie tries to stand but can't do so whilst May controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May is trying to control but can't.
Zombie wants to take a breather but May is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
May looks to land a combination. Zombie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
May catches Zombie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zombie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
May swats away the attempt to clinch by Zombie.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts May as he jumps to the side.
Gareth May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Zombie.
May is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May shoots in but no luck this time.
Zombie walks into a stiff left hand from May.
Zombie darts in trying to clinch
and May counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from May misses.
Gareth May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by May.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zombie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
May tries to clinch up.
Zombie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zombie has double underhooks.
Zombie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zombie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
May works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
May preventing the sweep.
Zombie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zombie wants to improve his position but instead May has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie wants to get back to full guard but May has passed into side control.
Zombie tries to reverse the position but May maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Zombie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
May closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zombie counters with a single leg into guard. May didn't expect that.
Zombie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zombie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zombie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zombie has his takedown stuffed
letting May counter with a right hand.
May clinches but Zombie breaks the clinch
and Zombie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Zombie prevents May from getting back to his feet.
Zombie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zombie drops back, looking for a kneebar! May looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. May looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from May!
That's one minute gone in the round.
May working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zombie is looking to reverse the position.
Zombie gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Zombie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zombie is squirming around, avoiding May's attempts to control the action.
Zombie is trying to escape the mount.
Zombie tries to hold on but May pushes him away.
Zombie can't escape the position.
May can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zombie is looking to escape.
Zombie is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zombie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zombie is desperately trying to improve his position but May has a good base and remains in mount.
Zombie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gareth May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zombie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zombie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
John Zombie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zombie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Zombie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
May throws some wild stikes that Zombie manages to avoid easily.
May trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zombie is wriggling around trying to escape.
May landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zombie is now in May's guard. A big mistake from May there, giving up the dominant position!
Zombie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zombie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zombie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Nilsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nilsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nilsson stalling in the clinch.
Burns keeps control of Nilsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nilsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nilsson wants to break free but Burns has control.
Nilsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns blocks a head kick by Nilsson.
Burns gets a takedown into half guard.
Nilsson actively working from the bottom here.
Nilsson trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilsson missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the pace.
Nilsson is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burns wants to pass to mount but Nilsson is defending the position.
Well, if Burns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nilsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nilsson misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Nilsson didn't expect that.
Burns's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nilsson wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns passes Nilsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nilsson landing a few short strikes.
Burns frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nilsson tries to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns content just to control the position here.
Nilsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nilsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns lands a heavy elbow.
Burns content just to control the position here.
Nilsson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Burns. What's that going to do exactly?
Nilsson wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Burns controlling his opponent.
Burns trying to control but Nilsson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nilsson tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilsson scores with a knee to the head.
Nilsson trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
Burns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nilsson prevents it.
Nilsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Burns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson is trying to break free.
Nilsson wants to stall.
Nilsson breaks the clinch.
Nilsson moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson swinging wilding here.
Burns throws a right and a left that Nilsson avoids nicely.
Nilsson tries to clinch
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nilsson actively working from the bottom here.
Nilsson wants to get back to his feet.
Nilsson wants to get back to full guard.
Burns uses his free foot to push down on Nilsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nilsson.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nilsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson really wants to buck Burns off and get back to his feet.
Nilsson is trying to escape the mount.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nilsson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burns's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nilsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nilsson tries to clinch
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nilsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Nilsson wants to hit a switch here but Burns passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nilsson there!
Burns controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nilsson wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Nilsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nathan Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nilsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Nilsson is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Nilsson wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Burns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Burns controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathan Burns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nilsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nilsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a takedown into side control.
Burns just content to control the position.
Nilsson tries to improve position but can't.
Burns connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nilsson some visible discomfort.
Nilsson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Burns presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nilsson is working to get back to half guard.
Nilsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns scoring with strikes but Nilsson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Nilsson misses.
Nilsson clinches but Burns breaks the clinch
and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nilsson!
Nilsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burns lands a nice shot to the head.
Nilsson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nilsson is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Nilsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burns blocks Nilsson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nilsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burns controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns prevents Nilsson from getting the reversal.
Nilsson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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.
Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns content just to control the position here.
Burns raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns had his way with Timothy Nilsson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burns gets a takedown into half guard.
Nilsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nilsson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nilsson tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Nilsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nilsson tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
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.
Burns is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nathan Burns just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nilsson darts in trying to clinch
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Nilsson didn't expect that.
Burns prevents Nilsson from getting back to his feet.
Nilsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burns preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Nilsson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Burns jumps into side control!
Nilsson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Nathan Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nilsson throws a few strikes from the bottom but Burns takes advantage and mounts!
Burns controlling from mount.
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.
Nilsson wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Nilsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns looking to control but Nilsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Burns!
Nathan Burns is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edivaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edivaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Cole shoots in.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Silva pushes Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole wants a takedown.
Silva pulls guard.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Cole pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Cole is having none of it.
Cole works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva has his foot on Cole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cole works his way back into a safe position though.
Cole passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cole working Silva over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Cole is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cole.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Cole wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cole passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva is looking to escape.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva trying to hold on to Cole's head to control him but Cole postures up.
Cole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Cole has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva is not content to let Cole control the position.
Cole scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is not content to let Cole control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Cole wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Cole 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.
Silva trying to control but Cole postures up.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva kicks off Cole and gets to his feet.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Cole.
Silva tries for a takedown but Cole circles away easily
and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cole scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cole in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cole scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cole connects with a decent elbow.
Cole lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cole is controlling him well.
Cole tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole scoring with punches and elbows.
Cole scoring with punches from side control.
Cole scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Silva misses
and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cole tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Cole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Cole counters by clinching up.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cole pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edivaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Cole is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Cole persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control here.
Cole lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Cole passes to side control.
Cole scoring with punches from side control.
Cole cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Joe Cole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Cole's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cole lands some shots froms side control.
Cole cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cole wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Cole working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cole creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva is trying to buck Cole off.
Cole wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cole wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Joe Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Cole moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Cole chips away with some ground and pound.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Cole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Cole counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Cole tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Cole shrugs it off.
Cole tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Cole counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cole counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cole is working away from the top position though.
Cole working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is trying to stand.
Cole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cole.
Cole is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Cole postures up.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Silva is looking to escape.
Cole passes to full mount!
Cole working Silva over with strikes here.
Cole working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cole lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Cole maintains control.
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cole dominating with strikes here.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cole is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Cole landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cole cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cole cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cole working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
so Cole counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cole is now in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Cole prevents Silva from standing back up.
Cole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Cole is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva wants to sweep but Cole has passed to side control!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole advances to mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Cole has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Cole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Cole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Cole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva wants to control but Cole is having none of it.
Cole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Cole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Cole scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cole is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva tries to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Cole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cole. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva tries to hold on but Cole pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cole tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Cole has a good base and remains in mount.
Cole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cole unloading with bombs!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cole working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cole had his way with Edivaldo Silva in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva clinches but Cole breaks the clinch
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Cole drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Cole stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch
and Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva clinches.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
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.
Cole is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Cole fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Cole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cole is controlling him well.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cole scores with punches from side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Cole looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cole cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cole working the ground and pound from side control.
Cole working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Cole working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Cole keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cole thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cole swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cole's guard.
Cole wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Cole is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cole trying to strike off his back.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Cole striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Joe Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cole is proving hard to escape from.
Cole looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cole counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cole puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cole in particular looking to stall.
Edivaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole 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 50:44
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Cole!
Joe Cole is the new light heavyweight champion!
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