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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Talarczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty Up!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mieszko Talarczyk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Up trying to pass the guard but Talarczyk defending well.
Ground and pound from Up.
Talarczyk scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Up manages to mount him!
Up can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Talarczyk is looking to escape.
Up 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.
Up landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Mieszko Talarczyk has been cut.
Talarczyk wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Up looking for the RNC.
Talarczyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Up. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talarczyk controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Up has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Talarczyk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up landing with strikes.
Up scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Talarczyk is trying to get back to his feet but Up has full control of the position and if anything, Talarczyk has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Talarczyk is trapped and Up is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Talarczyk defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Can Talarczyk hold on?! Up is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That has opened up Mieszko Talarczyk's cut even more.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Up's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Talarczyk trying to get back to his feet but Up is in full control for now.
Up looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk fending off the submission attempt from Up.
Up is breathing heavily.
Talarczyk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Talarczyk tries to roll but Up sticks to his back.
Up is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Up gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Up gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Up apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Talarczyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Talarczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Up shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Up was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Up with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Up controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk is trying desperately to improve position.
Up lands a big elbow.
Up is going olschool here, as he tries to force Talarczyk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Talarczyk shrugs it off.
Up landing strikes, looking to finish!
The cut above Mieszko Talarczyk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Up has control of Talarczyk's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Talarczyk regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Up looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mieszko Talarczyk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Up working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mieszko Talarczyk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scotty Up!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor McCreey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Sayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Conor McCreey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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215 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McCreey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Sayer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCreey gets caught flat footed, as Sayer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sayer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCreey is trying to keep Sayer in close.
Sayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCreey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCreey is breathing heavily.
McCreey wants to stand but Sayer is controlling the position.
Sayer throwing strikes but missing.
Sayer gets to his feet. McCreey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Conor McCreey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McCreey!
Sayer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sayer is working for a guillotine from mount but McCreey frees his head quite easily.
McCreey wants to control but Sayer is having none of it.
McCreey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sayer landing strikes from the mount.
Sayer looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns McCreey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sayer looking to finish McCreey with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCreey!
Sayer controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns McCreey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayer looking for a guillotine from mount but McCreey is having none of it.
McCreey taking shots to the head.
McCreey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sayer raining down shots from the mount!
Sayer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sayer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sayer.
Sayer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sayer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sayer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sayer landing shots from mount.
McCreey taking shots to the head.
Sayer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCreey is desperately trying to improve his position but Sayer has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayer controlling the position easily from mount.
McCreey tries to hold on but Sayer postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sayer dominated that round.
That's time! McCreey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sayer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCreey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sayer working the ground and pound.
Sayer looks up at the clock and then as McCreey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sayer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sayer working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Sayer stalls from top position.
Sayer landing strikes.
Sayer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCreey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nate Sayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCreey regains half guard, as Sayer was trying to land strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCreey trying to hold on to Sayer's head to control him but Sayer postures up.
McCreey trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sayer manages to pass to mount!
Sayer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sayer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCreey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's 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.
McCreey is trying desperately to improve position.
McCreey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sayer with a couple of short strikes.
Sayer avoids the attempt from McCreey to control.
Sayer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McCreey?
Sayer wants to finish this one by submission but McCreey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sayer.
McCreey tries to reverse the position but Sayer maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayer avoids the attempt from McCreey to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCreey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sayer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sayer lands a big shot there that rocks McCreey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sayer looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four 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.
McCreey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sayer landing strikes from the mount and McCreey is in trouble!
McCreey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sayer lands a big shot there that rocks McCreey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCreey tries to hold on but Sayer postures up.
Sayer looking to control but McCreey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sayer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCreey's waist but McCreey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sayer off to one side.
Conor McCreey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCreey tries to clinch up but Sayer circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayer throws the kick towards the body but McCreey avoids it.
McCreey slaps away a takedown attempt from Sayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conor McCreey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Sayer.
No luck for Sayer with that takedown attempt.
McCreey doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayer circles away.
Sayer fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCreey is looking to clinch but Sayer is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from McCreey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCreey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sayer in his tracks.
Sayer slips a jab and a cross from McCreey.
Sayer slips a straight right by McCreey.
Sayer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sayer is working for a submission of some sort.
Sayer is stalling here. McCreey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sayer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McCreey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sayer throws McCreey to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayer tries for a takedown but McCreey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCreey wants to clinch.
McCreey moves in looking to clinch but Sayer pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sayer.
McCreey looks to land a combination but Sayer avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCreey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Sayer.
McCreey throws a head kick but Sayer moves out of range.
Sayer scores with a three punch combo!
McCreey tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCreey stuffs the takedown attempt from Sayer. Sayer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCreey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sayer wants to pass to mount but McCreey is defending the position.
Sayer controlling the pace.
McCreey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sayer seems to be looking for submissions.
Sayer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCreey's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCreey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCreey scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCreey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sayer gets the takedown into side control.
Nate Sayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An elbow from Sayer crashes against the mat.
McCreey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sayer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sayer lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Sayer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Sayer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Perlamo Veltorren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Valium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valium has chosen Comfortably Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jamie Valium is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perlamo Veltorren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Valium!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veltorren drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valium is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Veltorren is working Valium over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valium looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Veltorren is defending well. Valium quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Veltorren has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Valium celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamie Valium!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Brother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Skorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gil Brother!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Skorski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skorski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brother is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Skorski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Skorski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brother is looking for a sweep.
Skorski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brother tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skorski stands up and beckons Brother to his feet.
Brother throws the left hand but Skorski avoids the punch easily.
Skorski dives in and grabs Brother's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brother pushes down on Skorski's head and hops out.
Brother doesn't manage to clinch there - Skorski circles away.
Skorski avoids the head kick by Brother.
Nice straight punches there by Skorski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skorski.
No joy there for Skorski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brother throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Brother as Skorski shoots in.
Skorski looks gassed!
Skorski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skorski wants to control from the top but Brother keeps moving.
Brother is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brother working for a triangle but Skorski defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brother working for a triangle but Skorski defends it easily.
Brother is looking for a triangle but Skorski pushes his legs off easily.
Skorski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brother has his foot on Skorski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skorski works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brother is trying to hold Skorski in close to prevent damage but Skorski has managed to pass into half guard.
Skorski seems to be working for a kimura but Brother defends the submission attempt.
Skorski 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.
Brother works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Skorski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brother is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brother looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skorski is one step ahead there.
Skorski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brother is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brother has his foot on Skorski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skorski works his way back into a safe position though.
Brother looking for a guillotine here but Skorski defends easily.
Skorski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skorski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skorski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Skorski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Gil Brother will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brother tries to clinch up but Skorski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gil Brother is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brother wants to clinch.
Brother scores with a jab.
Skorski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brother is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Skorski pulls his head out easily.
Skorski is looking for a kimura but Brother is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Skorski to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brother is looking for a sweep. Skorski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skorski is looking for a kimura but Brother is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Skorski to get the leverage.
Brother missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brother is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Skorski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Skorski's back!
Skorski trying to control the hands but Brother won't let him.
Brother is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Skorski defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Brother is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Skorski knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Skorski for a finish.
Skorski holding both Brother 's hands and preventing any damage.
Skorski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skorski tries to hold on but Brother pushes him away.
Brother throws some wild stikes that Skorski manages to avoid easily.
Skorski is trying to escape the mount.
Brother goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Skorski turns into him and now he's in Brother's guard.
Skorski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brother is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Skorski, into his guard.
Brother trying to control the position from guard on top but Skorski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skorski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brother looking to sit in guard and control but Skorski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skorski drops back looking for a leg! Brother is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brother manages to kick Skorski off! Skorski jumps back into Brother's guard.
Brother is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Skorski wants to control from the top but Brother keeps moving.
Brother might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brother lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Skorski!
Brother is going olschool here, as he tries to force Skorski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Skorski shrugs it off.
Skorski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brother tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Skorski wants to control but Brother is having none of it.
Skorski really wants to buck Brother off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gil Brother 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!
Skorski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skorski.
Skorski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brother defends it nicely.
Brother thows a body shot but no joy.
Brother scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skorski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skorski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skorski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brother counters with a straight right hand.
Gil Brother has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Skorski.
Brother wants to clinch up but Skorski keeps it at a distance.
Skorski throws a nice looking combination but Brother bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brother lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skorski circles away quickly and effectively.
Brother scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brother looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skorski tries for a takedown but Brother sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Brother, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brother fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brother 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.
Brother gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brother throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Skorski escapes and throws Brother's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brother struggling a bit here.
Brother regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skorski maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brother could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Skorski has cracked it and Brother is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Skorski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Skorski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caine Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie McLeftout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caine Longworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnie McLeftout!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Longworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLeftout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLeftout staying out of range there.
Longworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLeftout to score with a decent uppercut.
McLeftout shoots in but Longworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Longworth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Longworth tries to clinch but McLeftout is having none of it.
Longworth throws a jab when McLeftout was well out of range.
Longworth avoids the head kick by McLeftout.
Longworth throws out a loose jab but McLeftout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longworth shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick from Longworth misses.
Longworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longworth looks to land a right hand but McLeftout moved out of range.
McLeftout gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McLeftout manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McLeftout wants to sweep but no luck.
Longworth wants to stand but McLeftout has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeftout wants to sweep but no luck.
McLeftout has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Longworth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McLeftout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McLeftout is looking for a triangle but Longworth pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLeftout looking for a sweep. Not yet McLeftout, not yet.
McLeftout trying to control the position.
McLeftout has a closed guard, preventing Longworth from standing up.
McLeftout is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longworth is breathing heavily.
McLeftout is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Longworth trying to stand up but can't free himself from McLeftout's guard.
Longworth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McLeftout looking for a guillotine here but Longworth defends easily.
Longworth wants to stand but McLeftout has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Longworth stands and steps away. McLeftout gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeftout staying out of range there.
McLeftout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McLeftout closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Longworth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McLeftout is controlling him well.
Longworth is not content to let McLeftout control the position.
McLeftout wants to stand but Longworth is controlling his arm.
McLeftout working the head with strikes.
Longworth is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McLeftout is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLeftout has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
McLeftout wants to clinch up but Longworth keeps it at a distance.
Longworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Longworth misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Longworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLeftout misses with a double jab.
McLeftout has a takedown stuffed.
McLeftout lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Longworth scores with a jab to the jaw.
McLeftout falls off balance throwing a combination
and Longworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longworth falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McLeftout counter with a right hand.
Longworth throws a sloppy head kick and McLeftout moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie McLeftout dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Longworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longworth misses with a straight left.
McLeftout has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Longworth misses.
McLeftout throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Longworth was covering up waiting for the punch and McLeftout finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Longworth is looking to stand up but McLeftout isn't so interested in that idea.
Longworth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McLeftout on the ground.
McLeftout passes Longworth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McLeftout takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McLeftout 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longworth is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth has one foot on McLeftout's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Longworth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Longworth scores with a leg kick.
McLeftout throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Longworth misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Longworth misses the target.
Caine Longworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by McLeftout.
Longworth wants to clinch up but McLeftout keeps it at a distance.
Longworth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Longworth duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McLeftout moves into the clinch successfully.
Longworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longworth displaying some good clinch control by pressing McLeftout up against the cage.
McLeftout wants to break free but Longworth has control.
Longworth lands with a left to the head.
Longworth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Longworth lands a nice uppercut.
Longworth working aggressively here.
Longworth has hold of one of McLeftout's legs. McLeftout is fighting the takedown attempt but Longworth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Longworth wanted to stand there but McLeftout had control of the position.
McLeftout trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeftout working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Longworth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McLeftout is tightening it up a little... Longworth has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Longworth reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Longworth taps out! nice BJJ there by McLeftout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Donnie McLeftout!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Urijah Calaway has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morales!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calaway leaves Morales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Calaway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calaway taking a breather.
Calaway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Calaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Tommy Morales has been cut.
Nice body punch from Calaway - that landed with a thud.
Morales looks gassed!
Calaway lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calaway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calaway stalling in the clinch.
Calaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calaway takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales letting Calaway take a breather here.
Calaway presses Morales against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Calaway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway leaning against his opponent.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calaway moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calaway.
Calaway breaks from the clinch.
Calaway closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calaway.
Calaway slows down the pace here.
Morales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway stalling the fight.
Calaway scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
Calaway scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
That has opened up Tommy Morales's cut even more.
Calaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Calaway.
Morales takes a shot to the head.
Calaway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morales is rocked!
A body shot lands from Calaway.
Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Calaway finish him?
Calaway taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calaway lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calaway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calaway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Calaway just leaning against Morales, taking a breather.
Morales seems to have recovered his senses.
Calaway gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Calaway.
Calaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Calaway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Tommy Morales's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Calaway lands a right hand.
Calaway has Morales pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Calaway as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Calaway pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Calaway pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calaway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calaway just leaning against Morales, taking a breather.
Calaway lands a nice uppercut.
Calaway breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Urijah Calaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Morales.
Calaway digs a right hand underneath Morales's ribcage. Morales let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Calaway.
Calaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calaway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calaway has managed to clinch.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway slowing the pace effectively.
Morales jumps guard but Calaway stands there with Morales around his waist. Morales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calaway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calaway lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Calaway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Calaway walks away with a smile on his face. Morales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Calaway lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Calaway.
A left hand lands to the body for Calaway.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calaway.
Calaway cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Calaway scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calaway scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morales shoots for a takedown but Calaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calaway clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
Calaway lands a shot to the body.
Morales tries to pull guard but Calaway won't allow it.
Calaway lands a left hand.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Calaway.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
Calaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Calaway.
Morales fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calaway gets a clinch.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calaway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Calaway effectively controlling the action here.
Morales jumps guard but Calaway stands there with Morales around his waist. Morales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Calaway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Morales pulls Calaway into guard.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morales will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calaway is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Morales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calaway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Calaway.
Calaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
Morales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Calaway lands with a light punch inside.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calaway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calaway.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Urijah Calaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Morales.
Calaway works on Morales's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Calaway walks away with a smile on his face. Morales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Calaway rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Calaway stalling in the clinch.
Calaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Calaway.
Calaway digs a right hand into Morales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morales's gas tank.
Calaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Calaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calaway has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
Calaway stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Calaway.
Calaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calaway clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calaway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morales jumps guard but Calaway stands there with Morales around his waist. Morales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calaway stalling in the clinch but Morales improves position.
Calaway is struggling to control the position.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calaway trying to control the position but instead, Morales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calaway into the cage.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morales has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Calaway uses from the top position.
Morales throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morales throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Morales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morales trying to strike off his back.
Morales thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Calaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Calaway walks away with a smile on his face. Morales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Calaway clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
Calaway lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Calaway digs a right hand underneath Morales's ribcage. Morales let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway stalling in the clinch.
Morales fails to pull guard.
Calaway stalling the fight.
Morales tries to pull guard but Calaway won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calaway.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urijah Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calaway tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt - Calaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Morales with that takedown attempt.
Morales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calaway rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Urijah Calaway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Morales fails to pull guard.
Calaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calaway forces Morales back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Calaway.
Morales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Calaway smiles and moves away.
Tommy Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calaway avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Calaway sprawls well. He's pushed Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calaway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calaway lands a body punch.
Calaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calaway as he jumps to the side.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Calaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
Calaway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morales up against the cage.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calaway stalling.
Morales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Calaway smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calaway closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Morales's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Calaway rushes Morales and presses him up against the cage.
Calaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Urijah Calaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Morales.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calaway rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Calaway.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway scores with a hook to the body.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calaway.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calaway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calaway is pushing Morales up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales tries to pull guard but Calaway won't allow it.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
Calaway wants to stall.
Calaway leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Urijah Calaway.
Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Calaway sprawls well. He's pushed Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calaway moves into the clinch successfully.
Morales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Calaway smiles and moves away.
Calaway clinches with his opponent.
Calaway trying to control the position but instead, Morales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calaway into the cage.
Morales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Calaway's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calaway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Calaway pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morales as Calaway tries to tie him up.
Calaway lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
The is referee keeping an eye on Calaway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morales tries to pull guard but Calaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Morales drops back down to his feet.
Calaway trying to control the position but instead, Morales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calaway into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calaway.
Morales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calaway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales tries to pull guard but Calaway won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Calaway is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Urijah Calaway.
Calaway has Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales fails to pull guard.
Calaway breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morales.
Calaway moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to pull guard but Calaway holds him up against the cage and eventually Morales drops back down to his feet.
Calaway stalling against the cage.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urijah Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calaway pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Calaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calaway is looking to control Morales's arms but Morales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calaway has his back to the cage.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calaway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morales blocks an uppercut.
Calaway trying to stall but Morales improves his position.
Morales jumps guard but Calaway stands there with Morales around his waist. Morales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morales tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Calaway is pushing Morales up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calaway is looking to control Morales's arms but Morales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calaway has his back to the cage.
Calaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calaway leaves Morales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morales.
Tommy Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Calaway sprawls well. He's pushed Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calaway has Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales fails to pull guard.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike.
Calaway stalling against the cage.
Morales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Calaway walks away with a smile on his face. Morales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Calaway lands a body shot.
No luck for Morales with that takedown attempt.
Morales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calaway sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Calaway clinches.
Calaway pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Calaway.
Urijah Calaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Calaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calaway, 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Calaway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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22
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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18
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Wayne!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lashley circles away.
Lashley tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lashley scores with a hook.
Joseph Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wayne bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lashley wants to stand up but Wayne is controlling him.
Wayne passes into half guard.
Lashley tries to roll over but Wayne keeps him under control.
Lashley trying to control but Wayne postures up.
Lashley is refusing to be controlled, as Wayne sits in half guard.
Lashley trying to control but Wayne postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wayne.
Lashley is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wayne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Lashley from controlling successfully.
Lashley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wayne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wayne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lashley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lashley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wayne looks gassed!
Lashley tries to free his leg and advance position but Wayne is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is working an open guard so Lashley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wayne fails with the takedown
and Lashley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lashley trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lashley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lashley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lashley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wayne on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lashley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Wayne is looking for a triangle but Lashley pushes his legs off easily.
Lashley wants to pass the guard but Wayne is keeping the position.
Wayne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lashley controls the pace.
Wayne keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lashley trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wayne misses with a takedown
and Lashley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wayne's guard.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Wayne.
Lashley trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Lashley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wayne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lashley counters with a takedown into side control.
Lashley tries to move to mount but Wayne blocks the move with his legs.
Lashley 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.
Wayne is trying to get back to half guard.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Wayne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lashley connects with a decent elbow.
Lashley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Wayne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is trying to stand up here but Wayne is controlling him well.
Lashley lands with a few short shots to the body.
Wayne wants to take a breather but Lashley is having none of it.
Lashley is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.
Lashley is looking to escape.
Wayne seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lashley.
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley gets to mount! Wayne was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lashley has hold of Wayne's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wayne manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wayne working to try and regain half guard.
Lashley with shots to the head and body - Wayne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lashley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to control the pace but Wayne is squirming around nicely.
Wayne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lashley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lashley controlling the position easily from mount.
Lashley with good strikes from the mount here!
Lashley content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley working Wayne over with strikes here.
Lashley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wayne taking shots to the head.
Wayne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lashley content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lashley 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!
Lashley is looking to clinch.
Wayne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lashley counters with a takedown into side control.
Lashley trying to control the position but Wayne is working away.
Lashley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lashley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wayne misses with a takedown
and Lashley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne trying to keep a closed guard but Lashley is proving a slippery customer.
Lashley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lashley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.
Lashley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lashley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bobby Lashley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lashley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley winds up and cracks Wayne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lashley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lashley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wayne is trying to get back to full guard.
Lashley is trying to control. Wayne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lashley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wayne.
Lashley wants to pass to mount but Wayne is defending the position.
Lashley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to get to full guard but Lashley has control of the leg.
Lashley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wayne is looking to control Lashley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wayne avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lashley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lashley forces Wayne back against the cage and clinches.
Lashley tries to stall but Wayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Lashley holds him up against the cage and eventually Wayne drops back down to his feet.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Wayne.
Lashley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lashley is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wayne as Lashley tries to tie him up.
Lashley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lashley has clasped his hands together around Wayne's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wayne prevents Lashley from moving into mount.
Lashley decides to stand back up. Lashley steps back and let's Wayne get back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lashley!
Lashley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wayne is trying to defend but Lashley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lashley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lashley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lashley!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred White has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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22
263 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Norris pushes White away with a front kick.
Norris tries to clinch up.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
White looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Norris.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris gets a clinch.
White tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Norris holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Norris lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Fred White has been cut.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with White.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Norris wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris cracks White with a nice body shot.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Norris.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norris sprawls well. Norris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Norris.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Norris as White shoots in.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White wants the takedown. Norris is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Norris's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Norris dives on top into guard.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Norris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Norris but Norris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Norris slips a jab and a cross from White.
White wants to clinch
and Norris counters by clinching up.
White can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Norris stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris can't break the clinch.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Norris tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred White.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Norris misses.
White shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Norris throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
White misses with a double jab
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
White swinging wilding here.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris closes the distance looking to clinch
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
White throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from White misses.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norris. White shrugs it off though.
Norris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White misses the shot to the body.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
White misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep White thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Norris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred White.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
A bit of stalling here from Norris.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
White can't break the clinch.
White is trying to break free.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White swinging wilding here.
White throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fred White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris wants to clinch
letting White counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norris, 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Bredshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Bredshaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Bredshaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bredshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Lilke cracks Bredshaw with a big right hand and Bredshaw goes down!
It looks like Aaron Bredshaw has been cut.
Lilke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bredshaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lilke's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke keeping moving, preventing Bredshaw from controlling successfully.
Lilke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilke tries to get out of the position.
Bredshaw stops Lilke from standing up.
Bredshaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Lilke has wrist control.
Bredshaw wants to control from the top but Lilke keeps moving.
Bredshaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bredshaw trying to control but Lilke is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke has momentary wrist control but Bredshaw slips an elbow through the middle.
Lilke wants to stand but Bredshaw is controlling the position.
Lilke wants to get back to his feet but Bredshaw passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bredshaw wants to take a breather but Lilke is having none of it.
Bredshaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bredshaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lilke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bredshaw.
Bredshaw wants to take a breather but Lilke is having none of it.
Bredshaw stops Lilke from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lilke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joseph Lilke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lilke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bredshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bredshaw forces Lilke back against the cage and clinches.
Lilke letting Bredshaw take a breather here.
Lilke tries to break the clinch but Bredshaw is controlling the position.
Bredshaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilke's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bredshaw just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lilke's brow.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lilke is looking to break free of the clinch but Bredshaw has double underhooks.
Bredshaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke lands a glancing blow to the side of Bredshaw's head.
Joseph Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bredshaw throws a head kick but Lilke moves out of range.
Bredshaw moves away from the strike by Lilke.
Lilke throws a series of punches but Bredshaw avoids them all with ease.
Lilke misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke throws a jab when Bredshaw was well out of range.
Jab from Lilke.
Bredshaw misses with the combination.
Lilke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
Lilke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lilke tests Bredshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lilke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bredshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilke throws a series of punches but Bredshaw avoids them all with ease.
Bredshaw slips a jab and a cross from Lilke.
Lilke connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bredshaw! He's out on his feet! Lilke rushes in and drops Bredshaw with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joseph Lilke!
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