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EFC 7 - Nemises PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nick diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Nistelrooyj comes to the cage accompanied by Unstoppable. nick diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, nick diaz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Nistelrooyj.
diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Van Nistelrooyj dodges the punch combination from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj slips a jab and a cross from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to clinch up.
Van Nistelrooyj forces diaz back against the cage and clinches.
diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Nistelrooyj won't allow it.
diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Nistelrooyj has picked diaz up - he's going for a ride! Van Nistelrooyj dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
diaz trying to control from the bottom.
diaz wants to control but Van Nistelrooyj passes into side.
diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Nistelrooyj scoring with punches and elbows.
Van Nistelrooyj in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
diaz parries the strikes from Van Nistelrooyj easily there. Van Nistelrooyj is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable diaz to escape.
Van Nistelrooyj grinds an elbow into diaz's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a few punches from side control.
Van Nistelrooyj is putting a hurting on diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
diaz tries to improve position but can't.
diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Nistelrooyj off and has taken his back!
diaz punches the canvas rather than the man.
Van Nistelrooyj manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. diaz is now in side control.
Van Nistelrooyj wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Van Nistelrooyj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Van Nistelrooyj smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Nistelrooyj decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
diaz looks gassed!
diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for diaz.
diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz trying to control the position.
diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Nistelrooyj preventing the sweep.
diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Nistelrooyj advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Nistelrooyj lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Nistelrooyj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Van Nistelrooyj sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. diaz defending well though.
Van Nistelrooyj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to pass the half guard into mount. diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Nistelrooyj is working for a kimura but diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Nistelrooyj stalling.
Ground and pound from Van Nistelrooyj.
diaz is looking for a sweep. Van Nistelrooyj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Nistelrooyj is working for a kimura but diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Nistelrooyj is sneakily working for an arm triangle but diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Van Nistelrooyj slips a nice elbow through diaz's hands, connecting with diaz's forehead.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to control. diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
diaz trying to control but Van Nistelrooyj postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Nistelrooyj was well out of range. Poor timing from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Nistelrooyj not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Nistelrooyj won't allow diaz to sweep him here.
Van Nistelrooyj drops back looking for a leg! diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and diaz manages to kick Van Nistelrooyj off! Van Nistelrooyj jumps back into diaz's guard.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj dominated 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.
diaz jabs Van Nistelrooyj right on the nose. Van Nistelrooyj blinks but takes it well.
diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to close the distance and clinch up but diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Nistelrooyj scores a takedown into full mount!
Van Nistelrooyj is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
diaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
diaz tries to lock up and control but Van Nistelrooyj gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to control the pace but diaz is squirming around nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a couple of good head shots there.
diaz wants to control but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Van Nistelrooyj scoring with strikes but diaz is staying in there.
Van Nistelrooyj looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Nistelrooyj putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for diaz because Van Nistelrooyj loaded up on that one.
diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van Nistelrooyj 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.
diaz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Nistelrooyj has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
diaz controls Van Nistelrooyj momentarily but Van Nistelrooyj frees himself.
Van Nistelrooyj working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Nistelrooyj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Nistelrooyj is working diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Nistelrooyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Nistelrooyj landing with the ground and pound.
Van Nistelrooyj landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Nistelrooyj thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
diaz is looking for a triangle but Van Nistelrooyj pushes his legs off easily.
Van Nistelrooyj is in close to diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Nistelrooyj connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Nistelrooyj stopping the sweep attempt from diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control but diaz is working from the bottom.
Van Nistelrooyj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
diaz keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj defending well as diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
diaz looks to land a combination but Van Nistelrooyj avoids it well.
diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Nistelrooyj.
diaz misses with a hook.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Nistelrooyj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Nistelrooyj fails with an attempt to clinch.
diaz misses with a hook. Van Nistelrooyj ducked under it nicely.
diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Nistelrooyj manages to avoid it.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a two punch combination.
Van Nistelrooyj swinging wilding here.
Van Nistelrooyj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
diaz takes a swing at Van Nistelrooyj's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Nistelrooyj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
diaz throws a body punch but Van Nistelrooyj moves out of range.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a takedown into diaz's guard.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the position from guard on top but diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes from guard but diaz blocks nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to control from the top but diaz keeps moving.
Van Nistelrooyj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
diaz is looking for a triangle but Van Nistelrooyj pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
diaz has an active guard here but Van Nistelrooyj has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a kimura here.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to pass the guard but diaz is defending well.
Van Nistelrooyj is thwarting diaz's attempts to control the position.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and diaz defends it well.
diaz is pressing down on Van Nistelrooyj's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
diaz is looking for a triangle but Van Nistelrooyj pushes his legs off easily.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Nistelrooyj manages to get himself to full guard.
diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Nistelrooyj is retaining full guard.
diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
diaz looking to pass the guard.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Van Nistelrooyj can't keep his opponent in guard - diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to maintain the position but diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a sweep. diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Nistelrooyj is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Nistelrooyj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Nistelrooyj.
Van Nistelrooyj gets a takedown into half guard.
diaz trying to control here.
diaz pushes Van Nistelrooyj off looking to stand but Van Nistelrooyj dives back in and keeps control.
nick diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
diaz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Van Nistelrooyj pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Nistelrooyj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Nistelrooyj lands strikes from half guard.
diaz has hold of Van Nistelrooyj's hands but Van Nistelrooyj slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by diaz.
Van Nistelrooyj throws the kick towards the body but diaz avoids it.
Van Nistelrooyj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Nistelrooyj is working away from the top position though.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Nistelrooyj, 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 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Grifin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Finklestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadim Finklestein is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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136 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Grifin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Finklestein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grifin shoots in for a double leg but Finklestein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finklestein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finklestein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Manny Grifin has been cut.
Finklestein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Finklestein throws a nice looking combination but Grifin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finklestein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grifin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finklestein swivels and escapes.
Finklestein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grifin.
Grifin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grifin tries to close the distance and clinch but Finklestein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finklestein lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finklestein throws a one two combo.
Grifin is rocked!
Grifin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grifin showed some decent athleticism there.
Finklestein wants to get back to his feet.
Grifin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grifin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Grifin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Finklestein is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grifin, into his guard.
Grifin is breathing heavily.
Finklestein stands up from Grifin's guard - Finklestein perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finklestein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Finklestein scores with a nice body kick.
Grifin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finklestein circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Grifin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finklestein scores with a punch to the head.
Finklestein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manny Grifin's cut is getting worse.
Finklestein lands a nice shot to the body.
Finklestein drops Grifin with a right and a left! Finklestein comes rushing in but Grifin regains his composure and manages to keep Finklestein in guard.
Oh Grifin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finklestein gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Finklestein engages and cracks Grifin with a massive lead left hook - Grifin tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Finklestein is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vadim Finklestein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeranimo Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by Crossroads- Cream. Gunner Harrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeranimo Milner's chin.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeranimo Milner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to clinch up but Milner circles away and keeps his distance.
Milner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harrison is looking for a sweep. Milner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison is not content to let Milner control the position.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Milner has control of the leg.
Harrison is trying to control but can't.
Milner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Milner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Milner counters with a left and a right... And another left! Harrison is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeranimo Milner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ryan lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ryan lyons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck lyons on the side of the head.
lyons pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
lyons drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
lyons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than lyons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
lyons controlling from the full mount.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Brown won't allow lyons to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lyons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
lyons trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
lyons seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Brown is looking to escape.
lyons trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
lyons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. lyons just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lyons wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but lyons persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
lyons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lyons tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
lyons looks gassed!
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but lyons pushes him off.
lyons moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown drives through and clinches with lyons against the cage.
lyons breaks the clinch.
Brown shoots in and bounces lyons off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!
lyons changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but lyons drags him back down.
lyons in side control, throwing shots but Brown defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
lyons stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Brown closes the distance but lyons moves to the side
and lyons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
lyons leaning against his opponent.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
lyons looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
lyons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
lyons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown clinches up with lyons and pushes him back against the cage.
lyons taking a breather.
Brown gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lyons is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Wayne Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
lyons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
lyons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing lyons off to one side.
lyons scores with a leg kick.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
lyons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
lyons prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown has lyons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. lyons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. lyons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
lyons clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
lyons jumps into guard, dragging Brown to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown prevents lyons from getting back to his feet.
lyons wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown won't allow lyons to get back to his feet.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
lyons has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown stands up and waves to lyons to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
lyons tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
lyons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have lyons backpedaling.
lyons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown scores with a jab. lyons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
lyons swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
A nice combination there by Brown.
lyons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
lyons pulls guard effortlessly.
lyons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown stands up from lyons's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
lyons closes the distance and clinches.
lyons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
lyons lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand.
lyons is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns lyons into the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
lyons jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wayne Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
lyons wriggles free and stands up.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
lyons darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
lyons gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lyons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
lyons 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.
Wayne Brown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown cracks lyons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown tries to clinch up but lyons circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch
and lyons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
lyons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Brown pulls lyons in close to his closed guard and prevents lyons from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for lyons!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lyons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
lyons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown moves to back control.
lyons trying to control the action but Brown just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for lyons to escape the position.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and lyons manages to turn into his guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown trying to control the position here.
lyons stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown wants to clinch.
lyons wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
lyons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
lyons darts in trying to clinch
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown cracks lyons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown pulls guard successfully.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
lyons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
lyons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged lyons in a clinch.
lyons is working Brown over against the cage.
lyons gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
lyons manages to break the clinch.
lyons closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown darts in and clinches lyons up against the cage.
ryan lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne Brown 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.
lyons avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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... Wayne Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Gimmie Shelter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nogueira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Diaby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaby misses with the combination.
Diaby throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Diaby fails to land the takedown.
A left and a right from Nogueira both land. Nice combination.
Diaby lands a head shot.
Diaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Diaby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Nogueira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nogueira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira wants to clinch.
Diaby keeps the fight on the outside.
Nogueira scores with a hook to the body. Diaby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nogueira lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaby with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nogueira.
Diaby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaby tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaby to the ground. Diaby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaby circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Diaby both land. Nice combination.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nogueira works over Diaby's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaby scores with a hook.
That has opened up Antonio Nogueira's cut even more.
A jab-cross combination lands for Diaby and sends Nogueira crashing to the mat! Diaby follows him down to the mat - Nogueira regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Nogueira is rocked!
The cut above Antonio Nogueira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diaby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nogueira keeps working.
Nogueira is still in real trouble! Can Diaby finish him?
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Diaby is controlling well.
Nogueira seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaby escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaby.
Nogueira doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaby circles away.
Diaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nogueira counters with a series of strikes. Diaby will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Diaby.
Nogueira fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira dodges the punch combination from Diaby.
Diaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nogueira counters with a left to the body.
Nogueira tries a low kick but Diaby avoids it.
Diaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diaby digs a good hook to Nogueira's body.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaby, as that shot connected.
Nogueira staying out of range there.
Diaby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Antonio Nogueira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Diaby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaby is stalling in the full guard.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Diaby from controlling successfully.
Diaby 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.
Diaby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaby drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nogueira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nogueira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nogueira!
Diaby tries to bench press Nogueira off him but Nogueira keeps the position.
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.
Diaby struggling a bit here.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Diaby is working from the bottom.
Diaby regains half guard.
Nogueira wants to take a breather but Diaby is having none of it.
Diaby tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
Nogueira stops Diaby from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaby works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaby has his feet on Nogueira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nogueira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaby throws a big shot that misses.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaby which made him look bad.
Diaby scores with a jab. Nogueira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Nogueira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Toby Diaby!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cory Trevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bianca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor comes to the cage accompanied by Trailor Park Boys Theme. 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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134 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Trevor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Bianca!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianca has Trevor up against the cage in a clinch.
Bianca drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bianca slows down the pace here.
Trevor is trying to break the clinch but Bianca has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bianca as Trevor tries to tie him up.
Trevor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bianca 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.
Bianca has clasped his hands together around Trevor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Trevor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Trevor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bianca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trevor wants to get back to full guard.
Trevor trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianca trying to control from Trevor's half guard. Trevor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Trevor keeping full guard, as Bianca tries to pass.
Trevor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bianca clinches with his opponent.
Trevor jumps guard but Bianca stands there with Trevor around his waist. Trevor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bianca wants a takedown but no success here.
Bianca using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bianca is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Trevor can't fight it off and eventually Bianca manages to take the fight to the floor. Trevor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bianca tries to free his leg and advance position but Trevor is retaining full guard.
Bianca trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bianca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bianca stopping the sweep attempt from Trevor.
Trevor keeping moving, preventing Bianca from controlling successfully.
Trevor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bianca is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trevor trying to control but Bianca is having none of it.
Bianca wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Trevor.
Bianca is desperately trying to improve his position but Trevor has a good base and remains in mount.
Bianca regains half guard.
Bianca actively working from the bottom here.
Trevor is looking to take a break and control but Bianca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bianca tries to get to full guard but Trevor has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bianca is looking to escape.
Trevor wants to control but Bianca is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bianca manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trevor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trevor wants to control from the top but Bianca keeps moving.
Bianca had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Trevor is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bianca Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Trevor's back instead.
Bianca is not going to allow Trevor to sit and survive in this position.
Trevor is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bianca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trevor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bianca but Bianca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trevor throws a series of punches but Bianca moves out of range.
Bianca misses with a head kick.
Bianca shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Trevor is looking for a sweep. Bianca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bianca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bianca tries to pass to full mount but Trevor defends it.
Trevor wants to control but Bianca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bianca wants to free his trapped foot but Trevor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trevor sees it coming and defends easily.
Trevor is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bianca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bianca tries to clinch but Trevor moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bianca.
Bianca working away.
Bianca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Trevor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianca tries to advance to mount but Trevor denies him.
Bianca has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bianca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Trevor is surviving well by controlling Bianca's body position as best he can.
Bianca is breathing heavily.
Bianca controlling his opponent.
Bianca swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Trevor is now in Bianca's guard. A big mistake from Bianca there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevor gets to his feet - Bianca follows without any prompting.
Trevor shoots in for a takedown but Bianca shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Trevor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bianca throws a sloppy head kick and Trevor moves out of range easily.
Bianca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matt Bianca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Bianca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trevor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Trevor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cory Trevor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bianca shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trevor's guard.
Trevor working a defensive guard here.
Trevor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bianca is looking to improve his position.
Matt Bianca has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianca is not content to let Trevor control the position.
Trevor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bianca is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trevor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trevor's back!
Trevor defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bianca's arms.
Trevor just trying to survive but Bianca is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bianca working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bianca trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bianca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trevor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bianca can pounce on him.
Bianca changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trevor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bianca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bianca is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trevor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trevor is trying to control Bianca's posture but Bianca avoids it.
Trevor is looking for a sweep.
Bianca swings around for an armbar but Trevor sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bianca's guard.
Bianca can't keep his opponent in guard - Trevor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianca wants to improve his position but Trevor is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trevor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bianca!
Trevor looking to secure an arm triangle but Bianca defends it well.
Bianca looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Trevor is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bianca taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Trevor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cory Trevor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taurus Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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, Taurus Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bull is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bull circles away and we're back to standing.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull misses with a hook.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Taurus Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Silva.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bull.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Taurus Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bull throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bull circles away.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull misses with the combination.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
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.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is working for takedown but Bull is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bull's ribcage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva taking a breather.
Bull has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bull holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva just leaning against Bull, taking a breather.
Silva is trying to drag Bull to the mat but Bull just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Bull wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bull wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bull gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taurus Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bull lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva avoids the body shot from Bull.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Bull looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taurus Bull dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bull throws a one two combo.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bull lands a jab-cross combination.
Bull looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva checks a low kick from Bull.
Bull tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bull sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taurus Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Silva.
Bull looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Bull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Bull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull misses with a wild combination.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little break here. Bull wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bull is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bull throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with the combination.
Taurus Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull's corner calls for a 1-2. Bull obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bull takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bull.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Bull stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Bull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bull tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bull wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taurus Bull dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Bull.
Bull lands a two punch combo.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bull as he avoids it easily.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bull fails to land with a series of punches.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Bull.
Bull throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Bull tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bull shows good takedown defense.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bull is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Bull circles away and we're back to standing.
Taurus Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Silva.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bull looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bull.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Bull cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Bull throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
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.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull swinging wilding here.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Bull swinging wilding here.
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bull scores with a four punch combination!
Bull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bull misses with a few strikes there.
Bull tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Bull throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Bull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taurus Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bull motions for Silva to come forward. Bull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Bull lands a with a good body shot.
Bull throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Bull throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taurus Bull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bull, 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... Taurus Bull!
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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between tiago richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). richards has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, tiago richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
richards scores with a push kick.
Snuka drives through and clinches with richards against the cage.
Snuka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Snuka.
richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
Snuka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath richards's ribcage. richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snuka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snuka lands with a light punch inside.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down richards.
Snuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
richards blocks the elbow strike.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snuka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Snuka - that landed with a thud.
richards is breathing heavily.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards richards's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snuka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snuka lands a knee to the head.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
Snuka lands with a left to the head.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka scores with a shot to the side of richards's head.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka scores with a shot to the side of richards's head.
Snuka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but richards blocks it with crossed arms.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
richards 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. richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tiago richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of richards backwards.
Snuka blocking some punches.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
Snuka is leaning against richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snuka pushes richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Snuka lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Snuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka pushes richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of richardss head.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
richards takes a shot to the head.
Snuka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snuka lands a hook that snaps the head of richards backwards.
Snuka lands a hook that snaps the head of richards backwards.
A short body shot lands from Snuka as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Snuka.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
A short body shot lands from Snuka as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Snuka cracks richards with a nice body shot.
richards turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Snuka throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Snuka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snuka.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snuka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snuka is working richards over against the cage.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka is working richards over against the cage.
Snuka scores with a shot to the side of richards's head.
Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snuka closes the distance and pushes richards back into the cage.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
Snuka pushes richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Snuka prevents richards from breaking the clinch.
richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snuka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Snuka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of richards backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka is working richards over against the cage.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
richards looking for a takedown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snuka digs a right hand into richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on richards's gas tank.
Snuka digs a right hand into richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on richards's gas tank.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka lands with a light punch inside.
Snuka gets through richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snuka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but richards blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snuka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snuka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka lands an elbow inside.
Snuka is working richards over against the cage.
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka holds him up against the cage and eventually richards drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tiago richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but richards blocks it with crossed arms.
Snuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt richards or not.
Snuka gets through richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snuka pushes richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
Snuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of richards backwards.
richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snuka just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but richards blocks with his arms.
richards blocks an elbow strike.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
richards dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but richards blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Snuka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but richards blocks it.
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka won't allow it.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of richardss head.
Snuka digs a right hand into richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on richards's gas tank.
Snuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of richards backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snuka.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of richards backwards.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
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.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka holds him up against the cage and eventually richards drops back down to his feet.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snuka.
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka won't allow it.
Snuka pushes richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
richards misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but richards blocks with his arms.
richards has Snuka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snuka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snuka has managed to clinch.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka lands a body shot.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath richards's ribcage. richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka landing knees to the head.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
richards dodges an elbow strike from Snuka.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snuka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
richards 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. richards gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
tiago richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka clinches.
Snuka lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snuka.
richards misses with some punches.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snuka lands a body punch.
richards is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Snuka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
richards takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but richards is blocking nicely.
Snuka works on richards's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Snuka cracks richards with a nice body shot.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
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.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka presses richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards richards's brow.
Snuka lands a left hand.
richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
richards avoids the elbow strike from Snuka, against the cage.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but richards blocks it.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snuka stops a takedown attempt from richards.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tiago richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka throws an elbow but it misses.
Snuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Snuka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka gets through richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but richards is blocking nicely.
Snuka landing knees to the body.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath richards's ribcage. richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snuka.
Nice body punch from Snuka - that landed with a thud.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka pushes off an throws an elbow but richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snuka lands a nice knee to the body.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Snuka.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
richards misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snuka stops a takedown attempt from richards.
A shot in the inside from Snuka.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snuka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snuka misses with an elbow over the top.
richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snuka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Snuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snuka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
richards manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
richards looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka tries to stand but richards is controlling from the bottom.
Snuka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka stands up from richards's guard - Snuka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka drives through and clinches with richards against the cage.
Snuka is leaning against richards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
richards goes for a takedown attempt but Snuka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snuka clinches.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Snuka lands with a light punch inside.
Snuka lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Snuka.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
richards is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka lands a left hand.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka is working richards over against the cage.
richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snuka just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tiago richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snuka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
A body shot lands from Snuka.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but richards is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards richards's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards richards's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Snuka.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from richards.
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.
richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Snuka presses richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snuka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snuka lands a hook that snaps the head of richards backwards.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Snuka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down richards.
richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snuka lands a right hand.
Snuka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
richards managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt richards or not.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that fourth round.
That's time! richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Snuka rushes richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Snuka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka digs a right hand into richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on richards's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Snuka.
Snuka digs a right hand into richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on richards's gas tank.
Snuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Snuka.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
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.
richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Snuka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Snuka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
richards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
richards blocks an elbow strike from Snuka.
richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but richards blocks with his arms.
A short right from Snuka.
Snuka lands a shot to the body.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
Snuka lands a right hand that snaps the head of richards backwards.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
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.
A left hand lands to the body for richards.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of richardss head.
Snuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through richards's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snuka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snuka blocking some punches.
Snuka gets underhooks to prevent richards's takedown attempt.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of richardss head.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka crunches a lovely knee into richards's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snuka.
richards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tiago richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
richards wants a takedown but no success here.
richards blocks the elbow strike.
Snuka gets through richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Snuka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snuka lands a left hand that snaps the head of richards backwards.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka holds him up against the cage and eventually richards drops back down to his feet.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but richards blocks it.
richards is looking to control Snuka's arms but Snuka gets an underhook and turns him. Now richards has his back to the cage.
Snuka landing knees to the head.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but richards blocks with his arms.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
richards trying to stall but Snuka improves his position.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
richards has Snuka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snuka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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 tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snuka's elbow.
richards avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
richards jumps guard but Snuka stands there with richards around his waist. richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snuka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snuka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snuka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from richards.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Snuka pushes richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but richards avoids the damage to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
richards tries to pull guard but Snuka holds him up against the cage and eventually richards drops back down to his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
tiago richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Snuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Snuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snuka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Urijah Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burns staying calm.
Sloppy strikes there by Burns.
Burns moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Burns scoring with punches from side control.
Burns creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Burns taking a breather here.
Burns looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thomas is avoiding damage well.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Thomas holds on to Burns's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thomas down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is being controlled here.
Burns working the ground and pound from side control.
Burns remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Burns cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burns lands a nice forearm strike.
Burns taking a breather here.
I looks like Burns might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Burns just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Burns keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Burns politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Burns prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Burns passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thomas!
Burns content just to control the position here.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burns lands with some strikes.
Burns lands a big elbow.
Burns is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Burns lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burns has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Thomas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns raining down shots from the mount!
Burns controlling his opponent.
Burns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Burns landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burns fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burns cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burns lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burns landing shots from mount.
Burns working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Thomas turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Burns off and cradles Thomas's limp body as Burns celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Nathan Burns! Nathan Burns retains his welterweight title!
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