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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Voodoo people as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guido Rizzo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Power fails to land the takedown. Power is looking to clinch but Rizzo is avoiding it.
Power looks for a takedown but Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Rizzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rizzo. Rizzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rizzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Power gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Rizzo has an active guard here but Power has managed to pass into half guard.
Rizzo is defending against the submission attempts here by Power.
Rizzo is looking to control Power's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzo avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round. Rizzo tries to roll over but Power keeps him under control. Power thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rizzo's head. Power landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Power lands strikes from half guard. Power is thwarting Rizzo's attempts to control the position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Power 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rizzo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rizzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Rizzo is defending against the submission attempts here by Power.
Power seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rizzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Power drops back looking for a leg! Rizzo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rizzo manages to kick Power off! Power jumps back into Rizzo's guard. Power looks gassed! Rizzo wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment. Power slips nicely into half guard. Rizzo trying to get back to full guard but Power takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rizzo is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea. Power breaks from Rizzo's wrist control and lands an elbow. The referee warns Rizzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rizzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Power landing shots from mount. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Power looking for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo is having none of it. Power connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Power cracks Rizzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Rizzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Power working for a guillotine from mount but Rizzo is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rizzo tries to lock up and control but Power gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rizzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Power. Power landing strikes, looking to finish! Power is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rizzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Power get's back to his feet. Power looks to land a combination. Rizzo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Power looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Rizzo is looking for a sweep. Power is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Power is working for a kimura but Rizzo is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Power dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rizzo throws a right and a left that both miss. Power bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Rizzo is trying to get back to half guard. Power scoring with punches and elbows. Power is trying to get an arm triangle but Rizzo is defending well. Power looks up at the clock and then as Rizzo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Power smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Power working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Power misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Power trying to control the action but Rizzo is working from the bottom. Rizzo is looking to reverse the position. Power looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Power working away. Rizzo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Power looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rizzo is fending him off so far but Power persists. Nope, Rizzo circles away and we're back to standing. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Power. Rizzo with a lazy takedown attempt so Power counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Power content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Power content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rizzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizzo, not yet. Diesel Power has got the better of the ground game so far. Power content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Rizzo wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Power looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Rizzo controls Power momentarily but Power frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Power drops back looking for a leg! Rizzo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rizzo manages to kick Power off! Power jumps back into Rizzo's guard. Rizzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rizzo, not yet. Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Power scoring with some ground and pound. Power connects with a couple of short punches. Power works a leg free and moves into half guard. Power is keen to just control but Rizzo is a slippery customer. Power drops an elbow to the side of Rizzo's head. Power is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Power trying to control from half guard but Rizzo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Power is looking to advance position but Rizzo won't allow it. Power seems to be working for a kimura but Rizzo defends the submission attempt. Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rizzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Power 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.
Rizzo gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Power doesn't succeed with the takedown and Rizzo counters with a takedown into side control. Power manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rizzo's best efforts. Rizzo wants to stand but Power has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Power is not content to let Rizzo control the position. Power actively working from the bottom here. Power keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Power moves into full guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully. Power is looking for a triangle but Rizzo pushes his legs off easily.
Power has his foot on Rizzo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rizzo works his way back into a safe position though. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rizzo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Power is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rizzo, into his guard. Rizzo has his foot on Power's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Power works his way back into a safe position though. Power postures up and lands a big shot to Rizzo's brow. Power 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. Rizzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Rizzo wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment. Power content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Power lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Power postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Well,Rizzo is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively. Power tries for a takedown but Rizzo circles away easily and Rizzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Power throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rizzo stopping the sweep attempt from Power. Power throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Power looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rizzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Power looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rizzo is one step ahead there. Power looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Power misses with a takedown and Rizzo counters with a nice kick to the body. Guido Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diesel Power. Power gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Rizzo looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Power wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Power chips away with some ground and pound. Power 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. Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizzo is retaining full guard. Rizzo tries to land a sweep but no joy. Power with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Power has gone for a leg lock! Rizzo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Power's guard. Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet. Guido Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Diesel Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Power has his hands on Rizzo's head, controlling the position. Rizzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Power has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guido Rizzo. I think Power 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 for Diesel Power! Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Diesel Power! Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Diesel Power!
Diesel Power wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alecander Fein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mursuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mursuvaara has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alecander Fein! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markku Mursuvaara! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mursuvaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fein misses with a few strikes there.
Fein throws a right and a left that both miss. Fein tries to keep at a distance but Mursuvaara has taken the fight into the clinch. Mursuvaara wants to get back to striking at distance but Fein won't allow it.
Mursuvaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mursuvaara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Mursuvaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Fein throws a body punch but Mursuvaara moves out of range. Fein misses with a looping right. Excellent takedown into side control there by Mursuvaara. Fein is looking for a sweep. Fein struggling a bit here. Sloppy strikes there by Mursuvaara. Mursuvaara postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fein tries to buck Mursuvaara off but Mursuvaara is having none of it. Fein taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mursuvaara scoring with punches and elbows. Mursuvaara is working Fein over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fein prevents Mursuvaara from improving position. Fein tries to improve position but can't. Fein manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Mursuvaara prevents Fein from improving his position. Mursuvaara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fein wants to get back to full guard. Fein is trying to stand back up but Mursuvaara is controlling him
Mursuvaara winds up and cracks Fein with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Mursuvaara wants to take a breather but Fein is having none of it. Fein tries to get to full guard but Mursuvaara has control of the leg. Mursuvaara escapes and gets back to his feet. Alecander Fein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fein is breathing heavily. Fein swinging wilding here.
Mursuvaara throws a series of punches but Fein moves out of range. Mursuvaara throws a sloppy head kick and Fein moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mursuvaara forces Fein back against the cage and clinches. Mursuvaara is looking to break free of the clinch but Fein has double underhooks. Mursuvaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mursuvaara looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mursuvaara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mursuvaara misses with a head kick.
Mursuvaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mursuvaara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fein is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mursuvaara has just dragged him back down to the mat. Mursuvaara is trying to get an arm triangle but Fein is defending well. Fein tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mursuvaara cracks Fein with a big right hand but Fein just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mursuvaara throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Mursuvaara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fein keeps working. Mursuvaara slows the pace down. Fein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Ground and pound from Mursuvaara. Fein is trying to stand back up but Mursuvaara is controlling him
Fein is trying to get back to full guard. Fein is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Fein is pressing down on Mursuvaara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Mursuvaara prevents Fein from getting back to his feet. Mursuvaara pushing down on Fein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Fein is trying to maintain the position but Mursuvaara is very close to passing his half guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Mursuvaara is looking to take a break and control but Fein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fein tries to roll over but Mursuvaara keeps him under control. Fein is pressing down on Mursuvaara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Fein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mursuvaara is one step ahead there. Fein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Mursuvaara dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Fein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mursuvaara circles away quickly and effectively. A nice combination there by Mursuvaara.
Alecander Fein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fein avoids the head kick by Mursuvaara.
Mursuvaara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fein sprawls well initially but Mursuvaara persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Mursuvaara prevents Fein from improving his position. Mursuvaara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. 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. Mursuvaara connects with a nice short shot to Fein's temple. Ground and pound from Mursuvaara. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mursuvaara thows a huge punch but Fein dodges it nicely.
Fein trying to control here.
Fein is looking to improve his position.
Fein taking some punishment here, with Mursuvaara in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mursuvaara throwing shots but Fein is blocking nicely. Mursuvaara trying to mount his opponent but Fein defends it. Mursuvaara wants to take a breather but Fein is having none of it. Fein is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fein throws a series of punches but Mursuvaara avoids them all with ease. Fein ducks right into an uppercut from Mursuvaara. Fein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mursuvaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mursuvaara lands a body shot.
Mursuvaara moves into range and clinches up with Fein. Mursuvaara breaks from the clinch.
Mursuvaara closes the distance and clinches. Fein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mursuvaara lands a jab to Fein's midsection. A left and a right from Mursuvaara both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mursuvaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Mursuvaara feints and as Fein raises his hands in defense, Mursuvaara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Mursuvaara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Fein working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mursuvaara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mursuvaara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Mursuvaara wants to control from the top but Fein keeps moving. Fein looking for a guillotine here but Mursuvaara defends easily.
Mursuvaara drops back looking for a leg! Fein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fein manages to kick Mursuvaara off! Mursuvaara jumps back into Fein's guard. Mursuvaara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mursuvaara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fein is keeping the position for now. Mursuvaara stands up from guard. Let's bang! Fein swinging wilding here.
Mursuvaara slips a jab and a cross from Fein.
Mursuvaara lands a head kick!
Mursuvaara instigates a clinch. Mursuvaara tries to break the clinch but Fein is controlling the position. Mursuvaara wants to break free but Fein has control.
Mursuvaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fein throws a series of strikes that have Mursuvaara backpedaling.
It looks like Markku Mursuvaara has been cut. Mursuvaara closes the distance and clinches. Mursuvaara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mursuvaara fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A right-left combo lands from Fein. Alecander Fein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Excellent takedown into side control there by Mursuvaara. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mursuvaara cracks Fein with an elbow. That is naaassty. Fein is looking for a sweep. Mursuvaara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fein is avoiding damage well.
Markku Mursuvaara has got the better of the ground game so far. Mursuvaara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fein to see if he's OK. Mursuvaara working the head with strikes. Fein is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mursuvaara has just dragged him back down to the mat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mursuvaara has knee on belly and moves into mount. Fein can't escape the position.
Mursuvaara is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fein has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Mursuvaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Markku Mursuvaara's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mursuvaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mursuvaara misses the jab. A shot to de liver by Fein. Beautiful body shot. Mursuvaara closes the distance and clinches up with Fein, looking for a takedown. Mursuvaara pushes Fein against the cage but Fein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Fein throws a one two combo.
Fein connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Mursuvaara! He's out on his feet! Fein rushes in and drops Mursuvaara with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alecander Fein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Flow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane's entrance music is The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.. A fine choice. Flow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Even Flow - Pearl Jam. Evan Flow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Crane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Flow! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Crane has managed to clinch.
Flow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Evan Flow has been cut. Flow tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Flow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stephen Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Flow. Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Flow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Flow looks gassed! Crane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane lands a nice knee to the body. Crane crunches a lovely knee into Flow's ribcage. Crane connects with a knee to the head.
Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Flow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Crane.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Flow is blocking nicely.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Flow blocks it.
Flow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crane prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane crunches a lovely knee into Flow's ribcage. Knees in the clinch landing for Crane.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crane.
Crane lands a knee to the body.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane landing knees to the body.
Flow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flow tries for a takedown but Crane manages to get underhooks.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flow has Crane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crane lands a knee to the body.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Crane.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flow blocks it with crossed arms. Crane is pressed up against the cage. Flow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crane down to the mat. Crane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Flow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crane as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crane tries to clinch up but Flow circles away and keeps his distance. Flow has a takedown stuffed. Flow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crane swivels and escapes. Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crane instigates a clinch. Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flow is trying to drag Crane to the mat but Crane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Flow tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
Crane landing knees to the body.
Crane lands a knee to the head.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flow blocks it with crossed arms. Flow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crane walks away with a smile on his face. Flow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Crane wants to clinch up but Flow keeps it at a distance. Flow keeps the fight on the outside. Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Crane wants to clinch. Crane moves in looking to clinch but Flow pushes him off. Crane clinches up against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Crane dominated that round. The cut man is working on Evan Flow's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crane moves into range and clinches up with Flow. Flow is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crane pulls him back up using the underhooks. Stephen Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far. Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flow managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Flow wants a takedown but no success here.
Flow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crane walks away with a smile on his face. Flow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Stephen Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Flow. Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flow swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crane fails in his attempt to clinch. Flow misses with a takedown attempt - Crane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Flow is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crane is looking to clinch. Crane wants to clinch. Crane tries to clinch up but Flow circles away and keeps his distance.
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. Flow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it. Flow tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch. Crane crunches a lovely knee into Flow's ribcage. Flow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crane smiles and moves away.
Stephen Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Crane wants to clinch. A decent looking cross lands there for Flow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Crane tries to clinch there but Flow circles away.
Crane moves into the clinch. Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flow blocks it with crossed arms. Crane missing with knees to the body.
Flow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flow tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
Crane landing knees to the head.
Flow tries to pull guard but Crane holds him up against the cage and eventually Flow drops back down to his feet.
Flow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crane walks away with a smile on his face. Flow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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. Crane tries to clinch there but Flow circles away.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Crane tries to clinch up. Flow keeps the fight on the outside. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Flow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Crane is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Crane dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Evan Flow's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt and Crane counters by clinching up. Knees in the clinch landing for Crane.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Flow tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
Flow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Flow managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Flow has Crane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Stephen Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Flow. Crane lands an elbow that stopped Flow in his tracks for a moment. Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Knees to the body from Crane.
Flow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flow blocks it with crossed arms. Crane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flow's defenses. Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flow blocks it with crossed arms. Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Flow avoids the damage to the body. Flow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Flow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Crane wants to clinch up but Flow keeps it at a distance. Crane rushes Flow and presses him up against the cage. Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Flow is blocking nicely.
Crane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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. Crane lands a knee to the body.
Crane landing knees to the body.
Crane lands a knee to the body.
Crane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crane tries a knee to the head but Flow blocks it.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Flow avoids the damage to the body. Flow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
Flow has Crane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Flow jumps guard but Crane stands there with Flow around his waist. Flow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flow tries to pull guard but Crane won't allow it.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Flow looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flow swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stephen Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Flow tries to clinch but fails miserably and Crane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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. Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Flow blocks with his arms.
Flow managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane connects with a knee to the head.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Flow blocks it.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stephen Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Flow jumps guard but Crane stands there with Flow around his waist. Flow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crane stops a takedown attempt from Flow.
Flow is trying to drag Crane to the mat but Crane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Crane scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Crane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flow has Crane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Flow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Evan Flow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Flow managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
And that's the end of the fight! Stephen Crane showed his dominance in that final round. Well Crane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Stephen Crane! Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Stephen Crane! Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Stephen Crane!
Stephen Crane wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Mcdrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Buster Mcdrew enters the cage!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Myers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Mcdrew! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Myers with that takedown attempt. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Myers shoots in and drives through. Mcdrew sprawls well. Mcdrew stuffs the takedown attempt from Myers. Myers gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Myers. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mcdrew throws a series of punches but Myers avoids them all with ease. Mcdrew lands a body shot.
Myers is breathing heavily. Good standup being displayed there by Mcdrew as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Damian Myers has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Mcdrew steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Myers is out on his feet! Mcdrew sets himself and nearly takes Myers's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buster Mcdrew!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bob hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, bob hope! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Snyder! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! hope throws a nice looking combination but Snyder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Snyder throws a left that rocks hope and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Snyder dives into side control, looking to finish! Can hope regain composure!
hope is rocked!
It looks like bob hope has been cut. Snyder throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Oh hope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! hope is looking for a sweep. hope seems to have got his legs back now. Snyder working away. hope is looking to regain half guard here but Snyder keeps moving and retains side control. hope wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! hope struggling a bit here. hope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snyder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. hope is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Snyder off and has taken his back! hope trying to control momentarily.
hope throwing wild punches that miss their target. hope missing with strikes. Snyder trying to control but not successfully. hope is striking well from the back but Snyder escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. hope takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. hope on the wrong end of a nice hook. hope thuds a left hand into Snyder's body. hope tries to clinch but Snyder moves out of range. hope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snyder.
Snyder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from hope.
Snyder fails with a takedown attempt from distance. hope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snyder as he jumps to the side. Nice sprawl there from Snyder as hope shoots in. No luck for hope with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob hope. That's going to take a lot out of him. Danga de danga de dang - hope scores with a four punch combination! hope is breathing heavily. Snyder clinches up against the cage. Snyder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. hope looking for a takedown. hope prevents Snyder from breaking the clinch. Snyder is trying to break the clinch but hope has him pressed against the cage. hope will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Snyder up against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Snyder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. hope takes one to the side of the head.
Snyder takes the fight into the clinch. hope breaks the clinch.
Snyder with a poor takedown and hope counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. hope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snyder as he jumps to the side. hope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
hope stuffs the takedown attempt from Snyder. Snyder gets slowly back to his feet. hope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snyder.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from hope, right into the meat.
hope clinches up against the cage. hope can't break the clinch.
Snyder is trying to break the clinch but hope has him pressed against the cage. hope has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snyder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. hope wants to break free but Snyder has control.
hope stops a takedown attempt from Snyder.
hope wants to break free but Snyder has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Snyder cracks hope with a nice body shot. hope prevents Snyder from breaking the clinch. hope jumps guard but Snyder stands there with hope around his waist. hope gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
hope lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Snyder works on hope's body with a couple of short punches. A bit of stalling here from Snyder.
Snyder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. hope throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Snyder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
hope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hope looks to land a combination but Snyder avoids it well. Snyder misses with a wild body shot. hope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Snyder misses with a combination
and hope counters with a two punch combo. Snyder throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Snyder is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Snyder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Snyder dominated that round. The cut man is working on bob hope's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
hope tries to close the distance and clinch but Snyder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Snyder misses with a two punch combination.
hope tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Snyder counter with a right hand. hope walks into a jab. bob hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Left hook, right uppercut from hope. hope tries to bum rush Snyder with a series of wild strikes but Snyder uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Snyder scores with a jab to the head.
bob hope's cut is getting worse. hope blocks a head kick by Snyder.
hope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snyder. hope staying out of range there. Snyder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Snyder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! hope throws a right and a left that Snyder avoids nicely. hope throws a right hand that Snyder ducks under and follows up with a left that Snyder also avoids with ease. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. hope tries to land a leg kick but Snyder saw it coming and moves away.
hope avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Snyder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from hope.
Snyder lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. hope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick misses from Snyder. hope is looking to clinch but Snyder is avoiding it.
hope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snyder takes a swing at hope's ribcage but misses. hope throws a right and a left that Snyder avoids nicely. hope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Snyder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Snyder scores with a one two! hope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. hope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snyder looks to clinch and hope counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hope. Snyder lands a shot to the body. hope has had enough of the clinch but Snyder keeps him there for the moment. hope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snyder has him pressed against the cage. Snyder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Snyder misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Snyder scores with a four punch combination! hope moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snyder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hope circles away quickly and effectively. hope throws out a powerful jab. Snyder wants to clinch up but hope keeps it at a distance. hope slips under a jab from Snyder. A left and a right from hope both land. Nice combination. hope scores with a one two! Snyder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. hope clinches with his opponent.
Snyder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. hope looks to land a combination but Snyder avoids it well. hope tries to clinch up but Snyder circles away and keeps his distance. hope misses with a double jab.
Snyder connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action! A head kick misses from Snyder. hope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snyder. hope wants to clinch up but Snyder keeps it at a distance. hope throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Nice takedown defense from hope. No joy for Snyder on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. hope is looking to clinch but Snyder is avoiding it.
Snyder misses with a looping left. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from hope. Snyder scores with a jab to the head.
Snyder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around hope's waist but hope gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snyder off to one side. bob hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Snyder. Snyder misses the jab. hope throws a series of punches but Snyder avoids them all with ease. hope moves into the clinch. hope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Snyder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with hope but hope pushes him off and we're back to square one. hope lands a two punch combo.
Snyder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
hope fails with a takedown attempt. Snyder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round. hope tries to clinch but Snyder moves out of range. Snyder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. hope tries to clinch and Snyder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Snyder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by hope. hope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snyder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
hope takes the fight into the clinch. hope is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snyder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Snyder keeps control of hope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Snyder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down hope. Snyder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. hope avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. hope is looking to break free of the clinch but Snyder has double underhooks. hope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Snyder has hope up against the cage in a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for hope. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hope throws a sloppy head kick and Snyder moves out of range easily. Snyder throws a right and a left that hope avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Snyder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on bob hope's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Snyder misses its intended target. Snyder takes a swing at hope's ribcage but misses. Snyder throws a jab but it's blocked by hope. hope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snyder sees it coming and avoids it easily. A big right from Snyder misses. hope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snyder swats him away and circles back towards the center. Snyder throws a lazy right hand but hope sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Snyder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Snyder misses with a wild combination.
hope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Excellent takedown into side control there by hope. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snyder can do anything to dispel that myth. Snyder tries to get back to half guard but can't. hope in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. hope cracks Snyder with a big elbow. hope trying to control the action but Snyder is working from the bottom. hope happy to just control the position for now. hope seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Snyder for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. hope trying to control the action but Snyder is working from the bottom. Snyder tries to get back to half guard but can't. hope stands up and beckons Snyder to his feet. A combination from Snyder does no damage. Cory Snyder seems to be getting the better of the standup. hope slips a jab and a cross from Snyder.
hope gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. hope wants to take a breather but Snyder is having none of it. hope stands up from half guard. hope tries to clinch up but Snyder circles away and keeps his distance. Snyder throws a hook to the side of hope's head but hope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. hope looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snyder! hope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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. Snyder is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
hope cracks Snyder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hope with shots to the head and body - Snyder looks very uncomfortable down there. hope scoring with strikes but Snyder is staying in there. hope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Snyder?
hope looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Snyder wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by hope.
Snyder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! bob hope showed his dominance in that final round. I think Snyder 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 for Cory Snyder! Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Cory Snyder! Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for bob hope!
Cory Snyder wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tyson griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Paul's choice of entrance music: Lick It Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, tyson griffin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stanley Paul! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! griffin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paul scores with a body shot.
griffin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paul's guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paul can do anything to dispel that myth. griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. griffin wants to pass the guard but Paul is keeping the position. griffin works a leg free and moves into half guard. griffin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. griffin is stalling here. Paul is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! griffin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Paul has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. griffin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Paul off and has taken his back! griffin tries to get the hooks in deep but Paul pushed the leg off. Paul looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Paul is looking to escape here. Oh dear - griffin has locked on a rear naked choke here! Paul is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). tyson griffin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einari Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einari Kivi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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271 lbs
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255 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Einari Kivi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT Wang! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice body kick there by Wang. Kivi lands a jab. Einari Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Kivi throws a hook but Wang blocks it. Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wang as he avoids it easily. Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivi misses with a hook. Wang moves in looking to clinch but Kivi pushes him off. Kivi keeps the fight on the outside. The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Horrible takedown by Kivi or perhaps it was just good defense by Wang which made him look bad. Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Kivi. Kivi loads up on a big right hand but Wang slips the punch. Kivi throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range. Kivi swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang. Kivi punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kivi scores with a nice strike.
It looks like MT Wang has been cut. Kivi throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Wang tries to clinch there but Kivi circles away.
Kivi throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kivi throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely. Kivi throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily. Wang dodges the punch combination from Kivi.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Wang.
Kivi cracks Wang with a good jab. Kivi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wang is looking to reverse the position. Wang pushes Kivi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kivi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Wang taking a bit of punishment here - Kivi scoring with strikes. Kivi cracks Wang with an elbow. That is naaassty. Wang is looking for a sweep. Kivi scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang wants to control but Kivi postures up. Kivi working the ground and pound. Wang can't do much from the bottom here. Kivi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Kivi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Wang is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Wang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Wang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wang. Kivi prevents Wang from getting back to his feet. Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Kivi is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wang wants to hit a switch here but Kivi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wang there! Wang looks gassed! Kivi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Wang is trying to escape the mount.
Wang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Kivi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the head. Kivi scoring with strikes but Wang is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kivi is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kivi postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Wang out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kivi goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Einari Kivi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between steve nieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nieve comes to the cage accompanied by Do Ya Think Im sexy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 cm
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187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, steve nieve! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, johnny concrete! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! nieve tries to clinch there but concrete circles away.
concrete looks to land a combination but nieve avoids it well. nieve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. nieve prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for nieve.
concrete is trying to break free. nieve lands an elbow inside that concrete shrugs off.
It looks like johnny concrete has been cut. nieve pushes concrete back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. concrete looks gassed! A right hook to the body lands for nieve.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! nieve lands a knee to the body.
nieve connects with a knee to the head.
nieve lands a knee to the body.
concrete takes an elbow to the temple. nieve lands with a light punch inside. nieve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. nieve lands a nice elbow. nieve has concrete pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by nieve.
nieve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. nieve lands with a short head shot on the inside. nieve scores with an uppercut up the middle. nieve landing knees to the body.
nieve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Knees to the body from nieve.
That's one minute gone in the round. nieve lands a damaging elbow. nieve displaying some good clinch control by pressing concrete up against the cage. nieve lands an elbow inside. nieve lands a hook that snaps the head of concrete backwards. nieve stalling in the clinch.
nieve lands a nice elbow. nieve is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up johnny concrete's cut even more. nieve lands a nice uppercut. nieve lands an elbow just above concrete 's eye. nieve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. concrete wants a takedown but no success here.
nieve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
nieve lands an uppercut. nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. nieve tries a knee to the head but concrete blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from nieve.
nieve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Nice elbow from nieve.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for nieve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. nieve connects with a knee to the head.
nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from nieve.
nieve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
nieve is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. nieve lands a right hand that snaps the head of concrete backwards. nieve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. nieve lands a nice shot to the body. nieve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of concrete backwards. nieve crunches a lovely knee into concrete's ribcage. nieve lands a nice elbow.
The cut above johnny concrete's eye is starting to cause him problems now. nieve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. nieve lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. nieve lands a shoulder strike. A hook to the body from nieve.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from nieve. nieve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. nieve lands a knee to the body.
nieve is leaning against concrete and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. nieve lands with a light punch inside. nieve crunches a lovely knee into concrete's ribcage. A knee to the head by nieve.
nieve scores a nice knee to the body.
nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
nieve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of concrete backwards. Nice body punch from nieve. nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. concrete takes an elbow to the forehead. A shot in the inside from nieve. nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. concrete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as nieve walks away with a smile on his face. concrete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. steve nieve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of johnny concrete. nieve tries to clinch up but concrete circles away and keeps his distance. nieve moves out of range as concrete throws a body kick.
nieve closes the distance and pushes concrete back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. nieve scores with a hook to the body. concrete takes a shot to the head. concrete takes an elbow to the temple. concrete wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
concrete is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. nieve lands a knee to the head.
concrete wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. nieve lands with a short shot to the head. nieve lands a shoulder strike. nieve is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
nieve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. nieve prevents concrete from breaking the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! concrete is looking to break free of the clinch but nieve has double underhooks. nieve scores with a knee to the head.
nieve lands a left hand.
nieve'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. concrete managing to block the knees to the body from nieve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve nieve dominated that round. The cut man is working on johnny concrete's cut. That's time! nieve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
concrete throws a right hand that nieve ducks under and follows up with a left that nieve also avoids with ease. concrete swats away the attempt to clinch by nieve. nieve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that concrete can do to turn this around? The fight stays on the outside here - nieve looks like he's thinking about clinching though. nieve rushes concrete and presses him up against the cage. nieve connects with a nasty looking knee right to concrete's face.
nieve lands an uppercut. nieve landing knees to the head.
concrete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. concrete circles away from the clinch attempt.
nieve rushes concrete and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. concrete is breathing heavily. nieve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down concrete. nieve scores with a knee to the head.
concrete is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. nieve lands a body punch. nieve landing knees to the head.
nieve is working concrete over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. nieve lands an elbow inside. nieve lands an elbow that stopped concrete in his tracks for a moment. nieve connects with a nasty looking knee right to concrete's face.
johnny concrete's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A nice left hand lands by nieve.
nieve lands a damaging elbow. concrete can't break the clinch.
nieve scores a nice knee to the body.
nieve connects with a knee to the head.
nieve lands a damaging elbow. concrete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
nieve forces concrete back against the cage and clinches. nieve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt concrete or not. nieve avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with nieve for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. nieve unloads a knee to the mid-section. concrete lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for nieve.
nieve lands an uppercut. concrete takes a knee right on the jaw!
nieve prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from nieve.
nieve pressing his opponent against the cage. concrete fails to pull the fight into his guard.
nieve connects with a knee to the head.
steve nieve has scored more points in the clinch so far. nieve lands a body shot. A short uppercut from nieve. nieve lands an elbow inside. nieve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A hook to the body from nieve.
nieve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
concrete successfully pulls guard.
nieve tries to stand but concrete is controlling from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. nieve preventing the sweep. nieve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. concrete swivels though and keeps the full guard. nieve has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. concrete is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. nieve 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. concrete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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. nieve clinches up with concrete and pushes him back against the cage. nieve lands a nice elbow. nieve scores with a knee to the head.
nieve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
nieve prevents concrete from breaking the clinch. Knees to the body from nieve.
nieve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nice elbow from nieve. nieve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. concrete wants to break free but nieve has control.
nieve lands a damaging elbow. concrete is looking to break free of the clinch but nieve has double underhooks. nieve taking a breather. concrete's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! nieve landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from nieve.
Knees to the body from nieve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve nieve dominated that second round. The cut man is working on johnny concrete's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
nieve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. nieve scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. nieve fails in his attempt to clinch. concrete looks to clinch and nieve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. concrete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A combination from concrete does no damage. nieve fails in his attempt to clinch. nieve moves into the clinch. nieve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but concrete blocks it with crossed arms. concrete tries to break the clinch but nieve is controlling the position. nieve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. nieve lands a nice knee to the body. nieve lands an elbow that stopped concrete in his tracks for a moment. Both fighters are breathing heavily. nieve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through concrete's defenses. concrete goes for a takedown attempt but nieve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
concrete ducks right into an uppercut from nieve.
That's one minute gone in the round. nieve clinches up against the cage. Knees to the body from nieve.
nieve lands an elbow inside. nieve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through concrete's defenses. nieve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at johnny concrete's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). steve nieve! steve nieve is the new middleweight champion!
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