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EFC 11- King of The Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tiago richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, tiago richards!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. richards manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nilsson trying to control the position from guard on top but richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
richards is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nilsson is controlling him.
Nilsson throwing strikes from guard but richards blocks nicely.
richards trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nilsson throwing strikes but missing.
Nilsson trying to control the position from guard on top but richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
richards wants to stand up but Nilsson is controlling him.
Nilsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
richards looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nilsson slips under a jab.
Nilsson thumps richards with a low kick.
richards cracks Nilsson with an open hand slap.
Nilsson wants to clinch up but richards keeps it at a distance.
Nilsson looks to land a combination but richards avoids it well.
Nilsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilsson tries to clinch up but richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Nilsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
richards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nilsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nilsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nilsson lands an elbow inside.
Nilsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but richards has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nilsson.
richards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nilsson smiles and moves away.
Nilsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has richards pinned against the cage. richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
richards is looking to clinch.
Nilsson gets a clinch.
richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timothy Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson looks to land a right hand but richards moved out of range.
Nilsson wants to clinch
and richards counters with a nice body shot.
Nilsson stalks richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into richards's face. richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches up with richards, looking for a takedown. Nilsson pushes richards against the cage but richards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from richards does no damage.
Nilsson has his takedown stuffed
and richards counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
richards manages to break the clinch.
richards rushes Nilsson and presses him up against the cage.
richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nilsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. richards is defending well for now.
richards pulls guard effortlessly.
Nilsson looking to pass the guard.
richards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
richards manages to escape and get back to his feet.
richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilsson.
Nilsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and richards counters with a two punch combo.
Nilsson tries to clinch but richards moves away
and richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nilsson tries to clinch up
and richards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilsson is looking to improve his position.
richards content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tiago richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by richards.
Nilsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nilsson darts in trying to clinch
and Nilsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsson shoots for a double leg takedown but richards sprawls well. He's pushed Nilsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nilsson throws a lazy head kick
and richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
richards circles away from the clinch attempt
and richards counters by clinching up.
Nilsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
richards has Nilsson pressed against the cage, preventing Nilsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
richards has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nilsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
richards tightens his grip and picks Nilsson up, before dumping him to the ground. Nilsson manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson wants to stand and escape but richards is having none of it.
Nilsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
richards decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nilsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by richards.
Timothy Nilsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilsson throws a lazy head kick
so richards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nilsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Nilsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
richards lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
richards stopping the sweep attempt from Nilsson.
richards postures up.
Nilsson is striking from the bottom but richards uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Nilsson tries to roll over but richards keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nilsson swats away the attempt to clinch by richards.
richards tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nilsson.
Nilsson wants to clinch.
richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Nilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
richards misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Nilsson or perhaps it was just good defense by richards which made him look bad.
Nilsson closes the distance but richards moves to the side
and richards counters with a nice uppercut.
richards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nilsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten richards somewhat.
Timothy Nilsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tiago richards.
Nilsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and richards moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nilsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but richards blocks it with crossed arms.
Nilsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but richards has him pressed against the cage.
richards drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
richards tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nilsson is looking to break free of the clinch but richards has double underhooks.
Nilsson digs a right hand underneath richards's ribcage. richards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Nilsson.
Nilsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. richards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from richards - that landed with a thud.
Nilsson is trying to break the clinch but richards has him pressed against the cage.
Nilsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nilsson wants to clinch
and richards counters with a single leg into guard. Nilsson didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tiago richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nilsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and richards counters with a single leg into guard. Nilsson didn't expect that.
tiago richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
richards stands up from guard. Let's bang!
richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nilsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nilsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? richards is fending him off so far but Nilsson persists. Nope, richards circles away and we're back to standing.
richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nilsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Nilsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilsson.
richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nilsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
richards forces Nilsson back against the cage and clinches.
richards drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nilsson jumps guard and drags richards to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nilsson is looking to stand up but richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Nilsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nilsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
richards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
richards preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nilsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nilsson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
richards trying to control but Nilsson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nilsson thumps richards with a low kick.
Nilsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nilsson tries to circle away but richards has him pinned against the cage.
Nilsson lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from richards.
Timothy Nilsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tiago richards.
Nilsson lands a hook that snaps the head of richards backwards.
Nilsson looking for a takedown.
Nilsson goes for a takedown attempt but richards pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nilsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nilsson tries to clinch but richards moves away
and richards counters with a takedown into side control.
Nilsson trying to control but richards flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Nilsson breaks richards's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nilsson trying to control the position from guard on top but richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
richards is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nilsson's efforts to push away.
richards jumps guard but Nilsson stands there with richards around his waist. richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nilsson has had enough of the clinch but richards keeps him there for the moment.
richards tries to pull guard but Nilsson won't allow it.
Nilsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilsson swinging wilding here.
richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nilsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilsson wants to take a breather but richards is having none of it.
Nilsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nilsson.
Timothy Nilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tiago richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nilsson drops an elbow to the side of richards's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
tiago richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well richards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tiago richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Adu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Mcdough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Mcdough has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Adu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Mcdough!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdough misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Adu misses
and Mcdough makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adu feints and as Mcdough raises his hands in defense, Adu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcdough pushes Adu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mcdough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcdough avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcdough doesn't manage to clinch there - Adu circles away.
Adu throws and low kick but Mcdough moves out of range easily.
Mcdough keeps Adu at a distance using the push kick.
Adu is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdough wants to clinch.
Mcdough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adu has a takedown stuffed.
Mcdough misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcdough scores with a hook to the body.
Mcdough breaks the clinch.
Mcdough tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Mcdough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcdough throws a nice looking combination but Adu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcdough tries to clinch up.
Mcdough is looking to slow Adu down with leg kicks.
Mcdough plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mcdough throws a front kick that sends Adu stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcdough throws a series of punches but Adu moves out of range.
Mcdough takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcdough breaks from the clinch.
Mcdough tries to clinch up.
Mcdough closes the distance and pushes Adu back into the cage.
Mcdough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcdough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcdough doesn't manage to clinch there - Adu circles away.
Mcdough moves into range and clinches up with Adu.
Mcdough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcdough throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Adu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdough tries to close the distance and clinch but Adu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Mcdough.
Mcdough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcdough connects with a jab.
Mcdough tries to close the distance and clinch but Adu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adu dives in and grabs Mcdough's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcdough pushes down on Adu's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Adu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adu circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcdough.
Adu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mcdough misses with a few strikes there.
Adu looks to clinch
and Mcdough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdough.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adus head.
Mcdough breaks the clinch.
Mcdough throws an overhand right that lands on Adu's shoulder, as Adu tries to avoid the shot.
Mcdough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcdough fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adu, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcdough stalling the fight.
Mcdough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Adu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdough is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcdough manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Mcdough dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcdough manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcdough has his hands on Adu's head, controlling the position.
Mcdough wants to stand but Adu is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcdough trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdough looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcdough wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcdough working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adu.
Mcdough utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adu trying to control but Mcdough is working from the bottom.
Adu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adu thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Adu wants to get up but he can't break Mcdough's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adu trying to control but Mcdough is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcdough shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adu defends it nicely.
Adu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcdough works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdough is trying to control the position but Adu postures up.
Mcdough pulls Adu in close to his closed guard and prevents Adu from doing any damage or advancing position.
Adu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcdough has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adu has managed to get both his arms back between Mcdough's legs - danger averted.
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.
Adu trying to control but Mcdough is working from the bottom.
Mcdough striking off his back but it's not causing Adu any problems.
Mcdough is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdough keeping full guard, as Adu tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcdough manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adu manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Freddy Adu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mcdough instigates a clinch.
Mcdough pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mcdough gets underhooks to prevent Adu's takedown attempt.
Mcdough breaks from the clinch.
Adu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adu throws a lazy head kick
and Mcdough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adu avoids the head kick by Mcdough.
Mcdough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcdough misses with a looping left.
Mcdough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcdough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcdough misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adu looks to clinch
and Mcdough counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdough.
Mcdough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcdough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adu tries to keep at a distance but Mcdough has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcdough stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mcdough breaks the clinch.
Adu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adu throws a right and a left that Mcdough avoids nicely.
Mcdough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcdough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdough is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcdough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcdough lunges at Adu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adu's hand.
Mcdough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adu was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcdough.
Mcdough moves into range and clinches up with Adu.
Mcdough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdough is looking to clinch.
Adu gets the takedown into side control.
Mcdough manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mcdough not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdough throwing shots but Adu is blocking nicely.
Mcdough controlling the pace.
Adu looking for submissions off his back.
Adu tries to roll over but Mcdough keeps him under control.
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.
Mcdough has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adu is squirming around, avoiding Mcdough's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Mcdough connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Adu tries to reverse the position but Mcdough maintains control.
Mcdough fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Mcdough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcdough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Mcdough!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Gimmie Shelter. Antonio Nogueira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Cole's chin.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Cole!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Nogueira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Cole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nogueira is fending him off so far but Cole persists. Nope, Nogueira circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira lands with a straight right. Cole didn't see that one coming.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nogueira to score with a decent uppercut.
Cole moves into range and clinches up with Nogueira.
Nogueira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cole is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nogueira to the mat. Nogueira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cole drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nogueira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cole has Nogueira in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nogueira stacks Cole on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nogueira!
Nogueira trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Nogueira has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Cole's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Cole is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Nogueira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antonio Nogueira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reino Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reino Vaananen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong looks for the body kick but Vaananen saw that one coming.
Vaananen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Armstrong is fending him off so far but Vaananen persists. Nope, Armstrong circles away and we're back to standing.
Vaananen misses with a takedown attempt - Armstrong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vaananen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Vaananen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong lands with a slapping head kick.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaananen.
Armstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Vaananen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Armstrong to score with a decent uppercut.
Armstrong lands a nice looking body kick.
Armstrong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vaananen is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Armstrong scores with a jab.
Armstrong lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vaananen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Armstrong throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong stalks Vaananen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vaananen's face. Vaananen staggers backwards, shaken.
Armstrong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Armstrong. That's going to slow Vaananen down.
Vaananen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
Armstrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vaananen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Vaananen stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Armstrong follows into mount!
Vaananen is rocked!
It looks like Reino Vaananen has been cut.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Vaananen is having none of it.
Armstrong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Armstrong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Armstrong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vaananen hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing shots from mount.
Armstrong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vaananen is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking to secure an arm triangle but Vaananen defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Armstrong controlling from mount.
Vaananen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Armstrong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vaananen is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vaananen is trying desperately to improve position.
Armstrong unloading with bombs!
Armstrong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong dominating with strikes here.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaananen tries to reverse the position but Armstrong maintains control.
Armstrong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vaananen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Armstrong punishing his opponent with strikes.
Armstrong is landing with some decent strikes but Vaananen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Vaananen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Armstrong tries to control but Vaananen wriggling away.
Armstrong with a couple of short strikes.
Vaananen seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong breaks from Vaananen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Armstrong landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Armstrong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vaananen is working to get back to half guard.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine from mount but Vaananen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reino Vaananen's cut.
That's time! Vaananen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vaananen shoots in and drives through. Armstrong sprawls well.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaananen shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1-2. Armstrong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armstrong throws a head kick that Vaananen semi-blocks.
Vaananen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Armstrong's guard.
Vick Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armstrong is pulling down on Vaananen's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Armstrong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vaananen, into his guard.
Armstrong pushes down on Vaananen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Armstrong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Armstrong trying to control from half guard but Vaananen is working away.
Armstrong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Armstrong is keen to just control but Vaananen is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vick Armstrong just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong cracks the inside of Vaananen's front leg.
Vaananen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Vaananen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vaananen's head.
Vaananen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Armstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaananen.
Armstrong cracks the inside of Vaananen's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong connects with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes Vaananen away with a front kick.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaananen.
Vaananen has a takedown stuffed.
Vaananen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Vaananen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crunch! Armstrong slams his shin into Vaananen's torso.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaananen.
Armstrong rushes Vaananen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaananen avoids it.
Armstrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vaananen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Armstrong wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vaananen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Armstrong walks away with a smile on his face. Vaananen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vick Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong lands with a kick to the temple. Vaananen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vaananen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Vaananen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a knee strike.
Vaananen takes an elbow to the temple.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vaananen avoids the elbow strike from Armstrong, against the cage.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaananen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vaananen jumps guard but Armstrong stands there with Vaananen around his waist. Vaananen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Armstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Vaananen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armstrong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reino Vaananen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vaananen scores with a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vaananen's guard.
Vaananen trying to control the position here.
Armstrong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vaananen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Armstrong, into his guard.
Armstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong working for a triangle but Vaananen defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vaananen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Armstrong looking to control.
Vaananen wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.
Vaananen trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaananen is fighting to break Armstrong's control of his arms but Armstrong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Armstrong both land. Nice combination.
Armstrong thuds his shin into the meat of Vaananen's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vaananen takes a step back to recover.
Armstrong lands a head kick. Vaananen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vaananen.
Armstrong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vaananen rather than just go for the knockout.
Vaananen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Armstrong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vaananen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Armstrong. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Armstrong scores with a four punch combination!
Vaananen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Armstrong lands with a slapping head kick.
Vick Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong scores with a spinning back kick!
Armstrong lands a nice looking body kick.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1-2. Armstrong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scores with a push kick.
Armstrong gets a clinch.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Armstrong lands a knee to the body.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaananen is defending well for now.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Vaananen's ribcage.
Armstrong stalling.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Vaananen managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armstrong tries to land a knee to the head but Vaananen blocks with his arms.
Vaananen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armstrong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reino Vaananen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong crunches a lovely knee into Vaananen's ribcage.
Vaananen tries to score a body lock takedown but Armstrong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vaananen blocks the elbow strike.
Vaananen wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vaananen goes for a takedown attempt but Armstrong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vaananen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Armstrong.
Armstrong thumps Vaananen with a low kick.
Vick Armstrong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vaananen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vaananen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Vaananen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vaananen also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Armstrong scores with a kick to the body.
Reino Vaananen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaananen throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vick Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armstrong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vick Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jerry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Jerry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Story!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Jerry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jerry prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jerry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Story is not content to let Jerry control the position.
Jerry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerry trying to control the action but Story is working from the bottom.
Story gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
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.
Story tries to hold on but Jerry pushes him away.
Story defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jerry.
Jerry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Story can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story tries to lock up and control but Jerry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Story wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jerry.
Story is squirming around, avoiding Jerry's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Story defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jerry.
Jerry wants to control the pace but Story is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jerry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Story goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Tom Jerry has been cut.
Jerry takes one to the chin there.
Story with a jab.
A head kick misses from Story.
Story stuffs the takedown.
Jerry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Story cracks Jerry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Story throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jerry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Story tries to avoid it but Jerry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Story to the ground. Story escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jerry looks for a takedown but Story sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jerry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story misses with a jab, cross combination.
Story tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Story is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Story misses with a wild combination.
Tom Jerry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jerry has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story lands a two punch combo.
Jerry misses with a combination
and Story counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Story jabs Jerry right on the nose. Jerry blinks but takes it well.
Story uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jerry has time to react.
Jerry is rocked!
Story drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jerry's head, knocking him out cold! Story is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Story!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edivaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edivaldo Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edivaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaby which made him look bad.
Diaby throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva slips under a jab from Diaby.
Toby Diaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Diaby keeps him under control.
Silva tries to kick Diaby off but Diaby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Diaby decides to return to a standing position.
Diaby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Edivaldo Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaby throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaby won't be happy with that.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva looks gassed!
Diaby has one of Silva's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaby wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Diaby is defending well.
Diaby wants to get back to full guard.
Diaby kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Diaby throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Diaby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Diaby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaby not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Diaby landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Diaby uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Diaby stands up.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaby counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Silva to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Diaby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Toby Diaby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Nistelrooyj has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Nistelrooyj will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Van Nistelrooyj in a clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burns regains guard.
Burns pulls Van Nistelrooyj in close to prevent any damage.
Van Nistelrooyj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns has control of Van Nistelrooyj's left arm, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from doing any damage.
Van Nistelrooyj must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Nistelrooyj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Nistelrooyj thows a big elbow that misses.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns misses with a takedown
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Van Nistelrooyj drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Van Nistelrooyj preventing the sweep.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
Burns is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Nistelrooyj striking from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to improve his position.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Burns pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control but Burns postures up.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to sweep but Burns has passed to side control!
Check out the look on Burns's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Van Nistelrooyj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burns tries for a kimura but Van Nistelrooyj is defending well.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Nistelrooyj tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Nistelrooyj.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Nathan Burns has been cut.
Burns slips under a jab.
Van Nistelrooyj gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Nistelrooyj!
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Nistelrooyj is breathing heavily.
Burns wants to control the pace but Van Nistelrooyj is squirming around nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj is in a horrible position here. Burns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns works his way to his opponent's back.
Burns controls the position.
Burns gets his hands free as Van Nistelrooyj looks to control.
Burns has the hooks in. Van Nistelrooyj is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Burns working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Van Nistelrooyj is doing well to defend. Burns seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Van Nistelrooyj is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathan Burns!
Nathan Burns retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Felix da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Clottey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clottey has chosen Gallows - Abandon Ship as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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, Miquel Felix da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Clottey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clottey tries to clinch up but Felix da Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Clottey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clottey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felix da Costa moves into range and clinches up with Clottey.
Clottey tries to break the clinch but Felix da Costa is controlling the position.
Felix da Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Felix da Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Clottey sprawls well. He's pushed Felix da Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clottey throws a body punch but Felix da Costa moves out of range.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clottey did well to prevent Felix da Costa getting side control.
Clottey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Felix da Costa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Clottey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Felix da Costa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clottey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa trying to mount his opponent but Clottey defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey is trying to stand back up but Felix da Costa is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Felix da Costa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Felix da Costa showed some decent athleticism there.
Felix da Costa trying to control from Clottey's half guard. Clottey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Felix da Costa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clottey dives on top into guard.
Clottey wanted to stand there but Felix da Costa had control of the position.
Clottey wants to stand and escape but instead Felix da Costa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clottey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Felix da Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felix da Costa prevents Clottey from getting back to his feet.
Clottey keeping full guard, as Felix da Costa tries to pass.
Clottey wants to stand and escape but Felix da Costa is having none of it.
Clottey looks gassed!
Felix da Costa is looking to advance position but Clottey has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clottey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Felix da Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clottey stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Felix da Costa moves out of range as Clottey strikes.
Clottey looks to score with a jab to the body but Felix da Costa is just out of range.
Clottey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Felix da Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clottey looks to land a left hand but Felix da Costa moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Clottey misses.
Felix da Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Clottey sprawls well. He's pushed Felix da Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clottey throws a jab when Felix da Costa was well out of range.
Felix da Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix da Costa throws a series of punches but Clottey avoids them all with ease.
Felix da Costa throws a combination that misses
and Clottey counters by moving into the clinch.
Clottey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clottey keeps the fight on the outside.
Clottey moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa tries for a takedown but Clottey manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miquel Felix da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clottey breaks the clinch.
Felix da Costa throws a looping overhand right but Clottey ducks down to avoid it.
Clottey misses with the combination.
Felix da Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Felix da Costa.
Clottey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felix da Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clottey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felix da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clottey circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston Clottey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clottey misses with a hook.
Kingston Clottey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felix da Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clottey as he avoids it easily.
Felix da Costa tries to clinch up but Clottey circles away and keeps his distance.
Clottey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clottey lands with a nice combination. Felix da Costa backs away looking to recover.
Clottey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miquel Felix da Costa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Felix da Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clottey clinches with his opponent.
Clottey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clottey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Felix da Costa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miquel Felix da Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felix da Costa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clottey misses with the combination.
A cross from Felix da Costa lands.
Felix da Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Clottey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clottey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clottey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felix da Costa.
Clottey rushes Felix da Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clottey manages to break the clinch.
Clottey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa moves into range and clinches up with Clottey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clottey is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Felix da Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clottey manages to avoid it.
Clottey tries to clinch but Felix da Costa moves away
and Felix da Costa counters with a right hand to the body.
Clottey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clottey clinches up with Felix da Costa and pushes him back against the cage.
Clottey manages to break the clinch.
Felix da Costa slips under a jab from Clottey.
Felix da Costa lands a head shot.
Clottey misses with a hook.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Felix da Costa lands in his opponent's guard.
Felix da Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clottey is looking to stand up but Felix da Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Felix da Costa trying to control but Clottey is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clottey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clottey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clottey!
Clottey decides to stand back up. Clottey steps back and let's Felix da Costa get back to his feet.
Clottey misses with a double jab
and Felix da Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clottey throws the left hand but Felix da Costa avoids the punch easily.
Clottey tries to clinch there but Felix da Costa circles away.
Clottey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Felix da Costa. That did some damage!
Clottey wants to clinch
and Felix da Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clottey misses with an uppercut.
Felix da Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felix da Costa slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clottey is looking to escape.
Felix da Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Clottey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Felix da Costa prevents Clottey from standing back up.
Clottey is defending against the submission attempts here by Felix da Costa.
Clottey is looking to escape.
Felix da Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Felix da Costa stalling away here and it's allowed Clottey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Felix da Costa won't allow Clottey to get back to his feet.
Clottey keeping moving, preventing Felix da Costa from controlling successfully.
Clottey pushes Felix da Costa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Felix da Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Clottey should have avoided that one.
Felix da Costa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felix da Costa throws a looping overhand right but Clottey ducks down to avoid it.
Clottey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Felix da Costa is able to avoid easily.
Felix da Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clottey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miquel Felix da Costa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clottey looks to land a right hand but Felix da Costa moved out of range.
Felix da Costa tries to clinch but Clottey moves out of range.
Clottey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felix da Costa's sensitive parts.
Felix da Costa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clottey sprawls well initially but Felix da Costa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Felix da Costa wants to pass to mount but Clottey is defending the position.
Clottey kicks Felix da Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Clottey throws a lazy head kick
and Felix da Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Felix da Costa throws out a powerful jab.
Clottey fails to land with a series of punches.
Clottey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clottey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clottey misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clottey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clottey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Felix da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clottey circles away quickly and effectively.
Felix da Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clottey.
Felix da Costa moves away from the strike by Clottey.
Felix da Costa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clottey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Felix da Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clottey stands up from Felix da Costa's guard - Clottey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Felix da Costa forces Clottey back against the cage and clinches.
Felix da Costa has clasped his hands together around Clottey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Felix da Costa is looking to take a break and control but Clottey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clottey is trying to get back to his feet.
Felix da Costa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clottey is pushing Felix da Costa's head away, looking to escape. Felix da Costa manages to hold on to the position though.
Felix da Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Felix da Costa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clottey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Felix da Costa but great work by Clottey.
Clottey stands up and beckons Felix da Costa to his feet.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clottey's efforts to push away.
Felix da Costa jumps guard but Clottey stands there with Felix da Costa around his waist. Felix da Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Felix da Costa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clottey is trying to force a seperation but Felix da Costa has the dominant position.
Felix da Costa is trying to break the clinch but Clottey has him pressed against the cage.
Felix da Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clottey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clottey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Felix da Costa prevents Clottey from breaking the clinch.
Clottey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clottey misses the jab.
Felix da Costa fails with the takedown.
Kingston Clottey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miquel Felix da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clottey tries to clinch but Felix da Costa moves away
and Felix da Costa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clottey keeps the fight on the outside.
Clottey misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clottey loads up on a big right hand but Felix da Costa slips the punch.
Clottey throws a nice looking combination but Felix da Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clottey is looking to clinch but Felix da Costa is avoiding it.
Clottey throws a hook but Felix da Costa blocks it.
Clottey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Felix da Costa fails with the takedown.
Felix da Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Clottey misses with a body shot.
Clottey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Felix da Costa.
Nice uppercut there from Felix da Costa.
Clottey lands a nice hook to Felix da Costa's body. Felix da Costa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clottey gets caught flat footed, as Felix da Costa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miquel Felix da Costa 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.
Clottey keeping full guard, as Felix da Costa tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Felix da Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Felix da Costa, 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... Miquel Felix da Costa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ivan bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ivan bad!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bad fails to land with a series of punches.
Naza slips a jab from bad.
bad stalks Naza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naza's face. Naza staggers backwards, shaken.
bad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Naza tries to avoid it but bad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Naza to the ground. Naza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Naza fails with the takedown
and bad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Naza is lucky that one didn't land flush.
bad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Naza's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naza striking off his back but it's not causing bad any problems.
Naza wants to sweep but no luck.
Naza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. bad manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naza with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Naza 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.
Naza with a nice head shot there.
bad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Naza's guard.
bad would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Naza will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Naza punching to the body, from the bottom.
bad wants to control from the top but Naza keeps moving.
bad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Naza throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Naza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bad!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bad working to try and regain half guard.
Naza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Naza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
bad wants to hold on but Naza pushes him away.
Naza controlling his opponent.
bad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
bad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bad is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bad is working to get back to half guard.
Naza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. bad can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naza with shots to the head and body - bad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Naza lands a heavy elbow.
Naza is landing with some decent strikes but bad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bad is rocked!
Naza unloads with some vicious shots from mount and bad wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Naza celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gio Naza!
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pop
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